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Italian TV host apologizes for gestures mimicking Asians

MILAN - A Swiss-Italian television host apologized Wednesday for mimicking Asians on a satirical TV program after her actions drew protests on social media. "I am truly sorry and I apologize if I hurt...

Apr 14, 2021

The disabled hope their Oscar moment can become a movement

LOS ANGELES - Right down to its production design, the Oscars have not always felt like the most welcoming place for the disabled. "I've always seen that stage with its stairs as a symbol that they do...

Apr 14, 2021

Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting

WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Au...

Apr 14, 2021

Judge refuses request to acquit Chauvin in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - The judge at Derek Chauvin's murder trial Wednesday turned down a defence request to acquit the former officer in George Floyd's death, rejecting claims that prosecutors failed to prove ...

Apr 14, 2021

EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology

BRUSSELS - In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine insisting the...

Apr 14, 2021

'The Bachelor' star Colton Underwood comes out as gay

Colton Underwood, the former football tight end who found fame on "The Bachelor" has revealed that he is gay. "I've ran from myself for a long time. I've hated myself for a long time," Underwood told ...

Apr 14, 2021

AP source: Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison

NEW YORK - Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died early Wednesday in a federal prison, a person familiar with the matter told The As...

Apr 14, 2021

The gonzo art of writing for 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'

NEW YORK - Screenplay writing, usually a fairly solitary, uneventful process, is more of a full-contact sport for a movie like "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." Work for the nine Oscar-nominated writers o...

Apr 14, 2021

Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge

NEW YORK - After spending more than four years under the "bad dream" of rape and kidnapping charges that were recently dismissed, rapper Mystikal says he wants to shed the sexually-charged songs of hi...

Apr 14, 2021

Nielsen, networks clash on stats showing fewer viewers

NEW YORK - People have been stuck at home for a year due to COVID-19 restrictions, with movie theatres closed, concert venues closed, restaurants closed, sports attendance restricted - yet television ...

Apr 14, 2021