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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…
'My Missing Valentine' headlines Golden Horse Awards
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has kicked off its annual Golden Horse Awards, a prestigious ceremony considered Asia's equivalent of the Academy Awards for Chinese-language films.
Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in modern hi…
'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize
LONDON (AP) — Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie Bain,” a novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publ…
British writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize for coming-of-age novel “Shuggie Bain”
LONDON (AP) — British writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize for coming-of-age novel “Shuggie Bain.”
Trump-friendly Newsmax seeks to cut into Fox’s viewership
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that his largely invisible network has suddenly been flooded by fans of President Donald Trump, Newsmax television personality Grant Stinchfield is puffing out his chest.
Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father
LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain’s royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part, court papers filed Wednesd…
White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.
'Coming 2 America' to launch on Amazon Prime in March
“Coming 2 America,” the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy, has landed on a date to come to audiences. The film which reunites Murphy and Arsenio Hall will debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021, Amazon S…
Mossimo Giannulli reports to prison in college bribery case
BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin serving his five-month sentence for bribing his daughters' way into college, officials said.
Review: In 'Collective,' the rot of government corruption
A politicized healthcare crisis, horrifyingly unnecessary death, a crucial election. “Collective," a piercing documentary about corruption in Romania, may not directly concern current events but it feels urgent and…
Americans dominate diverse list of Booker Prize contenders
LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize judges are meeting Thursday to pick a winner of the prestigious literary award, choosing from a six-book list that's both U.S.-dominated and strikingly diverse.
Smithsonian closing museums and zoo again amid virus spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the
Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments
BOSTON (AP) — Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song — a rewritten version of her own “Jolene” — for her contribution to an experimental coronavirus vaccine.
Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, Taylor Swift win Apple Music Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Lil Baby has been named artist of the year at the second annual Apple Music Awards.
Carol Burnett puts variety, and music, back in her show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carol Burnett is so glad we had this time together, as she sang in her signature song. Now, she's added a lot more time, and a lot more songs, to be glad about.