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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…
NBC sets November return for 'This Is Us,' 'Chicago' dramas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An optimistic NBC said Thursday it will bring “This Is Us” and other scripted series back in November despite the TV industry's coronavirus-caused production shutdown that's only beginning to eas…
Face masks amid the art: New York City's museums to reopen
NEW YORK (AP) — When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently.
Fox's Tucker Carlson takes heat for Kenosha commentary
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News' Tucker Carlson, no stranger to the hot seat for his commentary, is being criticized for suggesting that no one should be surprised by the killing of two demonstrators during social unrest …
Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, Steven's dad, dies at 103
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103.
Rule, Britannia! BBC ditches singalong amid colonial rethink
LONDON (AP) — The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are reevaluating t…
First night RNC ratings down; Fox sticks more with the show
NEW YORK (AP) — Up is down, down is up. President Donald Trump thanked CNN Tuesday for its Republican convention coverage, while Fox News heard complaints from some viewers that it wasn't showing enough.
Convention-covering networks challenged by competing stories
NEW YORK (AP) — The
Review: In 'Copperfield,' Iannucci brings Dickens to life
It's not hard to draw a straight line from Charles Dickens to Armando Iannucci. In each there's a passion for human frailty and absurdity, and, above all, a richness of people. Nobody filled pages with a vivid cast…
Radio station fires worker over role in Yusuf Hawkins death
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was among those charged in the notorious 1989 killing of Yusuf Hawkins, a Black teen set upon by a white mob and shot, was fired from a New York hip-hop radio station after a new documenta…
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Kate McKinnon's 'Joe Exotic' series ordered by NBCUniversal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The saga of Joe Exotic is getting another Hollywood chapter, with Kate McKinnon starring as his rival in a limited TV series.
Sean Penn ups fight against COVID-19 with relief expansion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Penn has expanded his fight against the coronavirus beyond his own expectations.
Guilfoyle's loud RNC speech makes her the comics' favorite
NEW YORK (AP) — Look at it this way, Kimberly Guilfoyle. It could have been a lot worse.
Review: Bettye LaVette’s ‘Blackbirds’ celebrates Black women
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Central Park monument honors women's rights pioneers
NEW YORK (AP) — A bronze statue depicting women’s rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Central Park on Wednesday, becoming the 167-year-old park’s first monum…