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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was just a few months ago that director Jon Favreau was sitting in a scoring session with composer Hans Zimmer for “The Lion King,” his ambitious and technology-driven reimagining of the 1994...

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s All-Star game is fading as a midsummer television attraction, but the adjunct Home Run Derby is becoming popular in its own right. The Nielsen company says a little more than 8 million people...

Stocks are ending broadly lower on Wall Street, breaking a five-day winning streak for the S&P 500 index. Technology companies posted some of the biggest losses Tuesday. Some banks rose after reporting results that beat...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Tuesday: JB Hunt Transport Services Inc., up $5.15 to $97.73 The trucking and logistics company’s second quarter profit beat Wall Street’s...

NEW YORK (AP) — The group that organizes the annual CES gadget show is cracking down on its dress code and introducing more programming focused on women and minorities. The moves are aimed at addressing complaints that the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 8-14. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, 9.81 million. 2. MLB All-Star Game,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Diego Comic-Con is preparing to celebrate its 50th convention this week when the comics confab kicks off Wednesday night. The convention is all but unrecognizable to those who were part of the first...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bayer is closing its crop science division headquarters in North Carolina and moving 500 jobs to the St. Louis area. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the move Tuesday in his Capitol office. Lisa...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration blasted a World Trade Organization decision Tuesday that could let China levy sanctions on the United States. The 2-1 decision by the WTO’s appellate body was actually a mixed...

BRUSSELS (AP) — For Ursula von der Leyen, becoming European Commission president and perhaps the most important official in the European Union felt like coming home. After she was confirmed by the European Parliament in a...