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'Jaws,' 'Black Panther' and more coming back to the drive-in

"Jaws," "Black Panther" and "Back to the Future" are just a few of the modern popcorn classics coming to the drive-in this summer. Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX and AT&T on Monday announced the initia...

Jun 22, 2020

Existing home sale plunge 9.7% in 3rd straight monthly drop

WASHINGTON - Existing home sales in the U.S. plunged 9.7% in May. It was the third straight monthly decline and further evidence of the harm the virus pandemic has done to the housing market. The Nati...

Jun 22, 2020

Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?

OAKLAND, Calif. - Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States? For more than a week before Donald Trump's first campaign rally in three months on Satu...

Jun 22, 2020

Shakira, Dwayne Johnson highlight coronavirus equity concert

NEW YORK - Dwayne Johnson will host and Shakira, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson will perform on a globally broadcast concert calling on world leaders to make coronavirus tests and treatment available...

Jun 22, 2020

Amid pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series

NEW YORK - Tour promoter Live Nation has announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July, months after the live music industry has been on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandem...

Jun 22, 2020

China to Canada PM: Stop 'irresponsible remarks' on spy case

BEIJING - China told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday to "stop making irresponsible remarks" after he said Beijing's decision to charge two Canadians with spying was linked to his country's arr...

Jun 22, 2020

Wirecard scandal: Accounts worth billions likely don't exist

BERLIN - German payment service provider Wirecard said Monday it has concluded that two accounts that were supposed to contain 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) probably don't exist, deepening troubles...

Jun 22, 2020

8 young children drown in river in southwestern Chinese city

BEIJING - Eight children drowned in a river in southwestern China after one fell in and the others jumped in to help, state media said Monday. The children, described as elementary-school age, had gon...

Jun 21, 2020

WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency...

Jun 21, 2020

Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition event cancelled

ZAGREB, Croatia - Grigor Dimitrov has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was due to play in the final. Goran Iv...

Jun 21, 2020