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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…
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.
Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale
Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a voice. Now she's sculpting her way into history.
Indian cinemas reboot after months of blackout from virus
NEW DELHI (AP) — After seven months of total blackout, cinemas reopened Thursday in several parts of India with few older titles on the marquee and shows limited to half the capacity.
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to participate in a…
List of Billboard Music Awards winners in top categories
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Post Malone owns Billboard Awards, Legend shines onstage
NEW YORK (AP) — Walking into the show with 16 nominations, Post Malone won nine honors at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, where John Legend gave a heartfelt performance that was dedicated to his wife.
NBC faces backlash after agreeing to Trump town hall
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News faced a sharp backlash to its decision to host President Donald Trump for a town hall Thursday in direct competition with ABC's event with Democrat Joe Biden, including a social media call …
Legend dedicates Billboard Awards performance to Chrissy
NEW YORK (AP) — With his voice aching as he sang passionately from the piano, John Legend dedicated his performance at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards to his wife Chrissy Teigen, who recently announced she had a mi…
Eilish wins top album at Billboard Awards, Clarkson performs
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish's debut album continued its winning streak, picking up the top Billboard 200 album honor at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.
Kanye West tweet showed mock election data, not results
Rapper and independent presidential candidate Kanye West tweeted bogus election results that he said showed he’s ahead of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the presidential race.
'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…
Cuomo warns scofflaw schools, seeks Chainsmokers gig fine
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that New York would seek $20,000 in fines against the promoters who organized a July concert by The Chainsmokers that saw widespread violations of social distanc…
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.
'West Wing' reunites cast with a mission: get out the vote
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin was gratified to bring an episode of the drama series to life on the stage, he’d rather discuss the bigger return he wants to see.
Stacey Abrams novel 'While Justice Sleeps' coming May 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, also has a career in writing novels. Her next one, the Supreme Court thriller “While Justice Sleeps,” come out M…