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BASIN EVENTS: April 24-May 31
COLUMBIA BASIN — We’re swinging into May and there are festivals, rodeos, live performances and more. Here are a f…
Mission impossible? Welker on tap to moderate second debate
NEW YORK (AP) — This fall's presidential debates have chewed up moderators.
'Bad Hair' movie explores Black women and hairstyle messages
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several scenes in the film “Bad Hair” were so horrifying that some cast members initially second-guessed their own use of hair weave or extensions.
James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92
James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country’s foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announced. He was 92.
Toobin suspended by the New Yorker, steps away from CNN
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-commentator Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by the New Yorker and is stepping away from his job as CNN's senior legal analyst pending what the cable network is calling a “personal matter.”
Q&A: Adam McKay on the lessons of the 2000 recount
NEW YORK (AP) — Adam McKay was head writer at “Saturday Night Live” during the 2000 election — a heady era for the sketch show that saw the phrase “strategery” become lodged in the nation’s consciousness, Darrell H…
Billy Porter helps examine origins of gay rights movement
Billy Porter is busy, pandemic or not.
Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearing
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who has accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s said she was stunned and speechless after the Justice Department on Wednesday turned down an opportunity to make oral argume…
Jeff Bridges says he has lymphoma, cites good prognosis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Bridges says he is being treated for lymphoma and his prognosis is good.
Veteran TV executive Channing Dungey jumps to Warner Bros.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran TV industry executive Channing Dungey was named chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group after tenures at ABC and Netflix in which she shepherded hit series including “Scandal."
New this week: The Boss, Billie Eilish, Borat & 'Bad Hair'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Carrie Underwood named top artist at CMT Music Awards
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Carrie Underwood already had the most CMT Music Awards of any artist, but she'll need to make more room on her shelf. The superstar picked up two more trophies for video of the year and …
Retired AP investigative reporter Pete Yost dies at age 73
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Yost, a retired Associated Press investigative reporter with a fierce, determined style of interviewing that contrasted with his low-key, modest personality, died Tuesday night at the age of …
Altered photo shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in 'Trump 2020' hats
An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Donald Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet by Eric Trump.
Review: Charming 'Over the Moon' gets lost in lunar orbit
The acclaimed animator behind such powerful figures as Ariel, Aladdin, Tarzan and Rapunzel has a new heroine and she's going further than any of his creations — the moon.
Review: Zemeckis makes Dahl’s ‘Witches’ a brighter affair
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