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BASIN EVENTS: May 1-9
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring is finally here and it's time to get out in the sunshine. Music, sales and celebrations ga…
8,800 part-time workers in Florida part of Disney layoffs
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — About 8,800 part-time union workers at Walt Disney World in Florida will be part of the 28,000 layoffs in Disney's parks division in California and Florida, union officials said Wednesday.
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.
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.
'Speak up!' — 'Sesame Street' tackles racism in TV special
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sesame Street" has always pressed for inclusion. Now in the wake of the national reckoning on race, it's going further — teaching children to stand up against racism.
Analyzing Trump's illness is humbling for media's med teams
NEW YORK (AP) — Here's an assignment to humble even the most confident doctor: Assess a patient's condition before millions of people without being able to examine him or see a complete medical chart.
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.
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 …
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…