We have now gotten two remakes of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low," and yet not a single new rendition of "Stray Dog." Lamentable though that imbalance may be — you may have your own Kurosawa favorite — it's not hard to see the contemporary appeal of 1963's "High and Low." It's an ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors unveiled sweeping new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, accusing him and his wife of heading a state-sponsored system of repression responsible for the beating, asphyxiation and electric shock treatment of ...
Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the US Gulf Coast MIAMI (AP) — Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States. Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that he was confident that an endgame to the war could come in the days before or after the election, while also hinting that he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran. For weeks, Trump has been threatening that a post-midterm election escalation in the seven-month-old war remains a viable option, despite his initial ...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian-guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday, killing 30 people as part of a wave of attacks that also worsened power outages in the capital. The morning attack occurred next to a bus stop in ...
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti said Thursday he's "optimistic" the College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams during ESPN's exclusive negotiating window. That window was scheduled to end Friday but Petitti indicated during his remarks at Big Ten men's basketball media day that the deadline had been extended. "I'm optimistic that we'll get there, but that's what the work is over the next few days," Petitti said. "ESPN has got some more time in the window, and then if we get out of that window for some reason, then we will make a decision about what ...
