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Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and never retiring

Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and never retiring

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film 鈥淨ueen Bees鈥 is extremely appropriate. Rarely has an actor been as good for as long as Burstyn has.
Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥 Singer Shemekia Copeland and guitarist Christone 鈥淜ingfish鈥 Ingram are among this year's top winners at the Blues Music Awards.
Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket's 1st crew flight

Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket's 1st crew flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) 鈥 Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company makes its first flight with a crew.
Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections

Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections

MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥 President Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador鈥檚 party and its allies appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico's lower chamber of the congress, but fell short of a two-thirds majority, as some voters boosted the struggling oppos
Donkey on the run in same town that dealt with runaway steer

Donkey on the run in same town that dealt with runaway steer

JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) 鈥 The same Rhode Island town that had to deal with a runaway steer earlier this year is now investigating reports of a donkey on the loose. The donkey was first spotted in Johnston at about 7 p.m.
France fines Google for abusing 鈥渄ominant" ads position

France fines Google for abusing 鈥渄ominant" ads position

PARIS (AP) 鈥 Google is being fined 220 million euros ($268 million) by France鈥檚 antitrust watchdog for abusing its 鈥榙ominant鈥 position in online advertising.
Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge

Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 A. Stella Oloye, a Washington, D.C-based writer working on an Afrofuturism novel, was at a low point this spring when she learned of an online challenge she likens to a 鈥済ift from God": #1000wordsofsummer.
Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing at least 40

Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing at least 40

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) 鈥 An express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 40 people, authorities said.
German military to ship surplus beer back from Afghanistan

German military to ship surplus beer back from Afghanistan

BERLIN (AP) 鈥 The German military says it has found a solution for an unusual logistics problem its troops in Afghanistan face: a glut of beer.
Seoul court rejects slave labor claim against Japanese firms

Seoul court rejects slave labor claim against Japanese firms

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥 A South Korean court on Monday rejected a claim by dozens of wartime Korean factory workers and their relatives who sought compensation from 16 Japanese companies for their slave labor during Japan鈥檚 colonial occupation of K