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McBride, Wilkerson among nominees for Kirkus Prize

NEW YORK - Elena Ferrante, James McBride and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees for the Kirkus Prize, a $50,000 honour for the best fiction, nonfiction and children's books. The nominees, six eac...

Sep 9, 2020

Mandela's lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies

JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid crusader and Nelson Mandela's personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family said Wednesday. He died of natural causes at home, the family said. Bizos, who came ...

Sep 9, 2020

NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients

NEW YORK - A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacki...

Sep 9, 2020

On new album, Chick Corea plays with a piano and his fans

NEW YORK - If you're very lucky, one day Chick Corea will make your portrait. And because he's a formidable musician, it will be a portrait entirely in musical notes. Corea likes inviting volunteers o...

Sep 9, 2020

Oscars set inclusion standards for best picture category

In an historic move, the Oscars are raising the inclusion bar for best picture nominees starting with the 96th Academy Awards in 2024. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday laid o...

Sep 9, 2020

U.S. job postings rise to 6.6 million in July

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about the job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Labor Department said Wednesda...

Sep 9, 2020

Iranian director calls Venice premiere 'like a new life'

VENICE, Italy - Restricted travel, quarantine and positive COVID-19 tests meant that Majid Majidi's appearance at the Venice Film Festival for Iranian drama "Sun Children" (Khorshid) was an achievemen...

Sep 9, 2020

'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' will end in 2021

LOS ANGELES - Who do we keep up with now? After more than a decade, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" will be ending its run next year. "It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye" to the reality sho...

Sep 9, 2020

Kevin Hart to host famed telethon long hosted by Jerry Lewis

LOS ANGELES - Kevin Hart will host the return of a popular telethon once spearheaded by the late Jerry Lewis to fight muscular dystrophy. The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced Wednesday that Ha...

Sep 9, 2020

Afghan officials: Kabul bomb targets VP, kills 2 civilians

KABUL - A bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed at least two civilians and wounded several others in an attack that targeted the country's first vice-president, who was unharmed, officials...

Sep 9, 2020