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Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

LOS ANGELES - The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, she said she and her th...

Apr 04, 2020

New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis

NEW ORLEANS - A tourist riverboat calliope blasted hymn and gospel tunes across New Orleans' French Quarter on Friday as a tribute to the late jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis. Marsalis, who t...

Apr 04, 2020

Knifeman in southern France kills 2 in attack on passersby

PARIS - A man wielding a knife attacked residents of a French town while they ventured out to shop amid a coronavirus lockdown Saturday, killing two people and wounding eight others, authorities said....

Apr 04, 2020

Contagious singing as Corona Community Chorus unites voices

NEW YORK - Casper ter Kuile lights a candle in front of his computer screen. And then the music begins. All around the world, linked by video, more than 100 people sing "Come, Come Whoever You Are," l...

Apr 04, 2020

Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has fired the intelligence watchdog who handled the complaint that triggered his impeachment. Trump informed the Senate intelligence committee Friday of his decisio...

Apr 03, 2020

China honours virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection

WUHAN, China - With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-mast, China on Saturday held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection to honour those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, esp...

Apr 03, 2020

Elton John-led concert to re-air; film academy aids workers

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...

Apr 03, 2020

HBO documentary sheds new light on 'Atlanta Child Murders'

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Terrell believes an imprisoned man currently serving two life sentences may not have been the person who murdered his brother as part of a killing spree that rocked Atlanta four ...

Apr 03, 2020

High court postpones April arguments because of coronavirus

The Supreme Court on Friday announced it will postpone arguments scheduled for April because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the court didn't rule out hearing some arguments within months. The announ...

Apr 03, 2020

At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch

MADRID - There's a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals are served with personalized notes from the staff. And an army of vo...

Apr 03, 2020