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Italy's Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italy will host the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, taking the Winter Games to the Alpine country for the second time in 20 years. International Olympic Committee...

Jun 24, 2019

Legal feud still simmers in 'Melrose Place' fatal crash case

NEWARK, N.J. - A bitter legal feud is showing no signs of abating in the case of a former "Melrose Place" actress who's already served prison time for a fatal drunken driving crash nine years ago but ...

Jun 24, 2019

Screenwriters can play key role in gender parity, actors say

LOS ANGELES - Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis says achieving gender parity on screen is simple, and it could happen overnight. "Just go through (the script) and cross out a bunch of male first...

Jun 24, 2019

Wife of reality TV bounty hunter in medically induced coma

HONOLULU - The wife of reality TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman is in a medically induced coma, a report said. Beth Chapman is in the intensive care unit of Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, The...

Jun 24, 2019

Big rollers: Eldorado buys Caesars in deal valued at $17B

LAS VEGAS - Eldorado Resorts will buy Caesars in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $17.3 billion, creating a casino giant. The acquisition Monday puts about 60 casinos and resorts in 16 states under a s...

Jun 24, 2019

Skydiving plane in Hawaii crash had scary 2016 mishap

HONOLULU - A skydiving plane that crashed in Hawaii, killing 11 people, was involved in a terrifying midair incident three years ago in Northern California that prompted the 14 skydivers aboard to jum...

Jun 24, 2019

Building under construction topples in Cambodia, killing 17

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - Cambodian rescuers combing through the rubble of a collapsed seven-story building recovered the bodies of 17 construction workers and pulled out 24 injured, as authorities qu...

Jun 23, 2019

Cardi B kicks off BET Awards, Lil Baby wins best new artist

Cardi B, the most nominated act at the 2019 BET Awards, kicked off the show with an explosive performance of her new single "Press." Cardi B's husband, Offset of the rap group Migos, started the perfo...

Jun 23, 2019

Steamy romance novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91

LOS ANGELES - Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful, died Saturday at...

Jun 23, 2019

Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Smollett probe

CHICAGO - A judge decided to appoint a special prosecutor Friday to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of lying t...

Jun 23, 2019