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Pitt, DiCaprio talk Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood

CANNES, France - Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio said they forged a "cinematic bond" making Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time a Time ... in Hollywood," while Tarantino bristled at the suggestion a...

May 24, 2019

NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea says nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what the North describes as unilateral demand...

May 24, 2019

Batali accuser's attorneys: Chef must he held accountable

BOSTON - Lawyers for a woman who says Mario Batali forcibly kissed and groped her in a Boston restaurant in 2017 said Thursday the celebrity chef must be held accountable. Batali, who recently gave up...

May 23, 2019

Lawyer: Deal close in Weinstein sexual misconduct lawsuits

NEW YORK - A tentative deal is close to settling lawsuits brought against the television and film company co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by scores of women. ...

May 23, 2019

Trump moves to escalate investigation of intel agencies

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is directing the U.S. intelligence community to "quickly and fully co-operate" with Attorney General William Barr's investigation of the origins of the multi-year p...

May 23, 2019

Pot backers ask Maine to put locals, small businesses first

PORTLAND, Maine - Marijuana enthusiasts in Maine used a public hearing Thursday to implore the state to protect the small businesses and growers they think should make up the backbone of its budding c...

May 23, 2019

Tesla shares bounce on leaked memo about rising sales

Shares of Tesla, suffering one of the worst stretches in company history, rebounded Thursday after CEO Elon Musk told employees that orders are up. The company's stock closed up 1.4% to $195.49 on a v...

May 23, 2019

"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week

LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...

May 23, 2019

California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...

May 23, 2019

US charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing classified information. The charges are contained in an 18-count indictment announced Thu...

May 23, 2019