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Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market

BERKELEY, Calif. - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earni...

Apr 28, 2020

Streaming films eligible for Oscars, but for 1 year only

LOS ANGELES - Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Tuesday annou...

Apr 28, 2020

Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood' miniseries is a woke '40s fantasy

LOS ANGELES - Ryan Murphy has a clear-eyed fascination with the 20th-century Hollywood dream machine, so adroit at making stars and breaking the hearts of those who didn't fit the mould. Among the cas...

Apr 28, 2020

Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The o...

Apr 28, 2020

In a new podcast, Bogdanovich tries to make sense of it all

LOS ANGELES - Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn't. "It's like radio," Bogdanovich said recently from his home in Los Angeles. "I grew up with radio. My first love wa...

Apr 28, 2020

Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear

DETROIT - Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds of w...

Apr 28, 2020

Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips

HARTFORD, Conn. - Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to host some small gatherings to take the place of the summer's usual neighbourhood festivals built on music, food and t...

Apr 28, 2020

Storybooks, radio connect kids isolated in far-flung Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - All it takes is a few words from a storybook to connect kids over the crackle of an AM radio station. It's not 1950s entertainment, but a nostalgic way children in even the most re...

Apr 28, 2020

Reality TV star Ashley 'Minnie' Ross dies in Georgia wreck

ATLANTA - Ashley Ross of the reality TV show "Little Women: Atlanta" has died in a head-on crash on a Georgia road, police and her representative confirmed Tuesday. Ross, 34, who was known as "Ms. Min...

Apr 28, 2020

Pete Davidson's 'King of Staten Island' to open on-demand

NEW YORK - Judd Apatow's "The King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson, will release straight to home on-demand video after having its theatrical release cancelled. Universal Pictures said Monda...

Apr 28, 2020