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Bank CEO charged with trying to trade loans for Trump post

NEW YORK - A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was arrested...

May 23, 2019

Egypt frees Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016

CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who had been detained since 2016 on allegations of spreading false news and defaming Egypt's reputation. Mahmoud H...

May 23, 2019

Tennessee House speaker to resign amid text message scandal

NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House speaker said Tuesday that he plans to resign from his leadership post following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus amid a scandal over explicit te...

May 23, 2019

GLAAD: LGBTQ representation in film is up, but not for all

LOS ANGELES - The advocacy organization GLAAD says that LGBTQ representation is up for major studio films released in 2018, but that none included transgender characters. Of the 110 movies surveyed, 2...

May 23, 2019

Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency

LONDON - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased competition and escalating rents in local commercial districts. The ...

May 23, 2019

Geoffrey Rush awarded $2 million in Sydney defamation case

SYDNEY, Australia - Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush was awarded an Australian record of 2.9 million Australian dollars ($2 million) damages by a Sydney judge on Thursday in defamation case against a...

May 23, 2019

Exhibits about Ali, nature, motorcycles opening at Graceland

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A massive new exhibition and entertainment hall is set to open at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Tennessee with three museum-style exhibits, including one focused on the life and career...

May 23, 2019

Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square

NEW YORK - For his next trick, daredevil Nik Wallenda plans to cross New York's Times Square - without his feet touching the ground. ABC announced Thursday that Wallenda and his sister Lijana will cro...

May 23, 2019

Elle Fanning OK after fainting at Cannes dinner

CANNES, France - Elle Fanning says she fainted at a Cannes Film Festival dinner because he dress was too tight. The 21-year-old actress collapsed at the Chopard Trophee dinner Monday evening at Cannes...

May 23, 2019

With Brad and Leo, Tarantino debuts a fairy tale in Cannes

CANNES, France - Twenty-five years after premiering "Pulp Fiction" in Cannes, Quentin Tarantino returned to the French film festival with neither great vengeance nor furious anger but a gentler fairy ...

May 23, 2019