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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Review: Wonder Woman combats a huckster's rise in '1984'
If you’re going to make a movie about wish fulfillment, 1980s America is about as good as you can do for a setting outside the Arabian Desert.
Australian actor Craig McLachlan cleared of stage indecency
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian actor Craig McLachlan was cleared in court Tuesday of allegations he indecently assaulted his stage co-stars in 2014.
SpongeBob, slime, football: Nickelodeon ready for NFL game
Get ready for SpongeBob SquarePants running out of the tunnel, players being covered with digital slime after touchdowns and commentary from the cast of “All That” when Nickelodeon airs an NFL playoff game.
Noun describing social distancing is Dutch word of the year
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance.
‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Grease’ added to National Film Registry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year's inductees into the National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers of color as well as a new crop of movies ranging from a silent short film thriller…
Appeals court sends 'Leaving Neverland' fight to arbitration
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over an HBO documentary about two of the late pop star's sex abuse accusers can go forward in private …
'Wonder Woman 1984' hopes to lasso a little holiday joy
Patty Jenkins wasn’t even finished making “
Lesser-known K-pop bands struggling amid the pandemic
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — While popular K-pop bands like BTS and Blackpink have gone from strength to strength during the coronavirus pandemic, lesser-known acts are struggling.
Tony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71
NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. She …
French theater, cinema workers protest against virus closure
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people working in the French theater and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Highwomen, John Prine earn Americana awards
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The Highwomen won three awards, including album, song and duo/group of the year, at the Americana Honors and Awards. The late John Prine was given artist of the year honors.
Twin football games leads Fox to ratings win
NEW YORK (AP) — Two weekday football games were enough to lift Fox to victory in the weekly ratings race.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26:
Terry Kay, author of 'To Dance With the White Dog,' dies
Terry Kay, a native of Georgia who won fans at home and abroad for his novels set in the South, has died. He was 82.
Does Electoral College end election for conservative media?
NEW YORK (AP) — Newsmax's newest star, Greg Kelly, sought to rally President Donald Trump's supporters after Monday's Electoral College vote confirmed their hero's defeat at the hands of President-elect Joe Biden.