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Kiefer Sutherland has addressed a viral claim that he bullied “Stand by Me” costars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell while on the set of the 1982 film. During a recent episode of “The Talk,” Sutherland shut down rumors that he “picked on” his younger costars once and for all. After “The Talk” cohost Natalie Morales brought …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri ethics panel is at an impasse over reported misconduct by the powerful state House speaker, who allegedly used his office to stymie an investigation into his actions. A draft of the Ethics Committee report recommended that the House formally denounce actions taken by Republican Speaker Dean Plocher that “substantially impair public confidence in …

LONDON (AP) — A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed went on display Tuesday at Churchill’s birthplace ahead of an auction in June. The painting by modernist artist Graham Sutherland was made in preparation for a larger portrait that Churchill hated and which was later destroyed — an episode recounted in the TV …