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Judge: Tekashi 6ix9ine probably belongs at home, not jail

NEW YORK - The judge who sentenced the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to prison said Wednesday he would have ordered home confinement instead if he had known about the coronavirus in December. U.S. District J...

Mar 26, 2020

Global pandemic postpones this year's glitzy Tony Awards

NEW YORK - With Broadway shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, producers of the annual Tony Awards have postponed this year's celebration of American theatre. The show was originally scheduled for ...

Mar 26, 2020

Will Smith says he’s humbled by rapper’s tribute music video

LOS ANGELES - Will Smith says he was "humbled and honoured" after rapper Joyner Lucas released a tribute song honouring his career work. Lucas released the music video for his track "Will" on Monday. ...

Mar 26, 2020

Campobello Island residents say trek through Maine raises COVID-19 concerns

FREDERICTON - Some residents of Campobello Island, N.B., who must drive into the United States to reach the Canadian mainland, are asking the province for another way to get supplies during the COVID-...

Mar 26, 2020

US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record

WASHINGTON - Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 - amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavi...

Mar 26, 2020

Loughlin, Giannulli: College bribery charges must be tossed

BOSTON - "Full House" Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent parents urged a judge Wednesday to dismiss charges against them in the college admissi...

Mar 25, 2020

Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died

WASHINGTON - The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson said Wednesday that U.S. government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran. The family said in a statement ...

Mar 25, 2020

Putin delays constitutional vote allowing him to keep power

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change that would allow him to seek another term in power. Putin didn't s...

Mar 25, 2020

In 'Crip Camp,' a rare spotlight for disability rights

PARK CITY, Utah - It wasn't Judith Heumann's first standing ovation, but it might have been her loudest. Heumann, who had polio as a baby and uses a wheelchair, has for decades been one of the leading...

Mar 25, 2020

Spain's coronavirus deaths leap; Prince Charles now infected

MADRID - The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus shot up by more than 700 on Wednesday, surpassing China and is now second only to Italy as the pandemic spread rapidly in Europe, with even Britai...

Mar 25, 2020