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Laura Dern narrates "Little Women" audiobook

NEW YORK - Laura Dern likes the spoken word so much she even enjoys callbacks to re-record lines for her movies. "Some actors complain about it," she says. "But it gives me an opportunity to add somet...

Dec 23, 2019

30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction

DALLAS - Cartoonist Jim Davis is offering up more than 11,000 "Garfield" comic strips hand-drawn on paper in an auction that will stretch into the coming years, with at least a couple of strips featur...

Dec 23, 2019

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to step down immediately

Boeing's CEO is resigning amid ongoing problems at the company over the troubled Max 737 aircraft. The Chicago manufacturer said Monday that Dennis Muilenburg is stepping down immediately. The board's...

Dec 23, 2019

Durable Goods

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in six months, led by a large decrease in orders for defence aircraft and parts. A closely watched ca...

Dec 23, 2019

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi's killing

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbu...

Dec 23, 2019

Fire at warehouse in India's capital kills 9

NEW DELHI - A fire at a warehouse in India's capital on Monday killed nine people and injured three others, an official said. The fire broke out early in the morning in New Delhi's Kirari area. Its ca...

Dec 23, 2019

US soldier is killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claim attack

KABUL - An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing ...

Dec 22, 2019

Actor Kevin Costner returns to Iowa to support Buttigieg

INDIANOLA, Iowa - "Field of Dreams" actor Kevin Costner returned to Iowa on Sunday to go to bat for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, pitching the small-town mayor as someone worth lis...

Dec 22, 2019

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...

Dec 22, 2019

Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL

FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...

Dec 22, 2019