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Announcement of the nominees for 2020 Golden Globes begins

NEW YORK - "Fleabag," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Chornobyl" are among the first nominees announced for the the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards have begun. Dakota Fanning, Susan Kelechi Watson an...

Dec 09, 2019

Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists

MADRID - Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists. The 16-year-old Swede has drawn huge crowds with her appearances at protests ...

Dec 09, 2019

Kosovo, Albania to boycott Nobel Literature award ceremony

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo and Albania say they will boycott the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony Tuesday to protest the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke who both countries link to the ...

Dec 09, 2019

Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detai...

Dec 09, 2019

World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships...

Dec 09, 2019

'Simplicity is genius': Joshua boxes smart to reclaim titles

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and having three world heavyweight belts back in his posses...

Dec 08, 2019

Kenya: 2 survivors found 2 days after building collapse

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan rescuers digging through the rubble of a six-story building found two survivors alive Sunday, two days after it collapsed in Nairobi and killed at least five people and injured...

Dec 08, 2019

Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital

NEW DELHI - A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India's capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 doll...

Dec 08, 2019

'Frozen 2' leads box office again; 'Playmobil' flops

NEW YORK - "Frozen 2" blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co. ...

Dec 08, 2019

Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

LOS ANGELES - Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on "Sesame Street," died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to ...

Dec 08, 2019