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Stocks open lower on Wall Street following a big 3-day rally

NEW YORK - Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as the market gives back some of the gains it piled up over the past three days. Major indexes are down about 3% in early trading Friday. The S&P...

Mar 27, 2020

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office says he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating a...

Mar 27, 2020

Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78

Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...

Mar 26, 2020

World leaders vow to co-ordinate virus response in video call

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world's 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus - ...

Mar 26, 2020

FBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent Levinson

WASHINGTON - The FBI won't give up on "finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians, according to an email FBI Direc...

Mar 26, 2020

US could get stake in airlines in exchange for virus grants

The Trump administration is raising the possibility of the government getting ownership stakes in U.S. airlines in exchange for $25 billion in direct grants to help the carriers survive a downturn cau...

Mar 26, 2020

None of the 'Big Five' publishers will attend BookExpo

NEW YORK - All of the so-called "Big Five" publishers have dropped out of BookExpo, the industry's annual national convention. Hachette Book Group and Macmillan became the fourth and fifth to announce...

Mar 26, 2020

Trump says feds developing new guidelines for virus risk

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to begin to ease nationwide guidelines meant to ...

Mar 26, 2020

Meghan to narrate Disney nature film in first post-royal job

LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants. Disney announced Thursday that the duchess, who is married to Britain's Prince Har...

Mar 26, 2020

Golden Globes amend eligibility rules due to virus

NEW YORK - The Golden Globes will accept movies submissions without a theatrical release for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday....

Mar 26, 2020