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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…
Hamilton dedicates F1 pole position to Chadwick Boseman
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — After clinching the record-extending 93rd pole position of his distinguished career, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton stood proudly on top of his all-black Mercedes and cr…
TikTok celebrities criminally charged after LA house parties
LOS ANGELES (AP) — TikTok celebrities Bryce Hall and Blake Gray are facing criminal charges after they hosted recent parties in the Hollywood Hills despite the city's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus …
Canals, carpets and kisses: Fun moments from Venice festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — It starts with a boat ride in, and for the lucky few, ends with a kiss on the side of the trophy.
Randall Kenan dies: Author depicted Black, gay life in prose
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died. He was 57.
Julia Reed, chronicler of Southern life and food, dies a 59
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Julia Reed, who wrote about food and culture in the South and promoted her native Mississippi Delta, has died. She was 59.
Obama, Johansson and more react to death of Chadwick Boseman
NEW YORK (AP) — “Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson. You could tell right away that he was blessed. To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them…
Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one.
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Hamilton dedicates F1 pole position to Chadwick Boseman
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — After clinching the record-extending 93rd pole position of his distinguished career, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton stood proudly on top of his all-black Mercedes and cr…
Fans hope Marvel comic book improves Native representation
Past portrayals of Native American or Indigenous comic book superheroes would often follow the same checklist — mystical powers, an ability to talk to animals and a costume of either a headdress or a loincloth.
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul’s dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with a searing intensity that commanded respect. …
'Watchmen' director is among women making an Emmy splash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An awkward youth is coaxed into a carnival’s house of mirrors for what looks to be an innocent flirtation, but the “Watchmen” scene quickly turns emotionally grueling and, ultimately, destructive.
Biden campaign 'flooding the zone' with celebrity backers
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Poised over the piano, Carole King was set to play “I Feel the Earth Move” during a recent virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden when the Democratic presidential nominee himself beat her to it.
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Bragging rights to Biden over Trump in television ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — In the competition for attention at their makeshift conventions, Democrat Joe Biden can claim bragging rights over President Donald Trump.
Review: A madcap journey in crude but sweet ‘Get Duked!’
“The Most Dangerous Game” meets modern U.K. delinquent culture in the raucous indie black comedy “