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IMF: Stung by virus, global economy will shrink 3% in 2020

WASHINGTON - Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest f...

Apr 14, 2020

In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theatres

NEW YORK - Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she's out of work due to the pandemic. After someone tested positive at h...

Apr 14, 2020

North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles in latest launch

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a slew of weapons launches by the North despit...

Apr 13, 2020

Lawmaker: Trump officials want delay in census due to virus

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved would push back timetables for releasing data used to...

Apr 13, 2020

Concrete room saves Mississippi family of 4 from twister

MOSS, Miss. - With a tornado bearing down on their rural home, Andrew Phillips told his wife to grab their two children and get into the safest place they had: A small room built from concrete blocks....

Apr 13, 2020

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