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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…
Pollstar: Live events industry lost $30B due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion.
Music Review: Chris Cornell shines on an album of covers
Chris Cornell, “No One Sings Like You Anymore" (UMe)
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.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
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.
Utah senator blocks national museums for Latinos, women
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lone senator from Utah has singlehandedly blocked the bipartisan approval of two new national museums to honor American Latinos and women, arguing that “last thing we need is to further divide a…
Sweden's Prince Carl Phillip and wife expecting 3rd child
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia said Friday they are expecting their third child.
Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to federal weapons charge
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge that he possessed a weapon despite being a convicted felon following a 2019 search of a private plane in the Miami area.
Agent says master spy novelist John le Carre has died at 89
LONDON (AP) — Agent says master spy novelist John le Carre has died at 89.
New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy “Steel Magnolias” and the TV series “Quee…
New York's 21 Club closes indefinitely due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — The storied 21 Club in midtown Manhattan, a favorite of celebrities and the power elite for nine decades, is closing indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the owners are optimistic about…
Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tr…
Diverse TV holiday season includes all-Asian Lifetime movie
In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas was a big deal where you're from.”
UK homeowner delays sale of home after Banksy mural appears
LONDON (AP) — Banksy's latest mural has delayed a homeowner's plans to sell in England after it recently appeared on the house's exterior wall.
Leading pro-China news channel in Taiwan is taken off air
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Employees and supporters rallied for a Taiwanese pro-China cable news channel as it was taken off air Saturday, after the government refused to renew its license, citing accuracy issues.