The Civil War-set 'The Beguiled' patiently weaves a spell that is hushed and intoxicating.
Although it unfolds in and around a Virginia boarding school in 1864, a year before the end of the Civil War, Sofia Coppola's "The Beguiled" has some of the spooky, suggestive magic of a fairy tale.
The opening shot could...Read more
Music calms grief over Prince: The Revolution's Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman talk about reunion tour
In the years since they played with Prince in the early 1980s, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have become two of Hollywood's most prolific television composers, creating music for such shows as "Heroes," "Prime Suspect" ...Read more
On jungle roads, Jokowi reboots with eye on 2019 Indonesia vote
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Sitting on a Kawasaki dirt bike with a camera fastened to his helmet, Indonesia President Joko Widodo led an entourage last month to inspect construction of the longest road in the eastern province of...Read more
Movie review: 'Nobody Speak' examines dangers to news media in the age of Trump
It was a curious twist that Hulk Hogan's sex tape became a test for the First Amendment in an era when the news media were increasingly vulnerable to petulant billionaires, angry mobs, shrinking advertising, a Twitter-...Read more
Woman linked to drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested at border crossing
SAN DIEGO -- A former Mexican legislator who has been linked to notorious cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was charged Thursday in San Diego federal court with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
The U.S. attorney's ...Read more
Trump names NY Jets owner Woody Johnson as ambassador to UK
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump named New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Johnson, 70, is also chairman and chief executive officer of New York-based Johnson Co., a ...Read more
No. 1 'Transformers' hits new low with $69 million domestic debut, but is saved by global box office
LOS ANGELES -- "Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth installment in the blockbuster franchise from Michael Bay, may have topped the weekend, but all that robot-smashing has gotten a bit rusty at the box office.
The ...Read more
Rival Senate factions push competing agendas as health care measure hangs in balance
WASHINGTON -- Heading into a week of intense jockeying and arm-twisting over the Senate's polarizing health care plan, the rift appeared to widen Sunday between moderates who consider the measure too punitive and ...Read more
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Cassie's Marvelous Music Lessons
Sheri Poe-PapeIn this delightful story, Cassie is welcomed to a new home filled with music, but when Mrs. Applebaum doesn’t seem to understand what Cassie is saying, or how talented she is, the happy little dog becomes an unhappy little dog. Fortunately, with a good ear and a kind heart, Mrs. Applebaum ...
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 communications satellites
LOS ANGELES -- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off successfully Sunday afternoon from Vandenberg Air Force Base's Western Range in California, carrying a payload of 10 commercial communications satellites in an important ...Read more
Israel abandons deal on Western Wall prayer
TEL AVIV, Israel -- The Israeli government Sunday scrapped a compromise to allow prayer by men and women together at the Western Wall holy site in Jerusalem, bowing to pressure from ultra-religious parties in Prime ...Read more
House Democrat agrees with Trump: Obama should have acted on hacking
WASHINGTON –– Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and President Donald Trump don't agree on much about Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, but they agree on this: President Barack Obama should have done more to stop ...Read more
Saudi-led demands are hard for Qatar to meet, Tillerson says
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ––Qatar will find it "very difficult" to comply with some demands made a Saudi Arabia-led group of Persian Gulf Arab nations to end the diplomatic crisis, though they can be a basis for talks, U.S....Read more
Israel ends plan to set up 'mixed zone' at Western Wall
TEL AVIV, Israel –– Israel has given up a plan to erect a "mixed zone" for men and women at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli media reported Sunday, saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ...Read more
Turkish police squelch gay pride march
ISTANBUL-- With a high police presence, Turkish authorities Sunday prevented an annual gay pride march from taking place in Istanbul.
Citing concern for the "security of citizens and tourists" and "public order," the ...Read more
Democrats to offer platform on economy in attempt to end losing streak
Democrats have been losing elections by not offering voters a bold economic agenda, and the party plans to change that by releasing a platform within a month that won't be "baby steps,'' Senate Minority Leader Leader ...Read more
Trump to call for US 'dominance' in global energy production
WASHINGTON –– President Donald Trump will promote surging U.S. exports of oil and natural gas during a week of events to highlight the country's growing energy dominance.
Trump also plans to emphasize that after ...Read more
Trump vaguely accuses Clinton of 'collusion' in 2016 campaign
WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton Sunday of engaging in "collusion" in order to win last year's Democratic presidential nomination.
Trump's Twitter post did not refer directly to a special counsel...Read more
Oil tanker explosion kills 123 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD -- At least 123 people gathered around an oil tanker that overturned in eastern Pakistan were killed after it exploded and caught fire, police and rescuers said on Sunday morning.
The tanker crashed in the city ...Read more
Woman Takes A Hands-Off Approach To Blind Dates
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DEAR ABBY: I'm a single 38-year-old woman. I haven't been in a relationship in more than 10 years because of school, work and kids. Lately, since I graduated, I have been on a string of blind dates. Men seem to want to ...Read more
Joy, tears as 19 Washington state prison inmates earn college degrees
GIG HARBOR, Wash. -- College graduations are emotional occasions, but it would be hard to match the level of enthusiasm and joy that pervaded the gymnasium at the Washington Corrections Center for Women this month when 19 ...Read more
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