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FILE - Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
FILE - Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

culture

2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals

DEC. 3, 2024

Thailand Halloween
A ghost mannequin at Goosebump market as a part of Halloween festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

culture

AP’s global footprint produces a unique take on ‘spooky season stories’

NOV. 8, 2024

A Hello Kitty figure welcomes visitors at Sanrio Puroland during her 50th birth anniversary celebrations in Tama, a western suburb of Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
A Hello Kitty figure welcomes visitors at Sanrio Puroland during her 50th birth anniversary celebrations in Tama, a western suburb of Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

culture

At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever

NOV. 1, 2024

FILE - This undated photo from a court document provided by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana shows golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. (Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana via AP, File)
FILE - This undated photo from a court document provided by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana shows golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. (Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana via AP, File)

Animals

Poachers are exploiting the high demand for eagle feathers that are sacred among Native Americans

OCT. 30, 2024

Egypt Sudan Performers
Sudanese Camirata troupe dancers, who lost some of their relatives during the conflict in Sudan, Hoda Othman, right, and Kamal perform Al Saysaed dance from East Sudan during a rehearsal, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

culture

In music and dance, Sudanese performers transport refugee audiences back home

OCT. 4, 2024

Reza Alimirzaei
Reza Alimirzaei, 73, who repairs and sells old radios, works at his shop in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

culture

In Iran, the old-time US radio detective ‘Johnny Dollar’ returns to the airwaves

SEPT. 23, 2024

Election 2024-Stereotyping Through Food
FILE - Crispy Pork Belly is presented at "Love & Thai" restaurant in Fresno, Calif., on Dec. 20, 2023. The Thai restaurant was wrongfully accused of abusing a dog to turn it into meat, a false claim rooted in a racist stereotype. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

China

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

SEPT. 12, 2024

Harlem Festival Urban Activism
A man walks past a mural in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Community

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

AUG. 19, 2024

Stonehenge Altar Stone
FILE - The world heritage site of Stonehenge is seen in Wiltshire, England on Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

culture

Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows

AUG. 14, 2024

Mexico Hospital Celebration
Miztli Valencia, 15, attends the annual “Mis XV” or “My Fifteenth” birthday celebration for patients who are currently in treatment for a serious disease or have overcome cancer, at the Federico Gomez Children’s Hospital in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)

Community

How a Mexico City hospital transforms into a coming-of-age celebration for its patients

AUG. 12, 2024

Paris Olympics Street Art
Street artist Marko93 works on a piece during a live artistic performance at City Hall, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jonathan Landrum)

culture

Street art pops up throughout Paris, adding some Olympic color to major landmarks

AUG. 8, 2024

Paris Olympics Artistic Gymnastics
Simone Biles, of United States, performs on the beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Athletes

Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight

AUG. 7, 2024

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