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Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer team up for new show 'Flack'
PASADENA, Calif. - Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer first got together professionally and personally on "True Blood." Now they're working together again, except she's the star and executive producer and ...
Jan 31, 2019
Harvard troupe honouring Bryce Dallas Howard in parade, roast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A storied Harvard theatrical troupe is honouring "Jurassic World" star Bryce Dallas Howard at the debut of its first performance with a co-ed cast. The university's Hasty Pudding Th...
Jan 31, 2019
'Red Line' puts Noah Wyle at centre of police shooting drama
PASADENA, Calif. - Noah Wyle is back in Chicago for a TV drama that's far different than the 1990s hit "ER" that launched his career. In CBS' limited series "The Red Line," Wyle's character loses his ...
Jan 31, 2019
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans see nation on the wrong track
PAWTUCKET, R.I. - The state of the union is dark. A large majority of Americans say they are pessimistic about the state of the country and few expect things will get better in the year ahead, accordi...
Jan 31, 2019
UK leader seeks Brexit deal changes, but EU stands firm
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday won a few weeks to salvage a Brexit deal but headed toward a clash with the European Union by promising to overhaul the divorce agreement she spe...
Jan 31, 2019
Midwest cities scramble to keep homeless from dangerous cold
BISMARCK, N.D. - Winter's sharpest bite in years moved past painful into life-threatening territory Tuesday, prompting officials throughout the Midwest to take extraordinary measures to protect the ho...
Jan 31, 2019
Utility bankruptcy could be costly to wildfire victims
SAN FRANCISCO - Faced with potentially ruinous lawsuits over California's recent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in a move that could lead to higher...
Jan 31, 2019
Apple to fix FaceTime bug that allows eavesdropping
Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person's microphone remotely. With the bug, a FaceTime user calling another iPho...
Jan 31, 2019
Less is more? Trump out of sight as border talks play out
WASHINGTON - No televised roundtables with Cabinet secretaries. No freewheeling speeches from the Oval Office. No shouted comments on his way to Marine One. Where's the president? While the federal go...
Jan 31, 2019
Deep freeze expected to ease, but disruptions persist
CHICAGO - The painfully cold weather system that put much of the Midwest into a historic deep freeze was expected to ease Thursday, though temperatures could still tumble to record lows in some places...
Jan 31, 2019