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Women outwit Hollywood bias with help from industry insiders

LOS ANGELES - Kaitlyn Yang knows it's rare for women to work in visual effects but wanted to find out just how much company she has. Devising an informal survey earlier this year, she painstakingly se...

Oct 07, 2020

Wisconsin activates field hospital as COVID keeps surging

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin health officials announced Wednesday that they've opened a field hospital at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospital...

Oct 07, 2020

Ex-cop charged in Floyd's death freed on $1 million bond

MINNEAPOLIS - The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison. According to court documents, Derek Chauvin ...

Oct 07, 2020

New Jack Daniel's master distiller keeps up family tradition

In a business where family tradition tends to matter, Chris Fletcher stepped up Wednesday to follow in his grandfather's footsteps to lead production of the Jack Daniel's whiskey brand. The Tennessee ...

Oct 07, 2020

Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late

If Radha Blank had a tagline for her film, "The Forty-Year-Old Version," it would be: "You don't age out of your passion." Blank wrote, directed and stars in her debut film, a heavily autobiographical...

Oct 07, 2020

AP source: 2 more Titans positives, Pats cancel practice

NASHVILLE - Tennessee will not be returning to the team's facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, and the New England Patriots have cancelled ...

Oct 07, 2020

Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge

BOSTON - The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday. "...

Oct 07, 2020

Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ...

Oct 07, 2020

Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U....

Oct 07, 2020

'Saturday Night Live' has best season opener since 2016

NEW YORK - The big debate - the one between Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey - was a winner in the ratings. "Saturday Night Live" scored its biggest season premiere audience in four years and second best i...

Oct 07, 2020