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Aunt Jemima brand retired by Quaker due to racial stereotype

NEW YORK - Quaker Oats is retiring the 131-year-old Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character's origins are "based on a racial stereotype." Just hours later, the owner of the Uncl...

Jun 17, 2020

'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021

LONDON - Some of London's biggest West End shows, including "Hamilton" and "The Phantom of the Opera," won't reopen until next year, producers announced Wednesday, as arts bodies warned that Britain f...

Jun 17, 2020

New York declares Juneteenth a holiday for state employees

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's governor signed an executive order Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. Gov. Andrew Cu...

Jun 17, 2020

Atlanta awaits decision on charges in black man's killing

Atlanta awaited a decision from prosecutors Wednesday on whether to bring charges against two white police officers in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot in the back in a case that has unfol...

Jun 17, 2020

Tyler Perry says he's 'exhausted' by all the hate, division

LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry wrote "we must never give up" in a heartfelt first-person essay in People magazine detailing his thoughts on racial injustice and police brutality against unarmed black peopl...

Jun 17, 2020

Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance in 'Da 5 Bloods'

NEW YORK - In the jungle of Spike Lee's sprawling and anguished "Da 5 Bloods," Delroy Lindo's titanic performance as a Vietnam veteran rises to a ferocious, even Shakespearean pinnacle. Lee's film, no...

Jun 17, 2020

World 100-meter champ suspended for missing drug tests

Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion in the 100-meter dash, was suspended Wednesday by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing drug tests. The AIU updated its list of athletes on provisiona...

Jun 17, 2020

Report: 60% of Beijing flights cancelled to stem virus spread

BEIJING - Chinese media say more than 60% of commercial flights in and out of Beijing have been cancelled as the city raises alert level amid a new coronavirus outbreak. The website of the Communist P...

Jun 16, 2020

Virginia governor to propose Juneteenth as state holiday

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he's making Juneteenth - a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. - an official holiday in a state that was once home t...

Jun 16, 2020

'Watch it on TV': Gov. Cuomo OKs no-fan US Open tennis in NY

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the U.S. Open tennis tournament to be held in his state starting in late August - but without spectators - as part of the reopening from shutdo...

Jun 16, 2020