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BASIN EVENTS: July 24-Aug. 1
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s hot and smoky outside? This is the Columbia Basin. We’re used to this. Here are some chances…
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…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Stephen Lang weaves tale of bonding amid Gettysburg horrors
NEW YORK (AP) — For a guy who has made a career out of playing villains, Stephen Lang certainly has a knack for turning a dark period in American history into a children’s book with a message.
Another delay granted for Harvey Weinstein extradition
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed Friday to postpone efforts to send him to California to face s…
Dutch national museum to stage 2021 exhibition on slavery
AMSTERDAM (AP) — To tell the troubling story of the Netherlands' deep historical links to the slave trade, the country's national museum is making it personal.
Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and not say out loud “Whoa.”
DeGeneres: Positive test for coronavirus but 'feeling fine'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres says she has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine right now.”
No drama corona-Christmas has some secretly jumping for joy
NEW YORK (AP) — Corritta Lewis has a huge extended family. Her mom is one of 12 siblings. Usually, Christmas means that she, her wife and their 2-year-old son dig out their cold-weather gear for the schlep from hom…
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.”
Turner Classic Movies celebrating Hollywood star Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt, the glamourous star of 1930s and '40s Hollywood films, doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about her own legacy. But the 103-year-old does know one thing: She hopes to be remembered as a character act…
Review: Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams form unique trio
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams, "Plastic Bouquet” (New West)
Anthony Veasna So, acclaimed fiction writer, dead at age 28
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher, Ecco, which did not immediately provide additional de…
Kevin Bacon brings music back to venues for charity concert
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Musician and actor Kevin Bacon is bringing live music back to venues that have been shuttered this year with an all-star concert TV special.
Kelli O'Hara, Richard Thomas join Tabernacle Choir Christmas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas of “The Waltons” are the guest artists for “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir,” but there’s another stellar attraction: The annual event was taped pre…
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former professional wrestler who was known for his bullying Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62.