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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…
'American Idol' contestant Nikki McKibbin dies at 42
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nikki McKibbin, a singer from Texas best known for her third place finish in the first season of American Idol, has died. She was 42.
Dean, Drysdale, Buck, Shulman, Michaels up for Frick Award
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Hall of Fame pitchers Dizzy Dean and Don Drysdale are candidates for the Hall’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, along with Fox’s Joe Buck, ESPN’s Dan Shulman an…
Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of a music category
NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music album category to the best global music album, an attempt to find “a more relevant, modern and inclusive term.”
Music Review: Neil Young revisits 2003's 'Greendale'
Neil Young, “Return to Greendale” (Reprise Records)
Report: Britain's Prince William had coronavirus in April
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince William tested positive for the coronavirus in April, around the same time as his father Prince Charles, BBC reported.
Review: Nicole Krauss' set of short fiction is a mixed bag
“To Be a Man,” by Nicole Krauss (HarperCollins)
Ruling due in Depp's high-stakes libel suit against tabloid
LONDON (AP) — A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber …
Drake bests Aretha Franklin, Wonder to set Billboard record
NEW YORK (AP) — Earning his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, Drake has bested a record previously held by icons Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.
Review: 'Jungleland' treads old paths but still hits hard
When a small indie film uses the title “Jungleland,” it's natural to expect that Bruce Springsteen's famous tune will be heard. But, as with much of Max Winkler's moody, tender movie, the answer is yes and no. Ther…
Networks preach patience as election stretches past midnight
For weeks, media outlets warned a frazzled nation that it would have to be patient waiting for a decision in the bitter campaign between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. That's one prediction that turned out t…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 8-14
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 8-14:
New this week: 'Moonbase 8,' Kylie Minogue & Niall Horan
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
AP PHOTOS: German circus on hold as partial lockdown starts
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The curtain is coming down, for now, at the Circus Delmonde.
Police: Actor Eddie Hassell, 30, killed in Texas shooting
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show “Surface” and the 2010 film “The Kids Are All Right,” has died after a shooting in Texas, police said. He was 30.
Chef Marcus Samuelsson celebrates the variety of Black food
NEW YORK (AP) — If anyone asks chef Marcus Samuelsson what African food taste like, he has a ready answer: Have you ever had barbeque? Rice? Collard greens? Okra? Coffee?