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CBAA seeks music teachers for local directory
MOSES LAKE — Young musicians need good teachers, and sometimes those can be difficult to find. A Moses Lake High S…
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.
'Big Sky' stumbles in addressing Native American criticism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After ABC's “Big Sky” drew Native American censure for overlooking an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls,
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25 y…
Gloria Gaynor to perform at Times Square New Year's Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — The New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will be a celebration of perseverance, honoring essential workers and featuring Gloria Gaynor singing her anthem, “I Will Survive," organizers said Tue…
Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'
NEW YORK (AP) — Book publishing in 2020 was a story of how much an industry can change and how much it can, or wants to, remain the same.
Founder of Just for Laughs festival acquitted on rape charge
MONTREAL (AP) — The founder of the world-famous Just for Laughs comedy festival has been found not guilty on charges of rape and indecent assault.
Jay-Z's Roc Nation forms book publisher with Random House
NEW YORK (AP) — A decade after publishing his memoir “Decoded,” Jay-Z is forming a more lasting partnership with the book industry.
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89
LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song
LONDON (AP) — Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single.
A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season
Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest.
Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.