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Ex-TV host Charlie Rose settles sexual harassment lawsuit years after his #MeToo-era ouster

Nov. 27, 2024 20:52 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show. In settling, the plaintiffs said they assign no...

What to stream: 'The Piano Lesson,' 'Wicked' album, 'Spellbound' and 'Cruel Intentions' TV series

Nov. 18, 2024 00:11 AM EST

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo teaming up for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie “Wicked” and a TV series based on the 1999 film “Cruel Intentions” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth...

By moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messages

Oct. 24, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Among the legacy news outlets that have come up empty in their efforts to interview Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during the general election campaign: NPR, The New York Times, PBS and The Washington Post. Yet Harris chose to meet with Alex Cooper for her “Call...

A series of deaths and the 'Big Fight': Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city

Oct. 08, 2024 11:49 AM EDT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — It was the day of the “Big Fight” at the police academy, and rookie sheriff’s deputy Asson Hacker groaned as the hulking instructor pressed down on his chest. Playing the role of a combative suspect, the trainer challenged Hacker to battle like his...

Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families

Oct. 04, 2024 02:15 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean adoptees, many in tears, have responded to an investigation led by The Associated Press and documented by Frontline (PBS) last week on Korean adoptions. The investigation reported dubious child-gathering practices and fraudulent paperwork involving...

South Korea adoptees endure emotional, sometimes devastating searches for their birth families

Oct. 03, 2024 21:28 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — They began a pilgrimage that thousands before them have done. They boarded long flights to their motherland, South Korea, to undertake an emotional, often frustrating, sometimes devastating search for their birth families. These adoptees are among the...

John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

Sep. 24, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word. He points out there were great empires and civilizations during the thousands of years before 1492 — like the mighty Incas, Aztecs and Maya, whose great...

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Sep. 20, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. ...

Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds

Sep. 19, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. A single tear ran down his cheek. The 34-year-old felt like a newborn — he was about to meet his parents for the...