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Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations lev...

Feb 11, 2020

Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84

Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84. Freni died Sunday...

Feb 11, 2020

In a win for the world, 'Parasite' takes best picture Oscar

LOS ANGELES - Subtitle this: "Parasite" is the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards. Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire took Ho...

Feb 11, 2020

High-tech companies eyeing supply chains as coronavirus outbreak continues

OTTAWA - High-tech companies in Canada and around the world are eyeing their supply chains as experts warn the impact of the novel coronavirus in China on manufacturing plants is starting to...

Feb 11, 2020

Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort

NEW YORK - As debate rages around "American Dirt," the bestselling novel criticized for its portrait of Mexican life and culture, publishers are pledging to change a historically white industry as cri...

Feb 11, 2020

Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó returns home after tour

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid appeared to have breezed through security at an airport near Caracas on Tuesday, returning home without incident from a risky international...

Feb 11, 2020

Oscar de la Renta opens, closes show with Bella Hadid

NEW YORK - Watching the Oscar de la Renta show unfold in the imposing setting of the New York Public Library in Manhattan, it was hard not to think back some 24 hours to a different Oscar: the Academy...

Feb 11, 2020

'Birds of Prey' flies low on Oscars weekend with tepid debut

LOS ANGELES - "Birds of Prey," the DC Comics' Harley Quinn spinoff, made a tepid debut in theatres over the weekend, opening in No. 1 but below expectations with $33.3 million domestically, according ...

Feb 11, 2020

Charity founded by disgraced cyclist announces relaunch plan

AUSTIN, Texas - The cancer charity whose yellow wristbands became a global brand under founder Lance Armstrong is seeking to reinvent itself, years after donations and revenues crashed along with the ...

Feb 11, 2020

SeaWorld settles investors' lawsuit over orca documentary

ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit in which the theme park company was accused of misleading investors over the impact the documentary...

Feb 11, 2020