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BASIN EVENTS: May 8-16
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is just about perfect and there are things going on all over the Basin. Here are some…
R&B singer Akon moves ahead with 'Akon City' in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global t…
Niecy Nash surprises with wedding to singer Jessica Betts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor and comedian Niecy Nash surprised fans with her weekend wedding to singer Jessica Betts.
'Tiger King' star Carole Baskin to 'Dancing With the Stars'
Like all cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is going to “Dancing With the Stars.”
Kanye West sues to be listed on West Virginia ballot
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has sued the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office after being told his bid to get on the ballot for president came up short on qualified signatures.
Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton, Luke Bryan to sing at ACM Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Academy of Country Music Awards will feature performances by Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Mickey Guyton and Morgan Wallen, all from the Grand Ol…
20 new sexual assault counts filed against adult film actor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged Monday with 20 new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage girl, authorities said.
Review: New doc chronicles chilling tale of Pepe the Frog
“I didn’t even know what a meme was,” confesses cartoonist Matt Furie in the documentary “Feels Good Man,” demonstrating just how ill-equipped he was to resist the dark forces that engulfed him and his creation, Pe…
Jamal Khashoggi doc 'The Dissident' finds distribution
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Fogel's Jamal Khashoggi documentary “The Dissident"
Experts: Cohen may profit from criminal exploits in tell-all
NEW YORK (AP) — When Michael Cohen testified before Congress last year, Republican lawmakers worried aloud that President Donald Trump's former fixer would parlay the spectacle — and his criminal exploits — into a …
'The Disciple' returns India to Venice film fest competition
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A film about a classical musician’s struggle to balance his career dreams and life in contemporary Mumbai will this week return India to the main competition at the Venice Film Festival fo…
The Rock, his family tested positive for the coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared some unfortunate news on his home front: He and his family tested positive for the coronavirus.
Carol Burnett granted temporary custody of teenage grandson
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A court has granted Carol Burnett temporary custody of her teenage grandson as the boy's mother struggles with substance abuse.
Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on the state's Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him…
New episodes of Disney+ hit 'Mandalorian' coming in October
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not even a pandemic and television production shutdown can keep Baby Yoda down. A new season of “The Mandalorian” will arrive next month.