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Polanski asks court to restore his film academy membership

LOS ANGELES - Roman Polanski asked a judge Friday to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards nearly a year after he was expelled from it for sexual misconduct. Lawye...

Apr 19, 2019

Peruvian judge orders jail for former president Kuczynski

LIMA, Peru - A Peruvian judge has ordered that former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski be jailed for up to three years as authorities investigate his alleged involvement in a corruption case. The order...

Apr 19, 2019

Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink's heist

ALBANY, N.Y. - Former left-wing revolutionary Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink's armoured truck rob...

Apr 19, 2019

Cardi B rejects plea deal in strip club melee case

NEW YORK - Cardi B has rejected a plea deal in a case stemming from a New York strip club melee last fall. WNBC says the rapper did not speak to journalists before or after her three-minute court appe...

Apr 19, 2019

NYC Ballet must rehire 2 dancers fired over nude photos

NEW YORK - An arbitrator has ordered the New York City Ballet to reinstate two male dancers who were fired for sharing nude photos of women and sexually explicit texts. The arbitrator ruled Friday tha...

Apr 19, 2019

'La Llorona' movie promotion with Mexican healers draws fire

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A promotion for the new movie "The Curse of La Llorona" using traditional Mexican healers for "spiritual cleansings" before screenings is drawing strong criticism from healers and ...

Apr 19, 2019

Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death

DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in his second trial in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he...

Apr 19, 2019

Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM

JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...

Apr 19, 2019

AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad

ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said Wednesday the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has...

Apr 19, 2019

Ivanka Trump says she passed on World Bank job

ABIDJIAN, Cote d'Ivoire - White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump says her father asked her if she was interested in the job of World Bank chief but she passed on it. In an Associated Press interview,...

Apr 19, 2019