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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…
`Comedy in Color' audiobook coming out Sept. 29
NEW YORK (AP) — The “Comedy in Color” standup franchise will soon be expanded to audiobooks.
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.
London carnival show goes on _ with more import than ever
LONDON (AP) — Organizers of Europe’s biggest street fair, which traces its roots to the emancipation of Black slaves and race riots in London during the late 1950s, say the event is more important than ever amid th…
Some local museums to open, others to stay closed
QUINCY — The Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum will open to the public Friday, following an announcement from Gov. Jay Inslee on Aug. 20 that museums c…
AGT winner Murphy earns high school equivalency diploma
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. put his down time during the coronavirus pandemic to good use, earning his high school equivalency diploma 30 years after dropping out.
Writer Gail Sheehy, author of ‘Passages,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling “Passages” helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83.
Group hopes to rebuild Shakespeare theater that burned down
STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — A group of theater and business professionals is hoping to rebuild a renown Shakespearean theater in Connecticut that burned to the ground last year.
Musician Justin Townes Earle dead at age 38
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, a leading performer of American roots music known for his introspective and haunting style, has died at 38.
Former 'Glee' star Lea Michele gives birth to baby boy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lea Michele is a mom of a baby boy.
Dyson's 'Long Time Coming' addresses history of racism in US
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country's most prominent scholars on race has a new book out in December.
WHAT TO WATCH: Melania, Pompeo and Trump at GOP convention
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tuesday's program at the Republican National Convention is likely to wade into familiar waters, with a lineup expected to speak on divisive issues like abortion and
Former Chicago, Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta dies at 81
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Frank Cullotta, a former mobster turned government witness who had a cameo role in the 1995 movie “Casino” and later was a Las Vegas mob museum tour guide, has died. He was 81.
First lady opens student art exhibit on women's suffrage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Monday marked the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote with an art exhibit based on works by children from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
'Hoax' book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Stelter knows critics accuse Fox News of bending the truth in order to maintain its staunch support of and closeness to President Donald Trump. As CNN media reporter and host of “Reliable Sour…
Kirk Franklin makes splash at Stellar Gospel Music Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirk Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.