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With masks and distancing, Volkswagen restarts production

ZWICKAU, Germany - German automaker Volkswagen restarted production on Thursday at its plant in Zwickau, where its crucial mass-market electric vehicle is being made ahead of its launch later this yea...

Apr 23, 2020

Spain probes how ex-rapper IS fighter slipped into Europe

MADRID - Spanish police who this week arrested a former London rapper allegedly turned Islamic State fighter in Syria say they have no evidence he was planning an attack in Europe, but his illegal, un...

Apr 23, 2020

New home sales plunge 15.4% in March as virus hits

WASHINGTON - U.S. new home sales plunged 15.4% in March as the coronavirus-related shutdowns that began in the middle of the month began to rattle the housing market. The Commerce Department reported ...

Apr 23, 2020

Stuntmen are increasingly Hollywood's go-to action directors

Some of today's top action directors were first doubles for Brad Pitt, Neo and Wolverine. Increasingly, filmmakers are coming from the ranks of stuntmen and stunt co-ordinators, whose years of accompl...

Apr 23, 2020

Whitney Houston biopic in the works

LOS ANGELES - A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of "Bohemian Rhapsody." The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music producer Cli...

Apr 23, 2020

A teeming, violent pre-pandemic world in 'Extraction'

NEW YORK - The big-budget action thriller "Extraction" belongs, in many ways, to another world. It's set in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It's...

Apr 23, 2020

Prospects ready for their closeup on draft night from home

Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects...

Apr 23, 2020

Virus warnings back safety over tradition during Ramadan

ISLAMABAD - The coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest...

Apr 23, 2020

Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action. And this time, they'll have company. Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyto...

Apr 23, 2020

California takes small step toward reopening amid outbreak

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed his stay-at-home order on Wednesday to let hospitals resume elective surgeries, a move that will send many thousands of idled health care empl...

Apr 22, 2020