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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…
Rapper Tory Lanez charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday charged rapper Tory Lanez with shooting artist Megan Thee Stallion during an argument earlier this year.
Linda Ronstadt: "Sólo quería cantar rancheras y huapangos"
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Al haber crecido cerca de la frontera estadounidense, en Tucson, Arizona, Linda Ronstadt estuvo expuesta a la música y la cultura de México desde muy temprana edad.
Review: A Filipina singer with heart in 'Yellow Rose'
“I'm illegal,” says Rosario “Rose” Garcia (Eva Noblezada), a Filipina living undocumented in Texas, in Diane Paragas' “Yellow Rose.” The way she says it is meant, as it is, to sound ridiculous. Here is a bright, he…
American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature
NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Glück, an American poet long revered for the power, inventiveness and concision of her work and for her generosity to younger writers, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Norway’s aging king to undergo heart valve operation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s 83-year-old King Harald V was admitted to the main hospital in Oslo Thursday to undergo an operation to replace a heart valve, the palace said.
Diddy, Springsteen among rock hall of fame guest list
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bruce Springsteen and Alicia Keys will be among a star-studded guest list for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 induction.
At book 78 and counting, Dean Koontz has no drought of ideas
NEW YORK (AP) — Dean Koontz admits it was “kind of frustrating” a few months back when an idea that he predicted the coronavirus in his 1981 novel, "The Eyes of Darkness" took on a life of its own online.
ESPN, ESPN2, ABC average 1,836,000 viewers in wild card
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC averaged 1,836,000 viewers for 16 broadcasts in Major League Baseball’s expanded wild-card round, drawing far more viewers for 16 games but an average down vastly from the single…
Marvin Sapp on new album and dealing with pandemic at church
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even though Marvin Sapp finished recording his new album before the coronavirus rocked the world, the gospel singer believes his prophetic message of enduring transition and change still resonate…
Women outwit Hollywood bias with help from industry insiders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kaitlyn Yang knows it’s rare for women to work in visual effects but wanted to find out just how much company she has.
Emily Ratajkowski is working on book of essays, 'My Body'
NEW YORK (AP) — British model and activist Emily Ratajkowski has a book deal. “EmRata,” as her millions of online followers know her, is working on an essay collection called “My Body.” Metropolitan Books will publ…
On edge of 72, Stevie Nicks just wants to sing a song live
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and Stevie Nicks is singing on the phone.
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Wallen dropped as 'SNL' performer after breaking COVID rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Wallen has been dropped from performing on “Saturday Night Live” after breaking the show’s COVID-19 protocols.