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DiCaprio to donate $3 million for Australia wildfire relief

LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization is donating $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. DiCaprio's Earth Alliance said in a statement Thursday that the organi...

Jan 09, 2020

Celebs donate millions to help Australia wildfire efforts

LOS ANGELES - Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor who plays Thor in the Marvel...

Jan 09, 2020

Prosecutors raid lawyer's office where Ghosn worked on case

Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday raided a Japanese lawyer's office where former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn had visited regularly before skipping bail last week and fleeing to Lebanon. Japanese news fo...

Jan 09, 2020

Former NBA star Charles Barkley donates $1M to Miles College

FAIRFIELD, Ala. - Charles Barkley has donated $1 million to historically black Miles College. The Basketball Hall of Famer and former Auburn star told interim president Bobbie Knight about the donatio...

Jan 09, 2020

Official quits amid charges he paid women to give up babies

PHOENIX - An elected official in metro Phoenix resigned Tuesday, months after being charged with running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their...

Jan 09, 2020

Police, Secret Service mum after new incident at Mar-a-Lago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - There was an unspecified incident involving the Secret Service at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, but authorities would not say Tuesday what happened - the...

Jan 09, 2020

'Like a Boss' female-led cast leads to new bonds, friendship

NEW YORK - Salma Hayek said the new comedy "Like a Boss" created an opportunity for her to work with more female actors than usual compared to previous films. Hayek called filming with the predominant...

Jan 09, 2020

Weinstein judge won't step aside as jury selection resumes

NEW YORK - The judge in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial declined the defence's request that he step aside as jury selection dipped into a third day Thursday. Judge James Burke announced his decision Thu...

Jan 09, 2020

Netflix leads all nominees for NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES - Netflix will make its presence felt at next month's 51st NAACP Image Awards. The streaming giant on Thursday emerged with a leading 42 nominations, including for Ava DuVernay's limited s...

Jan 09, 2020

Country Music Hall of Fame breaks attendance record in 2019

NASHVILLE - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said nearly 1.3 million people visited the Nashville, Tennessee, museum last year, breaking an annual attendance record. The downtown museum, whic...

Jan 09, 2020