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California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's unemployment rate nearly tripled to 15.5% in April as the nation's most populous state lost more jobs in one month from the coronavirus than it did during the Great R...

May 22, 2020

Trump calls on churches to reopen this weekend

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday said he has deemed churches and other houses of worship "essential" and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of the...

May 22, 2020

Perry's studio moves toward reopening while industry waits

LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart p...

May 22, 2020

Big art, small package: Tiny plays offered to stage at home

NEW YORK - The task facing playwright Tito Livas was intense: Write a new play in a few days that could be read alone or aloud with friends. Don't worry if it's too crazy. Oh, and make it 10 minutes o...

May 22, 2020

Florida unemployment rate triples in April to nearly 13%

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida's unemployment rate reached a record high in April of almost 13%, tripling in one month as the economic slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic took hold, as some of the...

May 22, 2020

Loughlin, Giannulli to plead guilty to college bribes scheme

For more than a year, "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, insisted they were innocent of charges in the college admissions bribery case. They accuse...

May 22, 2020

Egyptian acclaimed sculptor Adam Henein dies at 91

CAIRO - Acclaimed Egyptian artist Adam Henein, who joined ancient pharaonic themes with sleek modernism in sculptures that often portrayed birds and other animals, died Friday, his family said. He was...

May 22, 2020

ABC renews 19 shows, adds David E. Kelley drama 'Big Sky'

LOS ANGELES - ABC is bringing back the lion's share of its series for next season, including "black-ish," "A Million Little Things" and "The Rookie." They are among the 19 shows that will return in th...

May 22, 2020

Mayor: Pakistan plane crashes near Karachi, all 107 killed

KARACHI, Pakistan - A passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines crashed near the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing all 107 passengers and crew, the city's m...

May 22, 2020

Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity

NASHVILLE - The Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" with proceeds going to support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Prine died in April at age 73 ...

May 22, 2020