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TOKYO (AP) — The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo Olympic...

IOC VP: Tokyo Olympics go ahead even if state of emergency STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press May 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TOKYO (AP) — The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said Friday the games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases. John Coates, speaking from Australia in a virtual news conference with Tokyo organizers at the end of three day...

Student seeks changes at U-Michigan after sexual misconduct ED WHITE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 file photo shows the University of Michigan football stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. A report says staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to stop the late Dr. Robert Anderson, who committed sexual misconduct against hundreds of patients over decades at the school.Paul Sancya/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - This file photo, da...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kenyan who wrote compelling dispatches under a...

Yes: Marv Albert, NBAs soundtrack, retiring before Finals BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer May 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NEW YORK (AP) — From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply walking onto the court, Marv Albert supplied the sound that went with the sights. Albert has called numerous sports during a Hall of Fame career that spans nearly 60 years, though he is mostly linked to basketball. “There is no voice more closely associated with NBA basketball than M...

Tennessee gov signs transgender bathroom bill for schools JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that puts public schools and their districts at risk of losing civil lawsuits if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms or locker rooms that do not reflect their gender at birth. LGBTQ advocates have decried the legislation as discriminatory. The Republican governor signed the bi...

EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail TOKYO (AP) — Japans rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began belatedly in mid-February, months behind the United States and many other countries. Officials blamed a shortage of Pfizer Inc. vaccine from Europe as the main culprit in the delay. But three months later, with shipments stabilized and officials attempting to accelerate vaccinations, Japan remains one of the worlds least prot...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at...

Both teams will be giving away free tickets along with vaccinations.

Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE, Associated Press May 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TOKYO (AP) — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they’re already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Olympic officials have said they will need 10,000 medical workers to staff the games, and the request for more nurs...