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Woody Allen makes La Scala debut directing comic opera

MILAN - Woody Allen says he has "always had a warm and affectionate following in Europe," as he prepares to make his La Scala debut directing Puccini's comic one-act opera 'Gianni Schicchi.' Allen was...

Jul 02, 2019

Singer Patti LaBelle to be honoured with street naming

PHILADELPHIA - Patti LaBelle is being honoured in her hometown of Philadelphia with her very own street. A stretch of Broad Street will be renamed for the legendary soul singer during a ceremony Tuesd...

Jul 02, 2019

International forum: Don't expect cheap money to do it all

FRANKFURT - Stocks have risen on expectation of more help from central banks, but an international financial forum warned Sunday that the global recovery can't just rely on support from the likes of t...

Jul 02, 2019

At DMZ, step into history for Trump as he offers hand to Kim

With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation...

Jul 01, 2019

Rain causes wall collapse in India, killing 15 people

MUMBAI, India - Police say heavy rainfall in the western India city of Mumbai caused a wall to collapse onto shanties, killing at least 15 people and injuring 66. Multiple rescue teams were searching ...

Jul 01, 2019

Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

NEW YORK - Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figur...

Jul 01, 2019

Ex-Cowboys player Brent arrested on assault, other charges

DALLAS - A former Dallas Cowboys player previously convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed a teammate has been charged with assaulting a police officer trying to handcuff him for public intox...

Jul 01, 2019

Dior goes black in Paris show that celebrates couture roots

PARIS - Dior went back to the essential architecture of dressmaking, and the late designer's penchant for black, for a brooding display Monday of archetypally couture fall-winter gowns. Looking on ins...

Jul 01, 2019

Essence Fest marks 25 years of celebrating black culture

NEW ORLEANS - The Essence Festival, which draws thousands to New Orleans during the fourth of July week, is celebrating 25 years of bringing African American women of all ages together for thought-pro...

Jul 01, 2019

Drowned father and daughter mourned at El Salvador cemetery

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The bodies of a man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas are being laid to rest in their native El Salvador. About 50 people are car...

Jul 01, 2019