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J Balvin, Roddy Ricch no longer performing at MTV VMAs

NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch and Colombian superstar J Balvin will no longer perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. Ricch announced his cancellation in a statement posted to Instagram ...

Aug 24, 2020

Asia Today: South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide. Most of th...

Aug 23, 2020

Screenwriter John Ridley to write new Batman comic series

LOS ANGELES - John Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of colour. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and DC publisher Jim Lee announced plans for Rid...

Aug 23, 2020

Former 'Glee' star Lea Michele gives birth to baby boy

LOS ANGELES - Lea Michele is a mom of a baby boy. A representative for Michele said Sunday that the former "Glee" star gave birth to her son on Aug. 20. She and her husband Zandy Reich welcomed their ...

Aug 23, 2020

Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name

NAPLES, Italy - Opera legend Plcido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a ...

Aug 23, 2020

Shipbuilders approve 3-year pact, ending monthslong strike

BATH, Maine - A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works - against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year - came to an end Sunday with shipbuilders voting to return to their jobs producing warships fo...

Aug 23, 2020

Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176...

Aug 23, 2020

India's virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south

NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the w...

Aug 22, 2020

Trump's vision of American greatness at centre of convention

WASHINGTON - Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump's presidency when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the W...

Aug 22, 2020

Kanye West files to appear on ballot in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. - Rapper Kanye West has filed paperwork to appear on the presidential ballot in Louisiana in November. West's filing Friday, just ahead of the deadline, lists himself as a candidate f...

Aug 22, 2020