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Octavia Spencer like you've never seen her before in 'Ma'

LOS ANGELES - Octavia Spencer has been a household name for almost a decade. She's won an Oscar and been nominated two more times since. And yet she has never headlined a film on her own or been first...

May 29, 2019

Report: Qatar premier to travel to Saudi Arabia amid boycott

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Al-Jazeera is reporting that Qatar's prime minister will be heading to Saudi Arabia for two summits, marking the highest-level contact between the neighbouring nations si...

May 29, 2019

Couture Council to honour Louboutin and his red-soled shoes

NEW YORK - Designer Christian Louboutin and his famous towering, red-soled shoes are being awarded a prestigious fashion honour. The French designer will be the next honoree of the Couture Council of ...

May 29, 2019

Mueller to make 1st public statement on Russia probe

WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller will make his first public statement on the results of his nearly two-year long Russia investigation on Wednesday. That's according to the Justice Departmen...

May 29, 2019

Australian 'Egg Boy' donates $70,000 to Christchurch victims

SYDNEY, Australia - The Australian teenager who cracked an egg on the head of a politician for his remarks about the New Zealand mosque massacre has donated almost $70,000 to people affected by the ki...

May 29, 2019

Kit Harington checks into wellness centre post-'Thrones'

LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has checked into a wellness retreat to work on what his representative says are "personal issues." A representative for Harington said Tuesday the Br...

May 29, 2019

Alex Trebek shares 'mind-boggling' pancreatic cancer update

LOS ANGELES - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says his doctors say he's in "near remission" of advanced pancreatic cancer and his response to the treatment is "kind of mind-boggling." The 78-year-old TV ...

May 29, 2019

Review: 'Godzilla' is back and doing just fine

It's been a bit since moviegoers had the chance to catch up with Godzilla, five years in fact, which in cinematic franchise time feels like at least a few decades. In other words, it's understandable ...

May 29, 2019

Prosecutors aim to reverse bail decision in Kodak Black case

MIAMI - Rapper Kodak Black is due back in federal court after his arrest at a Miami hip-hop festival around which several violent incidents occurred. Federal prosecutors are appealing a judge's decisi...

May 29, 2019

Trump urges Roy Moore not to run for US Senate in Alabama

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is warning that the "consequences will be devastating" if Alabama Republican Roy Moore again runs for the U.S. Senate in 2020. Moore lost in the once-reliably red s...

May 29, 2019