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Fires spare Reagan library but menace homes near Los Angeles

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A wind-whipped outbreak of wildfires outside Los Angeles on Wednesday threatened thousands of homes and horse ranches, forced the smoky evacuation of elderly patients in wheelcha...

Nov 01, 2019

Indian guru Rajneesh's ex-aide to star in new documentary

NEW DELHI - Ma Anand Sheela, who helped controversial Indian mystic Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh set up a commune in Oregon in the 1980s and was a subject of the hit Netflix series Wild Wild Country, will s...

Nov 01, 2019

Actor James Cromwell arrested at Texas A&M regents protest

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Actor James Cromwell and another man have been charged with disorderly conduct after police said they disrupted a meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regen...

Nov 01, 2019

Early and pricey: Trump's World Series ad an expensive pitch

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign delivered a brushback pitch during the final game of the World Series with an in-your-face national TV ad more than a year before the 2020 election. The ...

Nov 01, 2019

Ellen Burstyn talks women in film, Pacino interview, #MeToo

NEW YORK - Ellen Burstyn hoped her Oscar-winning performance in the 1974 film in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" would lead to more Hollywood stories told from a woman's perspective. It didn't happe...

Nov 01, 2019

Loughlin, Giannulli to fight new charges in admissions case

BOSTON - "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting the latest charges against them in the college admissions scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannull...

Nov 01, 2019

Prince Harry, young Archie send good-luck message to England

TOKYO - Britain's Royal Family is getting excited about England's appearance in the Rugby World Cup final - even its most recent arrival. Prince Harry has sent a message of support to the England squa...

Nov 01, 2019

Fiat Chrysler merger with PSA appears headed for approval

DETROIT - In a merger deal that appears to be heading for approval, Fiat Chrysler stands to gain electric vehicle technology while PSA Peugeot Citroen could benefit from a badly needed dealership netw...

Nov 01, 2019

US filmmaker Oliver Stone praises Putin for role in Syria

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - American filmmaker Oliver Stone on Wednesday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "stabilizing force" in the Middle East, particularly in Syria as Moscow fills a void l...

Nov 01, 2019

2 killed when small plane crashes into Atlanta-area townhome

ATLANTA - A small plane crashed into a townhome Wednesday morning in a leafy Atlanta-area neighbourhood near a major interstate, killing two people and tearing off the home's brick exterior, authoriti...

Nov 01, 2019