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Storm tears through South amid pandemic; at least 22 dead

CHATSWORTH, Ga. - Storms that killed at least 22 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and ...

Apr 13, 2020

Pixar's summer release 'Soul' postponed to November

NEW YORK - Pixar's "Soul," the last major release planned for June, has been postponed to November because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that "Soul" won't open June...

Apr 13, 2020

Sanders endorses former rival Biden for president

WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden's presidential candidacy on Monday as he made a joint online appearance with the former vice-president. "I am asking all Americans, I'm asking every Demo...

Apr 13, 2020

Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19

LONDON - British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79. Brooke-Taylor's agent says he died Sunday morning "from CO...

Apr 13, 2020

Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump's bid to shield his tax and other financial records. The court...

Apr 13, 2020

Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules

MADRID - As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly cont...

Apr 13, 2020

Online service held for Kennedy family members who drowned

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A family member said thousands of people attended a virtual memorial service over the weekend for Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her son, Gideon, extended members of the powerful K...

Apr 12, 2020

'SNL' returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks

NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" tried its first "quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning in ...

Apr 11, 2020

New York City schools closed for rest of year amid pandemic

New York City's 1.1 million-pupil public school system will be closed for the rest of the school year as the city struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday...

Apr 11, 2020

Swiss prosecutors intend to drop 1 FIFA case against Blatter

GENEVA - In a legal victory for former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, federal prosecutors in Switzerland plan to drop one of two cases open against him for suspected criminal mismanagement. The Swiss at...

Apr 11, 2020