Sleeping in a dog cage, Pattinson pares down for ‘Good Time’ thriller
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Robert Pattinson, accustomed to luxury trailers and gourmet food, was reduced to taking a catnap in a dog cage on the set of his latest movie "Good Time," a fast-paced nocturnal crime thriller set in New York City. "We were setting up...
U.S. Interior Department rescinds coal valuation rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Monday it has rescinded an Obama-era rule that reformed how energy companies value sales of oil, gas and coal extracted from federal and tribal land to protect taxpayers because it caused "confusion...
Tillerson says U.S., Russia can settle problems, ease tension
MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday he believes Washington and Russia can find a way to ease tensions, saying it wouldn't be useful to cut ties over the single issue of suspected Russian meddling in the U.S. election. Tillerson said...
Taylor Swift in federal court over groping allegation
DENVER (Reuters) - Taylor Swift might appear in a federal court in Denver on Monday as lawyers for the singer and a Colorado radio personality start jury selection for dueling lawsuits over whether the former disc jockey fondled her four years ago during a photo...
Actors Chris Pratt, Anna Faris announce they are separating
(Reuters) - Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are splitting up after eight years of marriage, they said on Sunday. "Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating. We tried hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed," Pratt, 38, said in a statement...
Pence denies eyeing presidential bid amid distance with Trump over Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday denied that he is preparing for a presidential election run in 2020, saying the suggestion is "disgraceful and offensive." Pence was responding to a New York Times report that some Republicans were moving...
Russia’s Lavrov meets Tillerson, says feels U.S. ready to continue dialogue
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite bilateral tensions. Lavrov, who met U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of...
Trump eyes top policy aide for communications director role: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House may appoint a senior policy adviser with hardline views on immigration, who recently sparred with reporters in a televised briefing, as its new communications director, a senior administration official said on Saturday. Stephen...
After sanctions, Tillerson may find Russia talks an uphill climb
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the unenviable task of exploring U.S.-Russian cooperation following Washington's latest sanctions on Russia and Moscow's expulsion of U.S. diplomats. Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
Russia’s Kislyak: talks with Trump’s ex-security aide ‘absolutely transparent’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's former ambassador to Washington, Sergei Kislyak, said on Saturday his conversations with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn had been transparent and focused on matters of U.S.-Russia cooperation. Kislyak ended his...