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'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' claims No. 1 over 'Joker'

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co.'s "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" has knocked "Joker" out of the No. 1 spot at the box office, but just barely. Studios on Sunday estimate that the film starring Angel...

Oct 20, 2019

'Captain America' Chris Evans helps dedicate youth theatre

CONCORD, Mass. - "Captain America" actor Chris Evans returned to his native Massachusetts this weekend to help dedicate the new home of a youth theatre company where as a youngster he honed his acting...

Oct 20, 2019

Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuit

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Netflix has released a movie based on the so-called Panama Papers despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the streaming premiere. "The Laundromat," starring Gary Oldman, Antonio B...

Oct 20, 2019

Mixed message: Boris Johnson seeks Brexit delay, sort of

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging requ...

Oct 20, 2019

'The Casagrandes' extols Mexican American life via animation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Casagrandes," Nickelodeon's new original animated series that centres around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive a big city, is one of the first cartoons in the U.S. to feat...

Oct 20, 2019

Faced with protests, Lebanon PM blames own gov't for crisis

BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister gave his partners in government a 72-hour ultimatum to come up with "convincing" solutions for a rapidly worsening economic crisis, as nationwide protests against the...

Oct 20, 2019

Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal

LONDON - After defying expectations to win the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling Friday to secure enough support to get the deal thr...

Oct 20, 2019

US defence chief in Afghanistan to assess the way ahead

KABUL - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper has arrived in Kabul to assess what comes next for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Peace talks with the Taliban are stalled and persistent violent attacks b...

Oct 20, 2019

Hong Kong protesters set up roadblocks, clash with police

Hong Kong protesters flooded the city's streets on Sunday in defiance of a ban by the authorities on their march, setting up roadblocks and tossing firebombs amid the firing of tear gas by police. Pro...

Oct 20, 2019

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

WASHINGTON - Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year...

Oct 20, 2019