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As freeze in air travel begins to thaw, United adds flights

With confidence rising that the end of the pandemic is growing closer, airports have begun to grow more crowded and airlines are starting to revive flights that vanished last year as people cancelled ...

Mar 25, 2021

Powell likens Fed's pandemic response to British at Dunkirk

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barrelled toward a recession to British efforts in World War II ...

Mar 25, 2021

'Nomadland' wins PGA Award, cementing front-runner status

NEW YORK - Chlo Zhao's "Nomadland" cemented its Oscar front-runner status Wednesday, winning the top award at the 32nd annual Producers Guild of America Awards. "Nomadland," Zhao's recession-era portr...

Mar 25, 2021

New 'Lord of the Rings' edition to include Tolkien artwork

NEW YORK - An upcoming edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy will include paintings, drawings and other illustrations by the British author for the first time since it was publis...

Mar 25, 2021

Chrissy Teigen deletes Twitter account, citing negativity

LOS ANGELES - Chrissy Teigen has deleted her popular Twitter account, saying the site no longer plays a positive role in her life. "For over 10 years you guys have been my world," Teigen wrote to her ...

Mar 25, 2021

Poet Amanda Gorman revisits inaugural triumph with Oprah

LOS ANGELES - Amanda Gorman revisits her inauguration day poetry reading that wowed observers, among them Oprah Winfrey, in the Apple TV+ series "The Oprah Conversation." The 23-year-old Gorman "stepp...

Mar 25, 2021

UK court rejects Depp bid to appeal 'wife beater' ruling

LONDON - A British court on Thursday refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal a judge's ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard, saying his attempt to overturn the decision had "no real prospect ...

Mar 25, 2021

Government revises 4th quarter GDP up slightly to 4.3%

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the final three months of 2020, slightly faster than previously estimated, as recovery expectations for 2021 rise along with vaccination...

Mar 25, 2021

US jobless claims fall to 684,000, fewest since pandemic

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving. Thursday's...

Mar 25, 2021

Denmark prolongs suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

COPENHAGEN - Danish officials decided Thursday to prolong their suspension of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by three weeks while they continue evaluating a potential link with blood clots even thou...

Mar 25, 2021