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Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York

LOS ANGELES - Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89. Ross' manager, Jim Coleman, told the Washington Post that the ent...

Jul 23, 2020

Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image

LOS ANGELES - Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. Tw...

Jul 23, 2020

Amber Heard wraps up testimony in Johnny Depp libel trial

LONDON - Amber Heard insisted Thursday that she never wanted to let the world know about the years Johnny Depp allegedly abused her, as she concluded giving evidence in her ex-husband's libel case aga...

Jul 23, 2020

Saudi king, 84, undergoes surgery to remove gallbladder

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's King Salman underwent a successful surgery that removed his gallbladder, the kingdom said Thursday, just days after being admitted to the hospital over an ...

Jul 23, 2020

China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

BEIJING - China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Tianwen-1 was launched on a...

Jul 22, 2020

Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant

Electric car maker Tesla Inc. has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers. The new factory will build Tesla's upcoming Cybertruc...

Jul 22, 2020

California surpasses New York state in confirmed virus cases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the country, surpassing 409,000 after setting a record on Tuesday for the state's most confirmed new cases in a...

Jul 22, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening

BOSTON - Virtual instruction. Mandated masks. Physical distancing. The start of school will look very different this year because of the coronavirus - and that's OK with the vast majority of Americans...

Jul 22, 2020

DC mayor to order mandatory masks as infections rise again

WASHINGTON - With coronavirus cases rising, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that she will issue an executive order making face masks mandatory outside the home - an unprecedented st...

Jul 22, 2020

United sees revenue stalling at 50% without a virus vaccine

United Airlines executives said Wednesday that travel will rise when the number of new coronavirus cases drops but airline revenue will stall around 50% of pre-pandemic levels until there is a vaccine...

Jul 22, 2020