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NEW YORK — In Steven Clay Hunter’s 23 years as an animator at Pixar, he has drawn a seven-armed octopus, a Canadian daredevil and a wheezing toy penguin. But there were scenes he never expected to animate until he began working on his short, “Out.” Hunter wrote and directed the nine-minute Pixar film, which recently

NEW YORK — The author of “The Revenant,” the historical novel adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, will be publishing his first new work of fiction in nearly 20 years. Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that Michael Punke’s “Ridgeline” will be released in June 2021. The book is set in the American

LOS ANGELES — Any misconduct that attached to ABC’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” was of the garden—variety business type. During the quiz’s show initial 1999-2002 run, the network milked the unexpected hit with nightly airings until its ratings crashed. Then there was the lawsuit over the show’s profits that yielded a $269 million

PETERSBURG, Ind. — A sheriff’s deputy won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting a southwestern Indiana man who had called officers to his home, claiming he and his wife were starving, a prosecutor has determined. An investigation by Pike County’s chief deputy prosecutor, Sarah Christianson, found that county sheriff’s deputy Paul Collier acted to defend

NEW YORK — Agent Scott Boras recommends his clients refuse Major League Baseball’s attempt to cut salaries during negotiations with the players’ association, claiming team financial issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic have their origin in management debt financing. In an email obtained by The Associated Press, Boras wrote that players should not alter terms

RICHMOND, Va. — Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says he and his wife have tested positive after taking coronavirus antibody tests. Kaine said in a statement Thursday that he and his wife, Anne Holton, were tested for antibodies this month after their health providers thought it possible they’d had mild cases of virus earlier this

NEW YORK — The relationship between faith and science has faced its share of strain during the coronavirus pandemic — but for some scientists leading the nation’s response, the two have worked in concert. National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins founded a nonprofit focused on “the harmony between science and biblical faith.” Anthony Fauci,

BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal courts have delivered a string of rebukes to the Trump administration over what they found were failures to protect the environment and address climate change as it promotes fossil fuel interests and the extraction of natural resources from public lands. Judges have ruled administration officials ignored or downplayed potential environmental damage

MANCHESTER, England — The Premier League is planning to return on June 17 after a 100-day shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The league’s official broadcasters in Britain — Sky Sports and the BBC — said Thursday that English football will return with a doubleheader featuring Manchester City playing Arsenal and Aston Villa hosting Sheffield

GENEVA — In the Europe-wide race to finish this soccer season before the next one starts, Romania’s league aims to beat a UEFA target for completion by resuming in two weeks. On Thursday, public authorities were agreeing on protocols to keep players and officials safe for a June 13 restart in Liga 1. “This is

WARSAW, Poland — A Polish prosecutor has charged an IKEA manager with violating the religious rights of an employee sacked for voicing strong objections, within the company, to a corporate event supporting tolerance for LGBT people last year. The Catholic employee at a Polish branch of the Swedish furniture and home goods retailer had allegedly

NEW YORK — The future of the post-pandemic retail economy in the U.S. looks both boxy and digital. The pandemic is dividing the industry into potential winners and losers, with Wall Street looking more favorably at e-commerce retailers and companies with well-established online sales. That means potentially a lost year for Macy’s and Nordstrom, while

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Dozens of first responders paraded through a North Dakota city to honor a police officer who was shot to death by a man being served with an eviction notice. Hundreds of people also gathered Wednesday night outside a hospital in Grand Forks where a sheriff’s officer who was wounded in the

DETROIT — A Michigan court on Thursday ordered a barber to close his shop and stop defying the state’s coronavirus restrictions, though he vowed to keep cutting hair. The Michigan appeals court overturned a decision by a Shiawassee County judge and ordered him to sign an injunction sought by state regulators. Karl Manke, 77, said

NEW YORK — New York City businesses that try to reopen before coronavirus restrictions are lifted will face fines starting at $1,000, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “No, businesses are not supposed to make up their own rules and jump the gun,” de Blasio said at his daily briefing on the virus. New York

WASHINGTON — The White House will not release its official midyear economic update this summer, declining to put its stamp on data documenting the plunge into recession during the coronavirus pandemic and avoiding going on record with a prediction about the economy’s future. Updated information about the budget picture will come out as planned, a

MOSCOW — Health officials in Moscow updated their figures on coronavirus deaths Thursday, seeking to dispel doubts about Russia’s comparatively low COVID-19 death toll. The health department in the Russian capital said Moscow’s coronavirus mortality rate for April was 1.4% to 2.8% depending on the calculation method, a range significantly lower than in London, New

LONDON — Arsenal chairman Chips Keswick is retiring after seven years in the role and 15 years on the board of the Premier League club. The 80-year-old Keswick will not be replaced as chairman, with American owner Stan Kroenke and his son, Josh, making up half of the club’s remaining board members. Keswick, a former

A sampling of thoughts from some of the more than two dozen athletes from 11 sports that The Associated Press spoke to about resuming competition amid the coronavirus pandemic: “Some players like Steve Nash used to lick his hands. Some people still have that in their routine. Some people wipe the sweat off their face

RICHMOND, Va. — When registered nurse Amanda Marsh lost her job working from her Virginia home as a health plan medical reviewer late last year, unemployment benefits helped support her family while she looked for work. Those ran out in March, so when she found out the coronavirus relief bill that Congress passed around the

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. With baseball on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, Zimmerman is offering his thoughts — as told to AP Sports Writer Howard Fendrich — in a diary of sorts. In the eighth installment, Zimmerman

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Palestinians living in the Jordan Valley will remain in what he described as an “enclave” after Israel annexes the territory and will not be granted Israeli citizenship. Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with plans to annex the Jordan Valley and Jewish settlements in

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus. ________________________ IMMOBILIZED: Job cuts in the transportation industry have arrived this week by the thousands. The auto industry has

BERLIN — A Berlin court on Thursday dismissed a legal bid by the far-right Alternative for Germany party to have mention of two of its branches removed from a government report on extremism. The capital’s administrative court said the German Interior Ministry can include the party’s youth branch and a grouping known as ‘The Wing’

TULSA, Okla. — A body found in an east Tulsa creek is believed to be that of a second missing toddler who disappeared with his sister last week, according to police. “We do know it’s a young, young male,” and the body was sent to the medical examiner for identification, Tulsa police Lt. Richard Meulenberg