Appeals court: Cosby’s criminal case can go on

Appeals court: Cosby’s criminal case can go on

PHILADELPHIA

A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby’s attempt to throw out his criminal case because of what he called a decade-old deal not to prosecute him.

The mid-level state Superior Court ruled Monday that the criminal sex-assault case against Cosby can proceed, prompting the district attorney to press for a preliminary hearing date.

Cosby, 78, is facing trial over a 2004 encounter at his home with a then-Temple University employee who says she was drugged and molested by the comedian. Cosby says they engaged in consensual sex acts.

Former prosecutor Bruce Castor has said he promised he would never prosecute Cosby and urged him to testify in the woman’s 2005 civil lawsuit. The release of that testimony last year led a new prosecutor to arrest him.

Andra Day to appear on cups at McDonald’s

ATLANTA

Andra Day wants to inspire people to rise up while drinking a Coke.

The Grammy-nominated singer’s image and lyrics from her standout single “Rise Up” will appear exclusively on 40 million Coca-Cola cups at select McDonald’s throughout the country, Coke officials told The Associated Press on Monday. Day’s appearance on the red-and-white cups is an extension of the recently launched “Share a Cup and a Song” lyrics program.

The cups will be available May 2.

Associated Press