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Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever

NEW YORK - While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming service - including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African Ame...

Jun 15, 2020

Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be ...

Jun 15, 2020

BP takes $17.5B hit as pandemic accelerates emissions cuts

LONDON - Energy company BP is writing down its oil and gas assets by as much as $17.5 billion and will review its plans to develop oil wells as the shock to the industry and world demand from the COVI...

Jun 15, 2020

Justices rule gay workers protected from job discrimination

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative...

Jun 15, 2020

Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen

NEW YORK - After voicing support for Woody Allen and criticizing cancel culture, Spike Lee apologized Saturday for words he said were "wrong." In an interview Friday on the New York radio station WOR ...

Jun 15, 2020

Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?

NEW ORLEANS - Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they began letting customers in Saturday for the first time in months. Capacity is limited to 25 per cent,...

Jun 15, 2020

American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges

MOSCOW - A Russian court on Monday sentenced an American businessman to 16 years in prison on spying charges, a sentence that he and his brother rejected as being political. The Moscow City Court read...

Jun 15, 2020

Filipina journalist critical of Duterte convicted of libel

MANILA, Philippines - An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asia...

Jun 14, 2020

Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of black man

ATLANTA - An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday. The moves...

Jun 13, 2020

Baseball players say talks futile, tell MLB to order return

NEW YORK - Baseball players told Major League Baseball additional talks to start the season during the coronavirus pandemic are pointless and said owners should order a return to work, which likely wo...

Jun 13, 2020