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Ill-fated cruise ships awaiting approval to dock in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two ill-fated cruise ships waited just off Fort Lauderdale's shores on Thursday to learn when they'll be allowed to dock at Port Everglades after Carnival Cruise Line reached a...

Apr 02, 2020

Poorer NYC neighbourhoods hit hardest by virus

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of New York City, but new data shows it is hitting especially hard in neighbourhoods that tend to be poorer and might be more likely to have ...

Apr 02, 2020

Shut-in TV viewers push 'Let's Make a Deal' to record rating

NEW YORK - Shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show "Let's Make a Deal" in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial recorded superlatives last week with a captive audience of ...

Apr 02, 2020

'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom has first baby

LOS ANGELES - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom has had her first child in what she says was a harrowing experience amid the coronavirus outbreak that has struck a close friend. The 32-year-old ...

Apr 02, 2020

Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

KARACHI, Pakistan - A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl. Instead, th...

Apr 02, 2020

New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85

NEW ORLEANS - Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya C...

Apr 01, 2020

Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship

LOS ANGELES - A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid t...

Apr 01, 2020

‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion

NEW YORK - Even progressively minded movies about abortion have usually focused on the morality of the decision. Eliza Hittman wanted to make a film where the highest hurdle isn't deciding to have an ...

Apr 01, 2020

'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021

LOS ANGELES - "Wicked" fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handfu...

Apr 01, 2020

New York City deaths top 1,000 with worst to come

New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily qu...

Apr 01, 2020