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Jay Chou brings magic with his Netflix show 'J-Style Trip'

Jay Chou brings magic with his Netflix show 'J-Style Trip'

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is bringing a little magic into viewers’ lives with his Netflix show “J-Style Trip.
Reopening plan has big changes for California restaurants

Reopening plan has big changes for California restaurants

LOS ANGELES — California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen for sit-down dining with an array of safeguards while avoiding possible requirements imposed in other states that customers have their temperature taken or the n
Review: ‘How to Build a Girl’ is an earnest, edgy delight

Review: ‘How to Build a Girl’ is an earnest, edgy delight

Sixteen-year-old Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) lives a romantic and exciting life, at least in her imagination.
Canadian Paediatric Society eyes mysterious syndrome for suspected COVID links

Canadian Paediatric Society eyes mysterious syndrome for suspected COVID links

TORONTO — The Canadian Paediatric Society is closely monitoring reports that COVID-19 may be linked to a strange inflammatory syndrome in some children.
Hot Country Knights cash in on '90s nostalgia

Hot Country Knights cash in on '90s nostalgia

NASHVILLE — With their acid-washed jeans and mullets, the Hot Country Knights aren’t just nostalgic for the ’90s era of country music. They are stuck in a bygone period.
Foreign adoptions by US families drop by more than a quarter

Foreign adoptions by US families drop by more than a quarter

NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents fell by more than one-quarter last year, extending a 15-year decline, according to State Department figures released Wednesday.
Foreign adoptions by US families drop by more than a quarter

Foreign adoptions by US families drop by more than a quarter

NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents fell by more than one-quarter last year, extending a 15-year decline, according to State Department figures released Wednesday.
Famed poet who helped kick off Beat Generation dies

Famed poet who helped kick off Beat Generation dies

SAN FRANCISCO — Michael McClure, one of the famed Beat poets of San Francisco whose career as a poet eclipsed many others in popular culture, has died. He was 87.
Series renewed by CBS for the 2020-21 TV season

Series renewed by CBS for the 2020-21 TV season

LOS ANGELES — CBS announced Wednesday that the following series are renewed for the 2020-21 season: — “All Rise” — “The Amazing Race” — “Blue Bloods” — “Bob Hearts Abishola” — “Bull” — “Evil” — “FBI” — “FBI: Most Wanted” — “48 Hours” — “MacGyver” — “
Alice Wu finds her voice again with 'The Half of It'

Alice Wu finds her voice again with 'The Half of It'

LOS ANGELES — “The Half of It” director Alice Wu is not like other filmmakers. It’s not because she happens to be Asian American, female and gay, although that does put her in a rare class.
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