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US economy could shrug off oil prices if disruption is brief

DALLAS - The price of gasoline crept higher after a weekend attack devastated Saudi Arabian oil output, but if the disruption to global supplies is short-lived, the impact on the U.S. economy will pro...

Sep 19, 2019

'No path is easy': Black opera singers detail struggles

NEW YORK - More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the colour barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. "We've ...

Sep 19, 2019

DreamWorks, Shanghai studio hope 'Abominable' suits China

For the new animated movie "Abominable," bringing a big city in China to life with accuracy means that even the trash has to look right. Chinese animators collaborating with DreamWorks animators urged...

Sep 19, 2019

Airbnb says it will go public in 2020

NEW YORK - Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. said Thursday it plans to go public in 2020. It's a long-awaited move for the San Francisco company, which was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbi...

Sep 19, 2019

Rose Garden setting for Trump's second state dinner

WASHINGTON - It'll be an al fresco Rose Garden soiree for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as the White House throws its first state dinner in more than a year. President Donald Trump and firs...

Sep 19, 2019

'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' make last Emmy Awards stand

LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" has dominated the Emmy Awards with the formidable power of, say, your average fearsome, flame-belching dragon. Same goes for "Veep," but picture a cutthroat politician ...

Sep 19, 2019

Fendi lets sun shine on post-Lagerfeld era, glancing back

MILAN - A nave streak is running through the collections on preview during Milan Fashion Week - with a return to simpler times, yesteryear prints and patterns and unfussy silhouettes. Checked gingham ...

Sep 19, 2019

Poland's top filmmakers protest festival admission rules

WARSAW, Poland - Academy Award-winning Pawel Pawlikowski and other top Polish filmmakers are demanding artistic independence for the nation's most prestigious film festival after a politically charged...

Sep 19, 2019

Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns. Trump's attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in N...

Sep 19, 2019

'Jeopardy!' host Trebek says he's resumed chemotherapy

NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he's had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again. Trebek told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that afte...

Sep 19, 2019