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Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may get a bounce. Many of this year's best-picture nominees have already been released on various home-viewing platforms.

ROME — The Vatican declared Monday that the Catholic Church won't bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.

The divorce between the U.K. and the EU is turning nastier by the day.

It’s a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns.

LOS ANGELES — Reactions from some of the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards: —— “I owe Sam everything for this role. I leaned into Sam Cooke’s signature confidence and signature swagger to make this believable.

BERLIN — French President Emmanuel Macron says that France is suspending the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine use out of precaution.

BERLIN — Two German state election defeats have jolted Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc, shining a spotlight on chances of it being ejected from the government in September's national vote.

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards. Just as joyously, dozens of creators largely sidelined for a year due to the pandemic got to make music again.

LOS ANGELES — A partial list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards: Best picture: “The Father”; “Judas and the Black Messiah”; “Mank”; “Minari”; “Nomadland”; “Promising Young Woman”; “Sound of Metal”; “The Trial of the Chicago 7.

BEIJING — Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar's biggest city drew demands Monday from Beijing for protection for their property and employees, while many in Myanmar expressed outrage over China's apparent lack of concern for those killed in p