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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…
Key question in Cosby appeal: Does defendant's past matter?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In 2016, as Bill Cosby's legal team
Jeezy evolves from 'Trap or Die' mantra to empowerment
Self-improvement can be a difficult journey. It’s often an arduous process that takes time to work through and move toward. But Jeezy, who burst onto the national music scene in meteoric fashion 15 years ago with h…
Bad Bunny caps week of awards and Grammy-noms with new album
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Bad Bunny are used to expecting something different each time he releases new music.
Testing new release strategy, 'The Croods' opens to $14.2M
NEW YORK (AP) — Testing
A new doc peeks inside the USPS’s Operation Santa program
Filmmaker Dana Nachman wanted to make a documentary about the United States Postal Service’s
George Clooney says he has cut his own hair 'for 25 years'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clooney is just like us, maybe. The star said he does his own haircuts with a device famously touted in infomercials.
Cher in Pakistan for resettlement of 'loneliest elephant'
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of…
Artists say Cuba government agrees to dialogue, tolerance
HAVANA (AP) — A group of Cuban artists and intellectuals say they won an unusual government vow of greater tolerance for independent art on Saturday after a demonstration in front of the Culture Ministry.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.
Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction.
'World's loneliest elephant' Kaavan starts trip to Cambodia
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Kaavan, dubbed the "world’s loneliest elephant" after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, was readied Sunday for his flight to a sanctuary in Cambodia and the much-needed company of oth…
Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the high-performance sports cars, the luxury Rolls-Royces and all those other classic automobiles in which Jerry Seinfeld ushers his fellow comics to the diner on television’s “Comedians i…
Merriam-Webster's top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be?
Disney to lay off 4,000 more employees amid pandemic
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more employees largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.