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NEW YORK — "Saturday Night Live" cast member Pete Davidson has apologized for mocking the appearance of a veteran who lost an eye in Afghanistan.He says Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw, now a congressman-elect from Texas, "deserves all the respect in the world."On SNL's "Weekend Update" segment , Davidson was joined by Crenshaw, a Navy SEAL.Davidson had mocked Crenshaw a week earlier, saying viewers might be surprised he's "not a hit man in a porno movie. [...]

LOS ANGELES — You're a mean one — and you're number one — Mr. Grinch."Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" made off with $66 million for Universal Pictures to top the weekend North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.Last week's top film, the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," drops to second for 20th Century Fox with a $30.8 million weekend that brings its overall take to $100 million."Minions" makers Illumination produced the latest [...]

PARIS — President Donald Trump walked apart from the dozens of world leaders who marched together Sunday toward the Arc de Triomphe to commemorate the moment when World War I ended 100 years ago, a time when Western allies believed the world's survival depended on American leadership and global cooperation.Then Trump watched uncomfortably as French President Emmanuel Macron warned that nationalism, a label Trump recently embraced for his "America [...]

Democratic lawmakers, set to take control of the House in January, say they would be reluctant to impeach President Trump or issue blanket subpoenas to his administration.

PARADISE, Calif. — With hearses standing by, crews stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise, and relatives desperately looked for more than 100 missing loved ones, as wind-whipped wildfires raged Sunday on both ends of the state.The statewide death toll stood at 25 and appeared certain to rise.At least five search teams were working in Paradise — a town of 27,000 that was largely incinerated on Thursday — and surrounding [...]

Alice Fruits no longer drives, but she still makes it from her west Stockton home to the Oak Park Senior Center a few times a week.It’s a tradition.Fruits, 95, has been attending the facility for lunch and dances for more than 25 years, making her one of the longest active members of the Senior Center that celebrates its 50th anniversary with an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.“It’s a good place for seniors to meet and to do activities [...]

STOCKTON — Aaron Morris made quite an impression nine years ago when he moved into the east-central Stockton home of Leilanie Lagua.“When he first came to us, he broke our water dispenser, he broke our microwave, dropped it on the floor,” Lagua recalled earlier this month. “He grabbed me. I got scratches.”Morris, now 56, arrived at Lagua’s front door after Lagua signed on with an organization, California MENTOR, which pairs [...]

Archaeologists have discovered seven Pharaonic Age tombs near the capital Cairo containing dozens of cat mummies along with wooden statues depicting other animals.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races on Saturday, an unprecedented review of two major races in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election.Secretary Ken Detzner issued the order after the unofficial results in both races fell within the margin that by law triggers a recount. His office was unaware of any other time either a governor race or U.S. Senate race required a recount, [...]