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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…
Nigerian boy gains fame with dance video as stars pay homage
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When Anthony Mmesoma Madu was videoed practicing ballet barefoot in the drizzling rain in Nigeria earlier this year, the 11-year-old thought the footage would be used for a common film study s…
Actor James Hong back in spotlight with Hollywood star push
James Hong is learning to do his first Zoom video chat at the spry age of 91. The actor, who has witnessed his industry continuously evolve with technology, is finding it “mind-boggling.”
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously
WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa (AP) — The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theaters in the U.S. because of COVID-19. But in 20 minutes that was about to change a…
Megan Thee Stallion says person who shot her was Tory Lanez
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, Megan Thee Stallion said for the first time Thursday night that fellow hip-hop star Tory Lanez was the perso…
After grief, Bebel Gilberto recovers her zen with new album
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Singer Bebel Gilberto never found the chance to slip a pair of headphones onto the ears of her dad, Brazilian music legend João Gilberto, to play the song she wrote for him. The track is named…
Ice loves Marco: Ice-T tops celebrities rooting for Andretti
Ice-T might be on the set of “Law & Order” when he takes a call to jet off to some far-flung destination with Marco Andretti and his celebrity pals.
Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings
ROME (AP) — The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are arriving f…
Nielsen says 22.8 million watched convention's third night
NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewership Wednesday for the third night of the Democrats' virtual convention, which featured speeches by vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, rose t…
How does coronavirus spread at a concert? Germans do a test
BERLIN (AP) — Germany held a pop concert Saturday to see how those attending would spread coronavirus.
“Full House” star Lori Loughlin to get 2 months in prison for college admissions scam after judge accepts plea deal
BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” star Lori Loughlin to get 2 months in prison for college admissions scam after judge accepts plea deal.
Virtual Emmys: Less walking, talking, but beware the Wi-Fi
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a typical Hollywood awards show, it’s the orchestra’s task to nudge off winners whose acceptance speeches wander into overtime. In a virtual ceremony, the internet could give them an unintenti…
Louis-Dreyfus 'proud to be a nasty, nasty woman' for Dems
NEW YORK (AP) — The star of “Veep” brought some bite to her role at the Democrats' virtual convention.
Milbury apologizes for comments made during NHL playoff game
NEW YORK (AP) — Former coach and NBC Sports analyst Mike Milbury apologized Friday for saying during a playoff game broadcast that there weren’t women in the NHL bubble to disrupt anyone's concentration.
Weinstein seeks to pursue arbitration over firing
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Disgraced Hollywood film mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is asking a bankruptcy judge in Delaware to allow him to pursue arbitration in New York over what he claims is his wrongful te…