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Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment, trial delayed

NEW YORK - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new indictment Monday that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, a development that caused the judge to delay the start ...

Aug 28, 2019

Fall Preview: The women behind Elsa on 'Frozen 2'

NEW YORK - Years after "Frozen" came out, some of us still can't walk through our home without accidentally prompting "Let it Go" to erupt from some unseen toy. Elsa never really left us. But she's ba...

Aug 28, 2019

Missy Elliott honoured at MTV VMAs; Swift wins top prize

NEWARK, N.J. - Missy Elliott, the rapper-singer-songwriter-producer-dancer whose music videos have moved the needle over the last two decades, was honoured at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where Ta...

Aug 28, 2019

Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should 'come clean'

LONDON - One of the many women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has kept Britain's Prince Andrew uncomfortably at the centre of the ongoing investigation. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, spe...

Aug 28, 2019

Toyota, Suzuki partnering in self-driving car technology

TOKYO - Japan's top automaker, Toyota, and smaller rival Suzuki are partnering in the development of self-driving car technology, as manufacturers around the world grapple with innovations in the indu...

Aug 28, 2019

Iran says oil on tanker pursued by US sold; buyer unnamed

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Monday announced that the 2.1 million barrels of crude aboard an Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. has been sold to an unnamed buyer as the ship, at the centre of a crisis ...

Aug 28, 2019

World shares tumble as US-China trade war renews uncertainty

TOKYO - Shares mostly fell Monday after the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies, as well as questions over what President Donald Trump might say ...

Aug 27, 2019

Call Coco the Comeback Kid: Gauff wins US Open debut at 15

NEW YORK - Coco Gauff is quickly becoming the Comeback Kid. Just 15, she doesn't seem to find any deficit too daunting. She demonstrated that in her U.S. Open debut Tuesday night, much like she did at...

Aug 27, 2019

Leslie Jones exiting 'SNL,' Kate McKinnon back next season

LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" cast member Leslie Jones is leaving the NBC show after five seasons, while Kate McKinnon is sticking around. Jones' departure was confirmed by a person familiar wit...

Aug 27, 2019

TV viewership down, social media up for VMSs

NEW YORK - If Taylor Swift, Missy Elliott and a 1990s rap reunion couldn't halt the shrinkage of MTV's television audience for its Video Music Awards, perhaps nothing can. Monday's show was seen by 4....

Aug 27, 2019