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Grisham out as press secretary, will head first lady's staff

WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post after never holding a single formal press briefing. Grisham will be assuming a new role as chief of staff to first lady M...

Apr 07, 2020

Employers posted solid job openings before virus shutdowns

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers posted a healthy number of job openings in February, evidence that the job market was in decent shape before the viral outbreak brought the economy to a near standstill. Th...

Apr 07, 2020

Virus puts UK PM in intensive care; Japan declares emergency

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care Tuesday with the coronavirus, while Japan's leader declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other regions to keep t...

Apr 07, 2020

UK's Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his s...

Apr 07, 2020

'Modern Family' cast shares memories as series finale nears

LOS ANGELES - The group crying began after the final scene of the last episode of ABC's "Modern Family" was taped - with the notable exception of Ed O'Neill, who plays patriarch Jay Pritchett. "I said...

Apr 07, 2020

Australian court dismisses cardinal's sex abuse convictions

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse. Cardinal George Pell soon will be released...

Apr 06, 2020

Honor Blackman, who played Bond's Pussy Galore, dies at 94

NEW YORK - Honour Blackman, the British actress who played the Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger," has died. She was 94. Blackman's family said in a statement Monday that she died peacefully of na...

Apr 06, 2020

Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event

NEW YORK - Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to...

Apr 06, 2020

US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down

LONDON - The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections a...

Apr 06, 2020

At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on

NASHVILLE - Country music's biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but like most of America, they were homebound because of the cor...

Apr 06, 2020