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Next for Weinstein: Sentencing, appeal and another rape case

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after a jury branded Harvey Weinstein a convicted rapist, the former film producer remained at a N...
2:02 26 February 2022

Placido Domingo apology prompts new accuser to step forward

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The words “I am truly sorry” have not been uttered often in the #MeToo era. So when soprano Luz del...
1:20 26 February 2022

Review: An unlikely friendship is at the heart of ‘Burden’

It was only a matter of time before Hollywood came calling to adapt the real-life events surrounding a museum in South C...
1:01 26 February 2022

AP Explains: Malaysia political upheaval as leader resigns

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s ruling alliance collapsed this week after 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir M...
0:32 26 February 2022

NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, distracted driver caused fatal crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla’s partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into a concrete barrier on a Silico...
23:46 25 February 2022

Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down in surprise announcement

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger, who steered the company’s absorption of Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel and Fox’s entertai...
23:26 25 February 2022

Inmate seeks end to solitary over refusal to cut dreadlocks

This image released by The Lebanon County, Pa., Correctional Facility shows Eric McGill, awaiting trial in a shooting ca...
23:01 25 February 2022

Sanders makes bold play to win primary on Warren’s home turf

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the South Carolina primary unfolds Saturday, Bernie Sanders won’t be hustling for last-minute votes...
22:54 25 February 2022

Italy sees virus cases rise 45% in a day; deaths up to 11

ROME (AP) — Italy reported a 45% one-day increase in people infected with the coronavirus as other countries in Europe r...
22:50 25 February 2022

Dems thwart Senate Republicans on 2 abortion-related bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a pair of Republican bills that would ban most late-term abortions...
22:42 25 February 2022

6 European nations report virus cases with Italy link

BERLIN (AP) — Six European countries announced cases of COVID-19 disease Tuesday in people who had recently traveled fro...
22:39 25 February 2022

Coronavirus poses tough challenge for economic policymakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fast-moving coronavirus isn’t just confounding health officials. It’s also bedeviling policymakers...
22:34 25 February 2022

As world scrambles, experts warn virus spread in US certain

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials warned Tuesday that the burgeoning coronavirus is certain to spread more widely in...
22:34 25 February 2022

Trump, US officials send mixed messages on virus risk here

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his top economic adviser said Tuesday that the new coronavirus is under con...
22:25 25 February 2022

Barr meets with Senate GOP to push surveillance renewals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr met with lawmakers Tuesday to encourage them to extend expiring surveill...
21:58 25 February 2022

Hot Pockets heir gets 5 months in prison for college scam

BOSTON (AP) — An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for trying to cheat and ...
21:37 25 February 2022

Attorney General Barr names new fed prison system director

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Michael Carvajal. Attorney General William Barr has ...
21:24 25 February 2022

Trump says 2 justices should sit out cases, but they decide

WASHINGTON (AP) — A month before the Supreme Court takes up cases over his tax returns and financial records, President ...
20:30 25 February 2022

While India seems to love Trump, the reality isn’t so simple

Looking out over the world’s largest cricket stadium, the seats jammed with more than 100,000 people, India’s prime mini...
20:22 25 February 2022

Mubarak, Egypt’s autocrat ousted in uprising, dies at 91

CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who was the autocratic face of stability in the Middle East for nearly 3...
18:36 25 February 2022

39 states investigating Juul’s marketing of vaping products

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul La...
17:26 25 February 2022

Iran says official who played down virus fears is infected

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of an Iranian government task force on the coronavirus who had urged the pub...
17:24 25 February 2022

Medical report shows Klobuchar in ‘very good health’

CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is “in very good health,” according to a medical report t...
17:24 25 February 2022

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold...
17:22 25 February 2022

Dior invokes #MeToo in feminist-inspired fashion show

“Consent, Consent, Consent” flashed the neon set lights at Dior’s latest ready-to-wear show in Paris.It signaled that th...
17:09 25 February 2022

Review: ‘Driving While Black’ opens road to civil rights

This cover image released by Liveright/W.W. Norton shows "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to C...
16:45 25 February 2022

Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shiite shrines that attract tens of millions of visitors annually have come under foc...
16:41 25 February 2022

Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law

NEW DELHI (AP) — Defending the host who has showered him with pageantry, President Donald Trump refused Tuesday to speak...
16:40 25 February 2022

Court closes courthouse door on slain Mexican teen’s family

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, in a 5-4 ruling, closed the courthouse door on the parents of a Mexican ...
16:01 25 February 2022

Pompeo blasts China, Iran for response to virus outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hit out at China and Iran for their response to the outbreak...
15:47 25 February 2022