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Actor Kevin Costner returns to Iowa to support Buttigieg

INDIANOLA, Iowa - "Field of Dreams" actor Kevin Costner returned to Iowa on Sunday to go to bat for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, pitching the small-town mayor as someone worth lis...

Dec 22, 2019

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...

Dec 22, 2019

Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL

FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...

Dec 22, 2019

Wisconsin governor rejects 'Making a Murderer' pardon bid

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netfli...

Dec 22, 2019

UK charges US diplomat's wife over teen's death in crash

LONDON - An American diplomat's wife who left the U.K. after being involved in a road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, British prosecut...

Dec 22, 2019

Chief: City employee targeted co-worker in deadly shooting

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A deadly shooting at a city building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was an act of "workplace violence" by one city employee who targeted a co-worker he'd disliked for a long ti...

Dec 22, 2019

Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in 'Star Wars'

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first "Star Wars" film was released in 1977. But in...

Dec 22, 2019

Q&A: Sam Mendes on making '1917' in one long take

NEW YORK - After the juggling act of two Bond films, with their cadre of characters and armoury of gadgets, Sam Mendes had something cleaner in mind for his next film. Two main characters. No backstor...

Dec 22, 2019

Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as 'precautionary measure'

LONDON - Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital Friday "as a precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said. The palace said the 98-year-old Philip was adm...

Dec 22, 2019

US economic growth and consumer spending show resilience

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy, which only recently was flashing warning signs of a worrisome slowdown, is finishing the year in stronger shape, thanks to a resilient consumer, a healthy job market and...

Dec 22, 2019