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Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defence witneses

NEW YORK - Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness s...

Feb 10, 2020

China virus cases rise again, 65 more on ship in Japan

BEIJING - China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japa...

Feb 10, 2020

Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years - all whi...

Feb 10, 2020

Merkel's designated successor to quit after vote fiasco

BERLIN - Angela Merkel's designated successor will quit her role as head of the Germany's strongest party and won't stand for the chancellorship following a debacle in a regional election. Annegret Kr...

Feb 10, 2020

Plea change expected in Louisiana black church burnings

LAFAYETTE, La. - The suspect in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Monday in federal court, where he faces hate crime...

Feb 09, 2020

"Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho wins best director Oscar

LOS ANGELES - Writer-director Bong Joon Ho made Oscar history Sunday night, capturing Oscars for best director and best international feature with his dark comic thriller, "Parasite," the first South ...

Feb 09, 2020

Obama-backed documentary on Ohio factory wins Academy Award

NEW YORK - The Oscar for best feature-length documentary has gone to "American Factory," the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company. The Netflix film is about an ...

Feb 09, 2020

China virus cases increase as more preventive measures taken

BEIJING - The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 722 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measu...

Feb 09, 2020

From Pitt to '1917,' what to anticipate at Sunday's Oscars

LOS ANGELES - The Oscars are here, already. After the shortest awards season in decades, the 92nd annual Academy Awards will get underway Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The red ca...

Feb 09, 2020

Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84

Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84. Freni died Sunday...

Feb 09, 2020