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LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew will be the subject of a satirical TV musical in the latest season of shows from U.K. broadcaster Channel 4. His infamous BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 about his ties with the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein will be “reimagined” as part of the program. The interview was widely considered a

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s leader says the city-state will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s definition of marriage. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he believed it is the “right thing to do now” as most Singaporeans will now accept the

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has mild symptoms of COVID-19 and has canceled his planned travels while he isolates and recuperates. An official in his office said Sunday that Kishida developed a slight fever and cough late Saturday and tested positive for the coronavirus. The 65-year-old prime

LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew will be the subject of a satirical TV musical in the latest season of shows from U.K. broadcaster Channel 4. His infamous BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 about his ties with the late sex-offender Jeffry Epstein will be “reimagined” as part of the program. The interview was widely considered a

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights in traditionally conservative Kansas was confirmed with a partial hand recount, with fewer than 100 votes changing after the last county reported results Sunday. Nine of the state’s 105 counties recounted their votes at

By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to appeal a $1.7 billion verdict against the automaker after a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple, a company representative said Sunday. Jurors in Gwinnett County, just northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict late last week in

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas man remains jailed after being accused by authorities of making threats against a convention of young conservative activists held last month in Florida. Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez, from San Antonio, was arrested earlier this month after FBI agents alleged he posted threats on social media to carry out a

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Authorities have been searching for days for an Arizona woman reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Utah’s Zion National Park as strong seasonal rain storms hit parts of the U.S. Southwest. The National Park Service says rangers and search and rescue team members were looking Sunday for 29-year-old

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Leon Vitali, the “Barry Lyndon” actor who became one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest associates, has died. He was 74. Vitali died Friday in Los Angeles, his family told The Associated Press Sunday. Though Vitali was often described as Kubrick’s assistant, Tony Zierra’s 2017 documentary “ Filmworker ” shed light

By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia jury has returned a $1.7 billion verdict against Ford Motor Co. involving a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple, their lawyers confirmed. Jurors in Gwinnett County, just northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict late last week in the yearslong

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck said “I do” again this weekend. But instead of in a late night Las Vegas drive through chapel, this time it was in front of friends and family in Georgia, a person close to the couple who was not authorized to speak publicly said

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden left COVID-19 isolation on Sunday after twice testing negative for the coronavirus and reunited with President Joe Biden at their Delaware beach home. She had been isolating in South Carolina, where she tested positive for the virus as the couple wrapped

MALDEN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts charter school where an eighth grade student was written up for a uniform infraction for wearing a hijab says it understands its “handling of the situation came across as insensitive.” A family member of the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School student posted on social media a picture of the

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter insisted Sunday that he’ll still be rooting for CNN even after his show was canceled this week, but stressed that it was important for the network and others to hold the media accountable. CNN gave Stelter the chance to host

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State University says three students have died in a single-vehicle accident. According to a release from the university’s athletics department, five people were in the vehicle when it crashed, including several football players. Police were working to identify the three who died. Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse said the

By SAM MCNEIL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Palestinian rights campaigner says that Israel has tried to summon him for questioning as it presses ahead with a crackdown on Palestinian rights groups. The crackdown comes despite tough European and American pushback against Israel’s claims that the targeted groups are linked with militants. Sunday’s

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali authorities have ended a deadly attack by Islamic extremists in which 21 people were killed and 117 more were wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital. It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to contain the fighters who had stormed Mogadishu’s Hayat

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says it’s planning to reinstate its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, as the Gulf Arab federation accelerates efforts to improve ties with the country it has long viewed as a regional threat. The Emirati Foreign Ministry made the announcement on