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'Frozen 2' leads box office again; 'Playmobil' flops

NEW YORK - "Frozen 2" blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co. ...

Dec 10, 2019

Holiday rom-com 'Love, Actually' inspires UK election memes

LONDON - "Love, Actually" is all around this year in Britain's pre-Christmas election. The 2003 romantic comedy about the love lives of assorted Londoners over the holiday season has played a surprisi...

Dec 10, 2019

Stormy Daniels' lawyers argue for timely lawyer-fee payments

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge should grant attorney fees to lawyers who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Ohio's capital city before competing claims on Daniels' $450,000 settlem...

Dec 10, 2019

Judge rules for Exxon Mobil in suit over climate regulations

NEW YORK - Exxon Mobil prevailed Tuesday in a lawsuit accusing the energy giant of downplaying the toll that climate change regulations could take on its business, with a judge saying the state attorn...

Dec 10, 2019

Merriam-Webster declares 'they' its 2019 word of the year

NEW YORK - A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, "they," has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the ...

Dec 10, 2019

6 dead from New Zealand volcano as helpers describe horror

WHAKATANE, New Zealand - Survivors of a powerful volcanic eruption in New Zealand ran into the sea to escape the scalding steam and ash and emerged covered in burns, say those who first helped them. T...

Dec 10, 2019

The Associated Press picks the top moments on TV from 2019

NEW YORK - Many have noticed how fragmented our TV viewing is, with multiple competing streaming services and dozens of channels pulling us in different directions. But the year also saw some jaw-drop...

Dec 10, 2019

Bill Cosby loses appeal of sex assault conviction

A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby's bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction. The ruling Monday was being closely watched as Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted i...

Dec 10, 2019

Authorities: Someone illegally shot Luke Bryan's red stag

COLUMBIA, Tenn. - An exotic red stag owned by country music singer Luke Bryan was shot and killed on his private property outside of Nashville last week, Tennessee wildlife officials confirmed. Invest...

Dec 10, 2019

Pelosi expected to announce North American trade pact

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce her endorsement of a modified North American trade pact Tuesday, capping a long set of negotiations and presenting President Donald Trum...

Dec 10, 2019