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'A Taste of Ireland' set to showcase Irish music, dance and fun
MOSES LAKE — Three Eastern Washington venues will get their Taste of Ireland this spring when “A Taste of Ireland …
Jay-Z, Pharrell to release new song about Black ambition
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled “Entrepreneur."
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.
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…
Nelly producer charged with fraud in Sweetie Pie's case
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — An investigation into 2016 killing of a man whose grandmother's St. Louis-area soul food restaurant was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie's” has led to fraud charges agai…
Picture book on Kamala Harris coming Aug. 25
NEW YORK (AP) — That didn't take long: Just weeks after making history as the running mate for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris will be the subject of a new picture book.
Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan play geniuses in ‘Tesla’
NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Hawke has portrayed several real people in recent years, including musician Chet Baker and abolitionist John Brown, but his new role as pioneering inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla presented …
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NBC News deletes tweet that Ocasio-Cortez called misleading
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News deleted a tweet early Wednesday about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's brief speech at the
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.”
5 highlights of the fall books season
NEW YORK (AP) — Five highlights of the fall books season, from literary fiction to topical non-fiction:
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…
Netflix announces cast for 'Pinocchio' animated musical film
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cast for Netflix’s new “Pinocchio” film has been chosen.
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…