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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy kicked off a congressional grilling of Google CEO Sundar Pichai by noting a "widening gap of distrust" between tech companies and the American people. (Dec. 11)  AP WASHINGTON – Rep. Zoe Lofgren wants to know why so many pictures of President Donald Trump appear when she does a Google search for "idiot."  "Right now, if you Google the word 'idiot' under images, a picture of Donald Trump comes up. I just did that," the California Democrat told Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday in Washington. "How would that happen? How does search work so that would occur?" Lofgren asked Pichai. The Google CEO – who was at the hearing to address allegations of political bias in his company's widely used search engine – said the results are based on billions of keywords ranked according to more than 200 factors such as relevance and popularity.  "S...

Kirk Douglas  remarkably celebrates his 102nd birthday on December 9, 2018. The three-time Oscar nominee appeared in dozens of movies in a career that spanned decades. But how many of those titles are classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at 15 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best. Born in 1916, Douglas kicked off his acting career after serving in the Navy during WWII. He made his film debut with a small role in “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” (1946). His first Oscar nomination as Best Actor came just three years later for  Mark Robson ‘s boxing drama “Champion” (1949). He earned two more Oscar bids working with director  Vincent Minnelli , first for the Hollywood melodrama “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952) and again for the  Vincent Van Gogh  biopic “Lust for Life” (1956). The latter film brought him victories at the Golden Globes and New York Film Critics Circle. SEE Honorary Oscars: Full gallery of acting recipients inc...

Anthony Joshua further boosted his claim to be the biggest active star in boxing with a thudding seventh-round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin on Saturday. In front of 80,000 of his noisy compatriots at Wembley Stadium, Joshua defended his WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles and more big things await. USA TODAY Sports' Martin Rogers breaks down the fight round by round below, but first, it is worth considering what might come next for the British big man. The heavyweight division has been snoozing for longer than any boxing fan cares to remember, but it is alive and well now. Much of that is a result of the buzz and excitement surrounding Joshua, who has knocked out all but one of his opponents. Hopefully, for the sake of the sport, his next fight with be against the winner of December's battle between WBC champ Deontay Wilder and former title holder Tyson Fury. The prospect of a UK v. USA feud between Joshua and Wilder would immediately become n...

Jon Jones   will be eligible to compete again on Oct. 28, but   Dana White   claims that the controversial former UFC champion will likely return to action early next year. On Wednesday, it was revealed that Jones received a   15-month suspension   from USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping policy, for his failed drug test from a sample collected July 28, 2017. There has been ample speculation regarding the possibility of Jones headlining   UFC 230   at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 3, but the UFC president’s latest comments have thrown water on that idea. “Beginning of next year,” White told ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ show when asked about Jones’ return. “He’s been off for awhile. I think he’s a little heavy right now and he needs to start cutting weight and getting back into shape and we should see him early next year.” White also discussed how Jones ended up receiving a shortened suspension for the offense. “[USADA] had a third party independent ...

Finally, the world got its first look at Brie Larson as a Marvel superhero, and she's definitely lit – quite literally, since she's crazy powerful. The first trailer for "Captain Marvel" (in theaters March 8, 2019) made its debut Tuesday with Larson in all her glory as Carol Danvers, the superhero that comic-book fans and everyone else has been waiting to see since Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury hit the button on a beeper with a familiar red-blue-and-gold star logo at the end of "Avengers: Infinity War." While we're still waiting to see how Carol will factor into Marvel's future – specifically, her role in "Avengers 4" (out May 3, 2019) – the new footage showcases the universe's past, as "Captain Marvel" takes place in the 1990s. (Hello, Blockbuster Video!)

A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Iowa State golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, the 2018 Big 12 champion and the school's female athlete of the year. Barquin Arozamena, 22, was found dead Monday at a golf course in Ames, Iowa. Ames police on Monday night announced that Collin Daniel Richards has been charged following an investigation by several law enforcement agencies. Richards made his initial appearance at the Story County Courthouse in Nevada, Iowa, at 9 a.m. Tuesday; bond was set at $5 million during a brief hearing. Officers were called to Coldwater Golf Course on Monday morning after golfers had located a golf bag with no one around it. Officers located Barquin Arozamena's body in a pond near the ninth hole of the course and determined she had been assaulted. Barquin Arozamena suffered "several stab wounds to the upper torso, head and neck," Ames police said in a criminal complaint. At the appearance, Story Coun...