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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…
Stolen Mao calligraphy worth millions found cut in half
HONG KONG (AP) — A calligraphy scroll by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong estimated to be worth millions of dollars was cut in half after it was stolen last month in a high-profile burglary in Hong Kong, police sai…
Review: Loudon Wainwright as dance band crooner on new album
Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, “I'd Rather Lead a Band” (Thirty Tigers)
Bollywood actress at the center of media frenzy granted bail
NEW DELHI (AP) — A Bollywood actress who was arrested by India's narcotics agency, setting off a media frenzy that has gripped the nation, walked out of jail on Wednesday after being granted bail.
Jimmy Kimmel, Sammy Hagar react to death of Eddie Van Halen
Reaction to the death of guitar rock god Eddie Van Halen, who passed away Tuesday at age 65 after battling cancer.
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed
ATLANTA (AP) — Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said Sunday.
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.
Cocktails get the home treatment in several new books
Cocktails are having a moment, and because of the pandemic, that moment is happening most often at home.
Film Review: 'Time' a terrific look at the pull of loss
There is a scene in the documentary “Time” that captures a woman on the phone trying to speak to a judge's clerk. She's put on hold. Nothing happens as the seconds tick away. One minute becomes two. The woman is st…
700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.
Review: 'Missionaries' sees our forever wars as vocation
Phil Klay’s “Missionaries” (Penguin)
How Eddie Van Halen transformed Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'
NEW YORK (AP) — Before Eddie Van Halen agreed to add a guitar break to Michael Jackson's “Beat It,” one of the most famous cameos in rock history, he had to be sure the phone call from producer Quincy Jones wasn't …
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Johnny Nash, singer of ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ dies at 80
Johnny Nash, a singer-songwriter, actor and producer who rose from pop crooner to early reggae star to the creator and performer of the million-selling anthem “I Can See Clearly Now,” died Tuesday, his son said.
Review: Dylan Farrow tries her hand at YA fantasy fiction
“Hush,” by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books)
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.