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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…
Trump-friendly Newsmax a sudden competitor to Fox News
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.
Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Dua Lipa to be honored by Billboard
NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B has only released one major single this year — the hit
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.
BBC names ex-judge to lead probe into 1995 Diana interview
LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s board of directors has approved the appointment of a retired senior judge to lead an independent investigation into the circumstances around a controversial 1995 TV interview with Princess D…
Forget sad Thanksgiving: early Christmas fever takes over
NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsey Catarino is the talk of her neighborhood. She put up her Christmas tree, lights and all, in mid-September. By Oct. 1, her mantel was decorated. Since, she has added more trees and decoration…
People magazine names Michael B. Jordan as Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Michael B. Jordan has been crowned as 2020's
Weinstein accusers endorse Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of women who say they were victimized by Harvey Weinstein, including one who testified at his trial, have endorsed former prosecutor Lucy Lang to replace the Manhattan district attorney who …
Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train
PARIS (AP) — Head lowered, an Islamic State operative listened silently as a Paris judge on Monday detailed his alleged plot to unleash mass slaughter on a high-speed train before he was tackled and subdued by Amer…
Author Tracey Davis, daughter of Sammy Davis Jr., dies at 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tracey Davis, an author and daughter of Rat Pack entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and actress May Britt, has died. She was 59.
Video shows unauthorized man with flamethrower atop NYC bus
NEW YORK (AP) — A rapper who said he was making a tribute to a legendary New York City hip-hop group was recorded shooting a flamethrower from the top of an occupied city bus in an unsanctioned stunt a transit agen…
Bound despite Brexit: Prince Charles hails UK-Germany ties
BERLIN (AP) — Prince Charles called Sunday for Britain and Germany to remember their long and close ties, reaffirmed by the nations' reconciliation after two world wars, as the U.K. tries to find its place outside …
Rapper Lil Wayne charged with federal gun offense in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Lil Wayne was charged Tuesday in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a federal offense that carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Tarantino has deal for 2 books on films, including 1 his own
NEW YORK (AP) — Quentin Tarantino's next work of imagination will be in book form.
Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85
NEW DELHI (AP) — Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavi…
Proenza designers reflect on getting off the 'hamster wheel'
NEW YORK (AP) — As New York was grinding to a halt in the spring, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, the designers behind Proenza Schouler, were a world away, trekking in Patagonia. They came back to a changed c…