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'Toy Story 4' opens big but below expectations with $118M

NEW YORK - "Toy Story 4" brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels, but the Pixar film's below-expectations debut didn't qu...

Jun 25, 2019

Fiancee of slain Saudi journalist urges UN action in killing

GENEVA - The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi took her campaign for justice in his killing to the United Nations' top human rights body Tuesday and urged the U.N. to take "the next step" fo...

Jun 25, 2019

Bulgari exhibit in Rome features "La Dolce Vita"-era jewels

ROME - Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome. The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diam...

Jun 25, 2019

Toronto man wanted on rape charges caught at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA - A Toronto man suspected of raping a woman in West Virginia was caught at the Atlanta airport. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 34-year-old Jordan Anthony Doswell was identified as a ...

Jun 25, 2019

Trump: 'Surprise' question about Pence led him to hesitate

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he hesitated to back a possible 2024 presidential run by Vice-President Mike Pence because he was caught off-guard by the question. Given a chance at a do-over...

Jun 25, 2019

US consumer confidence hits lowest level since September '17

WASHINGTON - American consumers are feeling less confident this month as heightened trade tensions take a toll. The Conference Board, a business research group, says its consumer confidence index fell...

Jun 25, 2019

US new-home sales fell 7.8% in May

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 7.8% in May, as sales plunged in the pricier Northeastern and Western markets. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new homes sold at a seasonally adj...

Jun 25, 2019

Text of Jackson estate statement on 10th death anniversary

LOS ANGELES - Statement to The Associated Press from Michael Jackson's estate on the 10th anniversary of his death. ___ Ten years ago today, the world lost a gifted artist and extraordinary humanitari...

Jun 25, 2019

SpaceX launches hefty rocket with 24 satellites

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocke...

Jun 25, 2019

Top Austrian court says Ukrainian oligarch can be sent to US

VIENNA - Austria's Supreme Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that a Ukrainian oligarch who prosecutors say had business ties to President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager, Paul Manafort, can be extradi...

Jun 25, 2019