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Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The Commerce Department reported Friday that t...

Sep 25, 2020

4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested

Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been arrested. A Paris police official said that whil...

Sep 25, 2020

Aging Norwegian king admitted to Oslo hospital

COPENHAGEN - Norway's 83-year-old King Harald V was admitted to the main hospital in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian palace said, without giving any further information about his condition. The palace s...

Sep 25, 2020

Seoul: North Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of a South Korea official. South Korea's presidential office said Friday that Kim conveyed ...

Sep 24, 2020

Virus delays Rio's Carnival for first time in a century

Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade, saying Thursday night that the global spectacle cannot go ahead in February because of Brazil's continued vulnerability to the pandemic. Rio's League...

Sep 24, 2020

Pac-12 football season to kick off in November

The Pac-12 on Thursday set a Nov. 6 start date for a six-game football regular season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playi...

Sep 24, 2020

Justice Dept. expected to file antitrust action vs. Google

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is expected to bring an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition an...

Sep 24, 2020

Evel Knievel's son suing Disney over 'Toy Story 4' character

LAS VEGAS - Evel Knievel's son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over a movie daredevil character named Duke Caboom. A federal trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Las Veg...

Sep 24, 2020

British Academy Film Awards change rules to boost diversity

LONDON - Britain's film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations. The British Academy of Film and Telev...

Sep 24, 2020

Holly Hunter suits up as US prosecutor in 'The Comey Rule'

LOS ANGELES - Holly Hunter has been entrusted with playing an array of real-world women, from tennis great Billie Jean King to a cheerleading mom gone astray to her latest role, a federal prosecutor c...

Sep 24, 2020