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Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges is postponed

NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they're still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" star's case. J...

Sep 03, 2019

Simone Biles 'aches' for victims after brother charged

CLEVELAND - Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles says she's struggling with the arrest of her brother who was charged in a shooting that left three dead. She said in a tweet Monday that her heart ...

Sep 03, 2019

For Julie Andrews, sudden success was 'like an assault'

VENICE, Italy - Julie Andrews is reflecting on her career at the Venice International Film Festival, where she received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award Monday evening. The 83-year-old s...

Sep 03, 2019

Searchers hunt missing Spanish Olympian in mountain area

MADRID - Hundreds of searchers, helped by helicopters and drones, combed a mountainous area outside Madrid Tuesday, 10 days after the last known sighting of former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalli...

Sep 03, 2019

Tribute concert of Avicii's music to benefit mental health

NEW YORK - A benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late star Avicii is being planned for Dec. 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Proceeds will support the work of the new Tim Bergling...

Sep 03, 2019

Rapper arrested after alleged assault of employee

LAS VEGAS - Police in Las Vegas say rapper Fetty Wap was arrested after allegedly assaulting three employees at a hotel. Police say the 28-year-old whose real name is Willie Maxwell was arrested Sunda...

Sep 03, 2019

Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being 'tone deaf'

VENICE, Italy - Three years ago, filmmaker Nate Parker came under scrutiny for a rape allegation from his college days that essentially derailed the release of his Nat Turner film "The Birth of a Nati...

Sep 03, 2019

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni medics said on Monday they pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of a Houthi rebel-run detention centre that was hit a day earlier by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, killing ov...

Sep 03, 2019

Where's the pope? Stuck in Vatican elevator until rescue

VATICAN CITY - Where's the pope? He's stuck in a Vatican elevator. Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter's Square for the traditional Sunday on-the-dot-of-noon appearance by Pope Francis ...

Sep 03, 2019

Stage set for Brexit clash in UK Parliament this week

LONDON - The U.K. Labour Party's chief Brexit adviser says opposition plans to block a "no-deal" Brexit would require postponing the country's departure deadline again so the withdrawal doesn't happen...

Sep 03, 2019