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Confederate statue to be moved from central spot at Ole Miss

JACKSON, Miss. - A Confederate monument will be moved from a prominent spot at the University of Mississippi to a Civil War cemetery in a secluded part of the Oxford campus. The state college board me...

Jun 18, 2020

Top seller 'Antiracist Baby' to be released as picture book

NEW YORK - A picture book edition of Ibram X. Kendi's "Antiracist Baby," one of the country's top-selling books since the death last month of George Floyd, is coming out July 14. "Antiracist Baby" wen...

Jun 18, 2020

Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies

NEW YORK - Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, died Wednesday, her daughter confirmed to The New York Times. She was 92. Smi...

Jun 18, 2020

World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103

LONDON - Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular "Forces' Sweetheart" who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, ...

Jun 18, 2020

China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law

HONG KONG - China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining faith in the semi-autonomous Chinese re...

Jun 18, 2020

Kentucky governor seeks to revive health insurance exchange

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Reversing his Republican predecessor, Kentucky's Democratic governor announced plans to bring back a health insurance program his father started that was credited with signing up hund...

Jun 17, 2020

After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee

MANCHESTER, England - Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a sombre return on Wednesday from a 100-da...

Jun 17, 2020

`That 70s Show' actor Danny Masterson charged in 3 rapes

LOS ANGELES - "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday. The three counts of rape by force or fear com...

Jun 17, 2020

Oxford college recommends removal of Cecil Rhodes statue

LONDON - The governing body of Oxford University's Oriel College has recommended the removal of a statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes that has long been the target of protests - though it won...

Jun 17, 2020

ABC's fall TV schedule is set, but virus has say on timing

LOS ANGELES - ABC's fall schedule released Wednesday optimistically details its plans, including a new thriller from the creator of "Big Little Lies." But there's a key element missing - the debut dat...

Jun 17, 2020