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BASIN EVENTS: Nov. 13-21
COLUMBIA BASIN — Shh! Hear that? It’s the last quiet time before the holidays begin in earnest. Here are a few way…
National Black News Channel makes debut
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts was beaming like a proud parent as he talked about the launch of Black News Channel — a project he's worked on for years to create what's now the nation's only 2…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
'Wire' star touts New Jersey prisoner reentry efforts
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An actor celebrated for playing a murderous criminal on TV lent his voice Friday to a New Jersey nonprofit's efforts to smooth the journey for former prison inmates seeking to reenter society.
Lizzo talks diversity, self-confidence and femininity
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fresh from winning three Grammys, singer Lizzo visited Mexico City for a private concert, surprising her fans with acoustic versions of her hits and a toast with tequila.
Voigt shocked paper ran her photo with Freni's obituary
Deborah Voigt was in California earlier this week when she got a text from a friend on the East Coast.
Ticketing plan for Kobe Bryant public memorial released
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers announced Friday that fans seeking to attend the Feb. 24 memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, at Staples Center must register to purchase tickets and there wi…
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against
'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' finds heart, song in tragedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The zestfully titled, song-and-dance filled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” has an unlikely origin. The NBC series, about a young woman who channels other people’s thoughts through pop songs, was…
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Full board of France's Cesar film awards steps down
PARIS (AP) — The entire leadership of the Cesar Awards, France's version of the Oscars, has stepped down in a spat over both its opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, whose new f…
Polish government ends standoff over Jewish museum chief
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government on Friday accepted a compromise candidate as the new director of Warsaw's landmark Jewish museum, ending a long impasse that had raised concerns over the popular institutio…
Jimmy Hoffa associate who was suspect in disappearance dies
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Charles “Chuckie” O'Brien, a longtime associate of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the labor leader's disappearance and later was portrayed in the Martin Scorsese …
Prosecutor: Weinstein saw victims as 'complete disposables'
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein considered himself such a big shot in Hollywood that he thought he could get away with treating aspiring actresses like "complete disposables," a prosecutor told a jury in closing a…
Review: Tame Impala delivers on beautiful 'The Slow Rush'
“The Slow Rush,” Tame Impala (Interscope Records)
Edie Falco talks new show 'Tommy' and staying close to home
NEW YORK (AP) — In her role in the news CBS drama “Tommy,” actress Edie Falco plays the first female chief of police in Los Angeles, but the native New Yorker found a way to shoot the show in her hometown.