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Taylor Swift shakes Sundance with revealing documentary
PARK CITY, Utah - The normally private Taylor Swift premiered an intimate documentary Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival in which the pop star discloses a past eating disorder, chronicles her inne...
Jan 24, 2020
Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a "completely bogus" Ukraine t...
Jan 24, 2020
Elton John, Erivo, Menzel, Metz among Oscar performers
LOS ANGELES - The singers from five Oscar-nominated songs will reprise their performances live at next month's Academy Awards. Producers said Thursday that best actress nominee Cynthia Erivo, Elton Jo...
Jan 24, 2020
Police: 1 missing after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON - A worker was missing following a large explosion at a warehouse in Houston early Friday that heavily damaged nearby buildings and homes, left rubble scattered in the area and was felt miles ...
Jan 24, 2020
Hamilton's Forge FC sells star midfielder Tristan Borges to Belgian team
Forge FC has sold star midfielder Tristan Borges, the leading scorer and MVP of the Canadian Premier League, to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Terms of the deal were not released but a source, not ...
Jan 24, 2020
'Naughty boy': Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON - Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as "the complete Renaissance comedian" and "a man of endless enthusiasms," has died at age 77 a...
Jan 24, 2020
Thunberg brushes off mockery from US finance chief
DAVOS, Switzerland - Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday brushed off criticism and mockery from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, saying that his comments have "of course no effect" on her...
Jan 24, 2020
Italy's 5-Star leader Di Maio steps down as party struggles
ROME - The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement stepped down as party leader Wednesday, following a string of parliamentary defections, falling poll numbers and questions about the movement's future...
Jan 24, 2020
US Vice-President Pence meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY - U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence met Friday with Pope Francis during a visit to Rome that includes meetings with the Italian president and premier. The audience comes on the same day that...
Jan 24, 2020
Thousands turn up for 'million' Iraq rally against US troops
BAGHDAD - Thousands rallied in Baghdad on Friday to demand that American troops leave the country, though their numbers fell short of the "million-man" march called for by an influential Shiite cleric...
Jan 24, 2020