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Smollett case reopens arguments about race, class in Chicago

CHICAGO - When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago st...

Feb 12, 2020

Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’

LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...

Feb 12, 2020

Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitches led to a dayslong delay in reporting the result...

Feb 12, 2020

Jussie Smollett's image takes new hit with revived charges

CHICAGO - He's disappeared from Twitter, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill. Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has all bu...

Feb 12, 2020

Review: ‘Downhill’ a showcase for Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell

The foreign-language film remake has never been the most esteemed sort of Hollywood production, but the timing of "Downhill," a remake of Ruben stlund's 2014 Swedish film "Force Majeure," hasn't done ...

Feb 12, 2020

Canadian poet M. NourbeSe Philip to receive PEN America writing award

NEW YORK - Canadian poet and fiction writer M. NourbeSe Philip and British playwright Tom Stoppard are among those being honoured next month by PEN America, the literary and human rights organization....

Feb 12, 2020

UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements

JERUSALEM - The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in Israeli settlements in the ...

Feb 12, 2020

Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...

Feb 12, 2020

Kobe Bryant, daughter buried in Southern California cemetery

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates. Pacific View Memorial Park...

Feb 12, 2020

Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous

NEW YORK - Michael Kors is so over leggings and sports bras. He used Wednesday's fall collection as a reminder that staying in and cozying up by the fire can still be chic and glamorous. Blake Lively,...

Feb 12, 2020