RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans grappled internally Wednesday with whether to repeal a 9-month-old law dictating which bathroom transgender people must use that damaged the state's economy and national reputation.
Opponents of HB2 hold signs outside the North Carolina House chambers gallery as the North Carolina General Assembly convenes for a special session at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. North Carolina's legislature reconvened Wednesday…
State Sen. Phil Berger speaks on the senate floor during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly called to consider repeal of NC HB2 in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. North Carolina's legislature reconvened to see if…
Rep. Jeff Collins, a Republican from Rocky Mount, protests the North Carolina General Assembly's fifth special session as unconstitutional Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in the House chambers, in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina's legislature reconvened Wednesday to decide whether enough lawmakers…
North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore speaks during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. North Carolina's legislature is reconvening to see if enough lawmakers are willing to repeal…
Hunter Schafer, of Raleigh, holds a sign in favor of repealing North Carolina HB2 during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. North Carolina's legislature is reconvening to see if enough…
Mighty sequoias fell in sports in 2016, transformational figures who reshaped the games and the culture — from Muhammad Ali to Gordie Howe, from Arnold Palmer to Pat Summitt.
FILE - In this June 23, 2015, file photo, Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez stands in the dugout before the start of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Miami. Fernandez arrived in Miami accompanied by a riveting…
FILE - In this March 21, 1998, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt signals to her players in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers at the NCAA Women's Mideast Regional in Nashville, Tenn. Her stare…
FILE- This April 5, 2007, file photo, shows Arnold Palmer acknowledging the crowd after hitting the ceremonial first tee shot prior to the first round of the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.…
FILE - In this June 12, 2008, file photo, hockey great Gordie Howe poses with his lifetime achievement award at the NHL awards ceremony in Toronto. Gordie Howe came out of the hard Saskatchewan prairie and presided over his sport…
FILE - This is an Oct. 9, 1974, file photo showing Muhammad Ali. He proclaimed himself The Greatest. He did it with wit and guile, boasts and taunts, in prose and rhyme, and always with a wink. (AP Photo/Ross D.…
FILE - This is a Sept. 25, 1970, file photo, showing Muhammad Ali posed in Chicago. On that last ride, the one through his hometown, the windshield of the hearse was covered with so many strewn flowers the driver could…
FILE - In this May 25, 1965, file photo, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw, in Lewiston, Maine. On that last…
The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump's unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, was the overwhelming pick for the top news story of 2016, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.
PRAGUE (AP) — Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about six months, the surgeon who operated on the two-time Wimbledon champion's left hand said Wednesday.
The Hand And Plastic Surgery Institute in Vysoke nad Jizerou, 125 km northeast of Prague, where Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova underwent surgery, is pictured Wednesday, Dec, 21, 2016. The surgery on the two-time Wimbledon champion's left hand was successful…
Surgeon Radek Kebrle speaks of a surgery of Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova during a press conference in the hospital in Vysoke nad Jizerou, 125 km northeast of Prague, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. The surgery on the two-time Wimbledon champion's…
A photograph of Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova lies on a tennis racket during a charity tennis exhibition in Brno, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova had to cancel the event because she has been injured during an…
A woman crosses a street in front of the house where Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova has been attatcked and injured in her flat in Prostejov, 260 kilometres east of Prague, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra…
FILE - This is a Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 file photo of Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, clenches her left hand as she reacts after winning a point against Daria Gavrilova of Australia during their second round match at…
This undated official portrait released by the Boston Police Department shows policer officer Dennis Simmonds, who died on April 10, 2014. Simmonds was among the officers at the scene in Watertown, Mass., in the early hours of April 19, 2013,…
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