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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

Pelosi's next move on impeachment unclear as Senate waits

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has the votes to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases the documents, winn...

Jan 09, 2020

Producers, directors guild nominations winnow Oscar field

NEW YORK - An unusually busy day in a truncated awards season for Hollywood left five films - Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," Sam Mendes' "1917," Martin Scorsese's "The Irishm...

Jan 09, 2020

US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...

Jan 09, 2020