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Colorful pups
Last week, we asked the children of the Columbia Basin to try coloring Akira, our pet of the day last Wednesday. A…
New this week: Surfing dolphins and 'Love Island' return
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
New this week: Katy Perry's 'Smile' and 'Love Island' return
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Oates, Groff among contributors to book on Thoreau legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau.
O'Neal agrees to multiyear extension with Turner Sports
Shaquille O'Neal won't be leaving “Inside the NBA" anytime soon. In fact, viewers are going to be seeing more of him across Turner's many platforms.
J Balvin, Roddy Ricch no longer performing at MTV VMAs
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch and Colombian superstar J Balvin will no longer perform at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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.
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.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5
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.
Global 'Black Joy Project' to be adapted into a book
NEW YORK (AP) — The author and educator Kleaver Cruz has traveled the world asking the same question: “What does Black joy mean to you?”
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.
Fire that tore through Rachael Ray's house began in chimney
LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (AP) — A fire that tore through celebrity chef Rachael Ray's upstate New York home started in a fireplace chimney, state officials said Friday.
Former 'Glee' star Lea Michele gives birth to baby boy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lea Michele is a mom of a baby boy.
Loughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot
BOSTON (AP) — Apologizing publicly for the first time for crimes their lawyers insisted for months they didn’t commit, “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were sente…
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.