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Kobe Bryant, daughter buried in Southern California cemetery

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates. Pacific View Memorial Park...

Feb 12, 2020

Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous

NEW YORK - Michael Kors is so over leggings and sports bras. He used Wednesday's fall collection as a reminder that staying in and cozying up by the fire can still be chic and glamorous. Blake Lively,...

Feb 12, 2020

Gunman dead, 2 officers hurt in shooting at Arkansas Walmart

FORREST CITY, Ark. - Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas, authorities said. Forrest...

Feb 12, 2020

2 officers injured, suspect dead in Baltimore shooting

BALTIMORE - Two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force were injured and a suspect died in a shooting Wednesday in Baltimore, the U.S. Marshals Service said. One officer was injured in the...

Feb 12, 2020

BP lays out long-term ambition to achieve net-zero emissions

LONDON - Energy producer BP said Wednesday it wants to eliminate or offset all carbon emissions from its operations and the oil and gas it sells to customers by 2050, an ambitious target born out of p...

Feb 12, 2020

Powell hears bipartisan Senate support for Fed independence

WASHINGTON - Republican and Democratic senators voiced strong support for an independent Federal Reserve during a hearing with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, one day after President Donald Trump launched an...

Feb 12, 2020

Prabal Gurung celebrates the churning creative energy of NYC

NEW YORK - In celebration of the grit and eclectic glamour of his adopted New York City, Prabal Gurung staged his New York Fashion Week show Tuesday night at the famed Rainbow Room high above Midtown ...

Feb 12, 2020

'Never happened': Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser

NEW YORK - In the strongest defence testimony yet, a Mexican model and actress denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser's claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul groped he...

Feb 12, 2020

German filmmaker Vilsmaier, known for 'Stalingrad,' dies

BERLIN - Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed Wednesd...

Feb 12, 2020

More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home

BEIJING - More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new coronavirus, but many...

Feb 12, 2020