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Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film

NEW YORK - Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of "Jojo Rabbit" and "Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new "Star Wars" film. Waititi had for months been expected to take the reins of the galaxy far,...

May 4, 2020

Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'

DAYTON, Ohio - Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film centre after him are "the chosen ones." The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the grad...

May 4, 2020

Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19

LONDON - Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was...

May 4, 2020

Ferrari slashes 2020 earnings forecast of COVID-19 pandemic

SOAVE, Italy - Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari on Monday lowered its full-year earnings guidance significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and acknowledged that the new outlook assumes a sharp recove...

May 4, 2020

Author says prequel to 'Twilight' series will arrive Aug. 4

NEW YORK - "The Midnight Sun" will finally appear. Stephenie Meyer's long-awaited prequel to her "Twilight" series is coming out Aug. 4, the author announced on her website (www.stepheniemeyer.com) Mo...

May 4, 2020

Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90

MIAMI - Don Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday at his home, the team said. He was 90. Shula surpassed G...

May 4, 2020

Venezuela says it foiled attack by boat on main port city

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan officials said they foiled an early morning attempt by a group of armed men to invade the country by boat on Sunday, killing eight attackers and arresting two more. Soc...

May 3, 2020

Biden wins Kansas primary conducted with all-mail balloting

TOPEKA, Kan. - Joe Biden has overwhelmingly won a Democratic presidential primary in Kansas that the state party conducted exclusively by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice-pres...

May 3, 2020

S Korea says troops exchange fire along N Korean border

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says its troops have exchanged fire with North Korea along their tense land border. The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul says North Korean troops fired several bu...

May 2, 2020

Stars deliver inspirational messages in Call to Unite event

LOS ANGELES - Director Lee Daniels talked about past drug use and urged people not to give into the temptation to abuse drugs during the coronavirus pandemic, saying "You are not alone." Actress Eva L...

May 2, 2020