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AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections

WASHINGTON - Despite pockets of attention-grabbing protests, a new survey finds Americans remain overwhelmingly in favour of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus...

Apr 22, 2020

A24 to auction movie paraphernalia to benefit NYC charities

LOS ANGELES - How does an indie film shop give back to its hometown in this crisis? If you're A24, you start by mining your prop, wardrobe and set departments. The studio behind films like "Midsommar"...

Apr 22, 2020

Social Security and Medicare funds at risk even before virus

WASHINGTON - The financial conditions of the government's two biggest benefits programs remain shaky, with Medicare projected to become insolvent in six years and Social Security on track to no longer...

Apr 22, 2020

Amid pandemic, charities and nonprofits face huge challenges

NEW YORK - While celebrities and billionaires have announced huge gifts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, many charities and nonprofits are still struggling. Donations to some churches have plummeted, ...

Apr 22, 2020

Trump tweets he's ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ordered the Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats that harass U.S. ships, a directive that comes a week after the Navy re...

Apr 22, 2020

People makes history with Hawn, Hudson on anniversary cover

LOS ANGELES - Three generations will grace the cover of People magazine's 30th anniversary "Beauty Issue." Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson and granddaughter Rani Rose Fujikawa will appear on the...

Apr 22, 2020

Warner Bros. sends 'Scoob!' straight to on-demand

NEW YORK - The animated Scooby-Doo film "Scoob!" will bypass theatres and premiere directly on digital platforms, Warner Bros. said Tuesday, making it the latest studio to experiment with an on-demand...

Apr 22, 2020

Climate activist: leaders must act in unison during crises

STOCKHOLM - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday urged world leaders to act together, based on scientists' advice, in addressing major crises from the COVID-19 pandemic to global warmi...

Apr 22, 2020

NKorea silence on Kim's health raises succession speculation

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - With North Korea saying nothing so far about outside media reports that leader Kim Jong Un may be unwell, there's renewed worry about who's next in line to run a nuclear-ar...

Apr 22, 2020

Nations ease some virus restrictions yet public still wary

BERLIN - One of the grimmest symbols of the coronavirus outbreak - a morgue set up in a Madrid skating rink - closed on Wednesday as stores and other businesses reopened in places across Europe, while...

Apr 22, 2020