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David Lynch, Wes Studi among honorary Oscar recipients

LOS ANGELES - The first Oscar winners of the season are already here. Groundbreaking filmmaker David Lynch, Cherokee-American actor Wes Studi director Lina Wertmller and actress Geena Davis will all b...

Jun 03, 2019

Trump, in tussle with CNN, suggests boycott of parent AT&T

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to reiterate his complaints about CNN and suggest a boycott of its parent company, AT&T. Soon after his arrival in London for a pomp-fil...

Jun 03, 2019

Semenya lawyers: IAAF ordered to suspend testosterone rules

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Caster Semenya won an interim ruling in her battle against the IAAF and its testosterone regulations when the Swiss supreme court ordered athletics' governing body to suspend t...

Jun 03, 2019

Survey: US manufacturing growth slowed in May

WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturers grew at a slower pace in May, as production levels fell slightly. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, says that its manufacturin...

Jun 03, 2019

US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf

A U.S. aircraft carrier the White House ordered to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Washington....

Jun 03, 2019

Remains found in Arkansas identified as Maleah Davis

HOUSTON - Authorities say the remains found in Arkansas last week have been identified as those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said Monday the rem...

Jun 03, 2019

Spoiler alert, 'Jeopardy!' fans: Could Holzhauer lose?

NEW YORK - Spoiler alert, "Jeopardy!" fans. James Holzhauer may not be invincible after all. A one-minute video circulating online appears to show the 32-time champion of the game show losing for the ...

Jun 03, 2019

Sweden won't seek Assange's detention, court rules

COPENHAGEN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedi...

Jun 03, 2019

A diminished 'Godzilla' still bests 'Rocketman,' 'Ma'

NEW YORK - The latest iteration of the Godzilla franchise took over the top spot from "Aladdin" and roared louder than Elton John at the weekend box office, but it still left a notably smaller footpri...

Jun 03, 2019

Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case

NANTUCKET, Mass. - Kevin Spacey has arrived at a Nantucket courthouse where a hearing is set in the case accusing him of groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016. The former "House of Cards" actor was no...

Jun 03, 2019