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John Malkovich to star in Weinstein-inspired play in London
LONDON - John Malkovich is returning to the London stage as a powerful Hollywood producer accused of sexual misconduct, in a play with strong echoes of the Harvey Weinstein saga. Producers announced T...
Jan 29, 2019
Apple to fix FaceTime bug that allows eavesdropping
Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person’s microphone remotely. With the bug, a FaceTime user calling anothe...
Jan 29, 2019
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans see nation on the wrong track
PAWTUCKET, R.I. - The state of the union is dark. A large majority of Americans say they are pessimistic about the state of the country and few expect things will get better in the year ahead, accordi...
Jan 29, 2019
Analysis: Shutdown 2.0? Trump has reasons to avoid a repeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump learned over the past month a valuable Washington lesson that old-timers like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell learned long ago...
Jan 29, 2019
Former New York City FC first-rounder Kwame Awuah signs with CPL's Forge FC
Hamilton’s Forge FC has signed former New York City FC first-rounder Kwame Awuah to a multi-year contract. The 23-year-old defender from Toronto spent the last two seasons with NYCFC after being...
Jan 29, 2019
Midwest cities scramble to keep homeless from dangerous cold
BISMARCK, N.D. - Winter’s sharpest bite in years moved past painful into life-threatening territory Tuesday, prompting officials throughout the Midwest to take extraordinary measures to protect ...
Jan 29, 2019
Pakistan upholds acquittal of woman in blasphemy case
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dealing a blow to radical Islamists w...
Jan 29, 2019
DOJ's Whitaker says Russia probe 'close' to being completed
WASHINGTON - The special counsel’s Russia probe is “close to being completed,” the acting attorney general said in the first official sign that the investigation may be wrapping up. ...
Jan 29, 2019
US charges against Huawei could inflame China trade talks
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration’s unveiling of criminal charges against the Chinese tech giant Huawei has complicated high-level talks set to begin Wednesday in Washington that are intende...
Jan 29, 2019
Utility bankruptcy could be costly to wildfire victims
SAN FRANCISCO - Faced with potentially ruinous lawsuits over California’s recent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in a move that could lead to ...
Jan 29, 2019