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Toyota recalls Venza SUVs to fix air bag wiring problem

DETROIT - Toyota is recalling nearly 280,000 Venza SUVs in the U.S. because a wiring problem can stop the side air bags from inflating in a crash. The recall covers Venzas from the 2009 through 2015 m...

Apr 15, 2021

Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A photo symbolizing "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" was named...

Apr 15, 2021

Senior royals to skip uniforms at Prince Philip's funeral

LONDON - Senior royals must wear civilian clothes to Prince Philip's funeral, defusing potential tensions over who would be allowed to don military uniforms. Queen Elizabeth II's decision means Prince...

Apr 15, 2021

Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott film

MILAN - The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name nearly a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their fam...

Apr 15, 2021

J-Rod are done: Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez have split

LOS ANGELES - J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod - officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the "Today" show Thursday in a joint statement that they are calling off their two-year engagement...

Apr 15, 2021

U.S. industrial production rises 1.4% as weather warms

WASHINGTON - American industry rebounded last month as the United States recovered from an unusually frigid February. Industrial production - including output at factories, mines and utilities - rose ...

Apr 15, 2021

US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pande...

Apr 15, 2021

Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Ongoing volcanic eruptions have displaced about 20% of people in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as a U.N. official on Wednesday warned of a growing humanitarian cr...

Apr 15, 2021

Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued

PORT FOURCHON, La. - Coast Guard boats and aircraft have covered an area larger than the state of Rhode Island to search for 12 people still missing Wednesday off the Louisiana coast after their offsh...

Apr 15, 2021

WHO: Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths

GENEVA - A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains "serious," with about 1.6 million new cases reported each ...

Apr 15, 2021