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From #MeToo to trial: A look at the fall of Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK – As Harvey Weinstein goes through his New York trial on rape and…
Gordon Smith, B.C.-based painter, educator, art champion, dead at 100
VANCOUVER – Gordon Smith, a painter, philanthropist and educator based in British Columbia, has died.…
Jazz composer and saxophone player Jimmy Heath dies at 93
NEW YORK – Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such…
‘Parasite’ wins at SAG Awards, so do Pitt and Aniston
“Parasite” has officially infected Hollywood’s award season. Bong Joon Ho’s Korean class satire became the…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Homes burn after shooter kills 2 Honolulu officers HONOLULU (AP) — A man shot and…
Many options await Prince Harry and Meghan after royal split
LONDON – Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have made their choice: a radical break…
Mexico’s president hopes to raffle off presidential jet
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced the latest in a series…
Brazilian minister is fired after comments linked to Nazis
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian culture secretary Roberto Alvim was fired on Friday after using…
Costumers for ‘Riverdale,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ net award nominations
TORONTO – Costume creators for “Riverdale,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “Anne With an E” are…
Free admission, Census info at Memphis museum on MLK day
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Civil Rights Museum will be providing free admission and information…
Ex-Indiana college president charged in Wis. sex sting
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – The fired president of Franklin College in Indiana was charged Wednesday…
AP Exclusive: Justice changing how inmate risk is assessed
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is changing the system it uses to assess whether an…
Artist Stan Douglas to represent Canada at 2021 Venice Biennale
OTTAWA – Renowned Vancouver-based artist Stan Douglas will represent Canada at next year’s prestigious Venice…
Business as usual? How Europe’s royals mix work and duties
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – As the British royal family wrestles with the future roles of…
Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality
TORONTO – A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to…
Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead
PARIS – American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film…
Trump cheered loudly at college football title game
NEW ORLEANS – President Donald Trump turned sports fan for an evening as he watched…
Franklin College fires president following Wisconsin arrest
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – Franklin College in Indiana has fired its president after he was…
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917”…
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917”…
Oklahoma woman charged with racist vandalism pleads guilty
NORMAN, Okla. – An Oklahoma woman has pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic…
Jackie, Tito Jackson return to Gary to tour hometown school
GARY, Ind. – Two of Michael Jackson’s brothers returned to their hometown of Gary, Indiana,…
Netflix to defend gay Jesus film in Brazil supreme court
RIO DE JANEIRO – Netflix said Thursday that it had filed a complaint in Brazil’s…
Brazil judge orders Netflix to remove film with gay Jesus
RIO DE JANEIRO – A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Netflix to stop showing a…