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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…
In Italy, theater reopens in town devastated by COVID
MILAN (AP) — In a signal of rebirth, the Donizetti theater in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, reopened this weekend after three years of renovations.
Yusef Salaam writing memoir about his wrongful imprisonment
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the five teens wrongly imprisoned for the assault on a Central Park jogger has a memoir coming out in the spring.
List of winners at the 2020 American Music Awards
A list of the winners at the 2020 American Music Awards, held Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a…
Champion Ken Jennings will be first interim 'Jeopardy!' host
NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday.
Beppe Modenese, creator of Milan fashion system, dies at 90
MILAN (AP) — Beppe Modenese, the force behind the coalescence of Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the northern city of Milan, has died. He was 90.
Netflix to expand production hub in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Netflix plans to establish one of the largest production hubs in North America with an expansion of its existing studio complex in New Mexico and a commitment to an additional $1 billion in…
Champion Ken Jennings will be first interim 'Jeopardy!' host
NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday.
Ken Jennings will be first interim 'Jeopardy!' host
NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday.
Carl Bernstein says 21 GOP senators contemptuous of Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein took to Twitter to list the names of 21 Republican senators who he says have “repeatedly expressed contempt” for Donald Trump and his fitness to be president.
New this week: 'Saved by the Bell,' Miley Cyrus & McCarthy
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Beppe Modenese, creator of Milan fashion system, dies at 90
MILAN (AP) — Beppe Modenese, the force behind the coalescence of Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the northern city of Milan, has died. He was 90.
Get in the holiday mood with Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton
Here’s a collection of 2020 holiday albums reviewed by The Associated Press.
Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum
Bruce, the fiberglass shark made from the “Jaws” mold, is ready for his close-up. The 1,208 pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old shark, famous for being difficult to work with on the set of Steven Spielberg’s classic t…
'A better time than any': Finding joy in music lessons, jams
These weren’t the piano lessons of my youth. Quite the opposite.