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STUDIO BASIN: A round-up of MLSD contract, strike coverage
MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Reporter Nance Beston and Editor R. Hans Miller discusse…
Cuomo book on NY pandemic outbreak short on state missteps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo condemned the federal government's coronavirus response and lauded his own leadership efforts in a new book released Tuesday that offers a few new details — but not many — abou…
Musical "Jagged Little Pill" leads Tony Awards nominations with 15 nods in a pandemic-shortened season
NEW YORK (AP) — Musical "Jagged Little Pill" leads Tony Awards nominations with 15 nods in a pandemic-shortened season.
An iPad replaces cow art in parody book ‘Good Morning Zoom’
NEW YORK (AP) — The cow art is gone, as is the red balloon, but the calming style of the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon” shines through in the whimsical parody poking fun at lockdown life “Good Morning Zoom.”
Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry casts
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theaters may be dark, but there will be plenty of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with some starry self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freem…
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'Cheer' star Jerry Harris asks for jail release until trial
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge said Wednesday that she will decide soon whether to allow Jerry Harris, a star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to be released from jail and placed on home confinement while he awai…
TV gives viewers a split-screen comparison of Trump, Biden
NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of the expected debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, television viewers were left Thursday with what ABC's David Muir called “split-screen America.”
Out and about again: Queen Elizabeth in visit with William
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday carried out her first public engagement outside of a royal residence since early March when the coronavirus pandemic started to impact upon on all aspects of day-to-day …
New book will include final thoughts from Justice Ginsburg
NEW YORK (AP) — Some final thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and some previously unreleased materials have been gathered by one of her former clerks and will appear in a book coming out in Mar…
Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95
LONDON (AP) — Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. He was 95.
On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
DETROIT (AP) — When #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke thinks about the group's future as the world celebrates its anniversary, her vision is clear.
Jewish family's painting looted by Nazis in 1933 is returned
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York was returned Thursday after 87 y…
'Tarzan' actor challenges DA report in son's shooting death
SANTA BARBARA, California. (AP) — The attorney for “Tarzan” actor Ron Ely and his family has challenged a Santa Barbara County District Attorney report that the fatal shooting of his son was justifiable.
India cinemas reopen to small audiences after months in dark
NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavir…
TV gives viewers a split-screen comparison of Trump, Biden
NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of the expected debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, television viewers were left Thursday with what ABC's David Muir called “split-screen America.”