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Universal moves new releases to on-demand, AMC limits crowds

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has cracked Hollywood's traditional theatrical window. With theatres increasingly shuttering nationwide, Universal Pictures on Monday said it will make its current ...

Mar 16, 2020

7 Bay Area counties in California order shelter-in-place

LOS ANGELES - Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place mandate on Monday affecting nearly 7 million people, including the city of San Francisco itself. The order says...

Mar 16, 2020

Noted musical trailblazer Doriot Anthony Dwyer dies at 98

BOSTON - A longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra flutist and musical trailblazer has died, the orchestra said Monday. Doriot Anthony Dwyer was 98. Dwyer, the second woman ever to win a principal chair in...

Mar 16, 2020

Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court announced Monday that it is postponing arguments for late March and early April because of the coronavirus, including fights over subpoenas for President Donald Trump's ...

Mar 16, 2020

NY, NJ, Connecticut to close bars, eateries to fight virus

NEW YORK - Bars, restaurants and movie theatres are being shuttered at 8 p.m. Monday throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut because of the coronavirus, the states' governors said. The governo...

Mar 16, 2020

Millions holed up at home as U.S. routines shift profoundly

CHICAGO - Millions of Americans began their work week holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday as the escalating outbreak shifted the nation's daily routines in ways never before seen in U.S. h...

Mar 16, 2020

Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment

NEW YORK - Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala made sure the show went on, albeit in an unusual format and venue - from the living room of DiDonato's New York City apartment. The American mezzo-soprano a...

Mar 16, 2020

Stocks nosedive on Wall Street, triggering trading halt

NEW YORK - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story is below: Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over vi...

Mar 16, 2020

What's Happening: Millions holed up, vaccine trial starts

Millions of people began holing up at home, stocking up on supplies and keeping a wary eye on how close they get to friends and neighbours as fear of the coronavirus spread to more places. The number ...

Mar 16, 2020

Malaysia bans mass gatherings, shuts most businesses

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's leader announced on Monday a drastic two-week lockdown in the country following a sharp spike in the number of virus cases. Prime Minister Muhyiddini Yassin said re...

Mar 16, 2020