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'Empire' will go 1 more season, Smollett's future is unclear
NEW YORK - The Fox network says "Empire" will be back this fall for its final season. But Fox executives in announcing the 2019-20 season say that Jussie Smollett's future in the show is unclear. Fox ...
May 13, 2019
UK halts export of 'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial
LONDON - The British government has used its powers to preserve the nation's cultural treasures to halt the export of a tattered paperback copy of "Lady Chatterley's Lover." The copy of the once-scand...
May 13, 2019
NBC bets on comedy next year, 'This Is Us" for years to come
NEW YORK - NBC didn't invoke its "must-see TV" 20th-century marketing slogan in announcing a renewed emphasis on sitcoms next season, but it could have. Calling comedy the "heart" of its brand, the ne...
May 13, 2019
'Pillow Talk' to 'Lucky Me': A list of Doris Day's films
The list of Doris Day's films and her leading men: 1948- "Romance on the High Seas" (Jack Carson) 1949- "My Dream Is Yours" (Jack Carson); "It's a Great Feeling" (Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson) 1950- "Yo...
May 13, 2019
2 bodies found at home of woman in German crossbow case
BERLIN - The bodies of two women have been found at the apartment in Germany of one of three people who died at a hotel several hundred kilometres away in a mysterious case involving crossbows, police...
May 13, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's trade theories don't hold water
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump cast a fog of misinformation over the U.S. trade dispute with China, floating inaccurate numbers and skewed economic theories as big tariffs kicked in on Chinese go...
May 13, 2019
Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97
LOS ANGELES - Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses...
May 13, 2019
San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition
San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that's creeping into ...
May 13, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, his baby 'executions' and the reality
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump, in what's become a staple of his rallies, accuses doctors of executing babies who are born alive after a failed abortion attempt. His comments, meant to taint Democr...
May 13, 2019
Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were targeted in "sabotage operations" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks the previous day that cause...
May 13, 2019
