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Hamilton, Schwarzenegger tease R-rated 'Terminator' sequel

SAN DIEGO - Leave the kids at home, "Terminator: Dark Fate" is getting an R-rating. Director Tim Miller tells the audience at San Diego Comic-Con that the fans demanded it. To kick off the annual fan ...

Jul 20, 2019

American warship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON - A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensions b...

Jul 20, 2019

Trump disavows 'send her back' cry, Omar stands defiant

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday chided his supporters who chanted "send her back" when he questioned the loyalty of a Somali-born congresswoman, joining widespread criticism of the cam...

Jul 20, 2019

Arizona waterfall featured in Beyoncé 'Lion King' video

SUPAI, Ariz. - For a few hours, Beyonc had a famed blue-green waterfall in northern Arizona to herself. The Havasupai (hav-uh-SU'-peye) Tribe says it was honoured to grant the singer's request to film...

Jul 20, 2019

Sally Field, 'Sesame Street' to receive Kennedy Center award

WASHINGTON - Actress Sally Field and the long-running children's TV show "Sesame Street" are in the latest class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Others chosen to receive the award for lifetime ac...

Jul 20, 2019

Southwest cancellations will rise due to grounded Boeing jet

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines is again pushing back the date it expects to be able to fly the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet, meaning more flight cancellations. Southwest said Thursday that it is taking th...

Jul 20, 2019

Woman who got postcard sent in 1993 tracks down sender

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois woman who recently got a 1993 postcard in her mailbox has tracked down the man who sent it to his children more than two decades ago. Kim Draper's story about the myste...

Jul 20, 2019

Trump blasts 4 congresswomen; crowd roars, 'Send her back!'

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of c...

Jul 20, 2019

EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for 'predatory pricing'

BRUSSELS - In yet another European Union move against a U.S. tech company, the bloc's antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm $271 million, accusing it of "predatory pricing" to drive a c...

Jul 20, 2019

Iran state TV: Iranian forces seize foreign oil tanker, crew

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran said Thursday its Revolutionary Guard seized a foreign oil tanker and its crew of 12 for smuggling fuel out of the country, and hours later released video showing th...

Jul 20, 2019