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Celebrities to get drag makeovers in RuPaul's new VH1 series

LOS ANGELES - RuPaul is giving a dozen celebrities the chance to get drag makeovers for charity and bragging rights. VH1 said Tuesday that "RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race" will air as a limited series n...

Oct 23, 2019

Review: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' is no triumphant comeback

Who will save the "Terminator" franchise from itself? Not "Deadpool" director Tim Miller, producer James Cameron or even Linda Hamilton, it turns out. Yes, despite an A-list roster of talent, includin...

Oct 23, 2019

$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis

CLEVELAND - The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker reached an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement over the toll of the opioids in two Ohio counties, averting what would have...

Oct 23, 2019

Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult

LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...

Oct 23, 2019

Japan's Emperor Naruhito hosts tea party for foreign royals

TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony the day before. Naruhito ...

Oct 23, 2019

39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England

LONDON - Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. The truck, which is said to have entered Britain via the ...

Oct 23, 2019

Soto, Nationals top Cole, Astros 5-4 in World Series opener

HOUSTON - Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals quickly derailed the Cole Express. A 20-year-old prodigy with a passion for the big moment, Soto homered onto the train tracks high above the left fiel...

Oct 22, 2019

2 guilty in $1B fraud as feds auction Burt Reynolds Trans Am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Two employees of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in what federal prosecutors say was a massive scheme that defrauded investor...

Oct 22, 2019

Facebook says Libra won't launch without US approval

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to reassure Congress on Wednesday that his company won't try to evade financial regulators as it prepares its planned digital currency Libra. In prepa...

Oct 22, 2019

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

LONDON - For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister's grasp. Boris Johnson won Parliament's backing for the substance of his exit deal but lost a key vote on its timing, a ...

Oct 22, 2019