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Bergman succeeds Horn as Disney Studios chairman

Walt Disney Co. veteran Alan Bergman has been named chairman of Disney Studios, the company said Monday. Bergman will be succeeding Alan Horn, who will remain chief creative officer. Horn and Bergman ...

Dec 21, 2020

Man dressed as Santa rescued from power lines in California

RIO LINDA, Calif. - Santa found himself a little more tied up than usual this time of year. A Northern California man impersonating Santa Claus and flying on a powered parachute was rescued Sunday aft...

Dec 21, 2020

'A bombshell': Canadians stuck in U.K. face uncertainty after Canada shuts air travel

MONTREAL - Mark Sultana says Canada's decision to halt most air travel from the United Kingdom, where a mutated strain of COVID-19 has been discovered, landed "like a bombshell." The 52-year-old Canad...

Dec 21, 2020

Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defence secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the ...

Dec 21, 2020

AG: 'No reason' for special counsel on election, Biden's son

WASHINGTON - Breaking with President Donald Trump, outgoing Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw "no reason" to appoint a special counsel to look into the president's claims of election fr...

Dec 21, 2020

Ariana Grande announces engagement, shows ring on Instagram

LOS ANGELES - Ariana Grande has announced she is engaged in a series of photos of her and her fiance and her engagement ring. The "Rain on Me" singer posted the photos of her cuddling with Dalton Gome...

Dec 21, 2020

Iran urged not to squander chance to salvage nuclear deal

BERLIN - Countries trying to keep alive the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program agreed Monday to "positively address" the possibility of a U.S. return to the accord under the Biden administration. Ger...

Dec 21, 2020

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

HONOLULU - The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has erupted, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema'uma'u crater. The volcano is located within ...

Dec 21, 2020

German court convicts man of murder over synagogue attack

BERLIN - A German court on Monday convicted a right-wing extremist of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Judaism's h...

Dec 21, 2020

6 Hungarian parties join forces to try to defeat Orban

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Six Hungarian opposition parties have announced that they will unite in an effort to unseat Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his ruling Fidesz party in 2022 national elections. The ...

Dec 21, 2020