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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…
Former Kasabian frontman pleads guilty to assault
LONDON (AP) — Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty Tuesday at Leicester Magistrates’ Court to assaulting his former fiancée.
Depp takes stand in libel trial, claims Amber Heard hit him
LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp gave evidence in a London court on Tuesday, denying claims that he hit ex-wife Amber Heard and accusing her of assaulting him and depicting him as a “monster.”
Singer Tom Meighan leaves Kasabian amid 'personal issues'
LONDON (AP) — Frontman Tom Meighan has left British rockers Kasabian to deal with “personal issues,” the band said Monday.
Cosby citing systemic racism as he fights assault conviction
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in June 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under wraps. It was sens…
Country music firebrand Charlie Daniels has died of a stroke at 83; had hit with ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music firebrand Charlie Daniels has died of a stroke at 83; had hit with ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia’.
Tell-all book by Trump niece to be released next week
NEW YORK (AP) — A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week.
Theater union OKs 2 plans to return to post-virus live shows
NEW YORK (AP) — The national labor union representing stage actors and managers has given the go-ahead for two Massachusetts theaters to resume theatrical performances, offering potential road maps for the national…
Hollywood comes to UK High Court as Depp takes on The Sun
LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp has a starring role in a real-life courtroom drama Tuesday in London, where he is suing a tabloid newspaper for libel over an article that branded him a “wife beater.”
UK judge says Amber Heard can be in court for Depp testimony
LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp's lawyers have failed to stop the American actor's ex-wife, Amber Heard, from attending his libel trial against the British tabloid newspaper The Sun until she is called to give evidence.
Virus: Dragon Con cancels in-person Atlanta event for 2020
ATLANTA (AP) — Organizers of a popular sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention in Atlanta have announced that the in-person event — Dragon Con — will be canceled this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
As Paris Fashion Week is streamed, critics look to future
PARIS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has instilled extra unpredictability into the already fickle Paris Fashion Week. After first canceling the July shows for menswear and Haute Couture, the French fashion federat…
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Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suff…
"Mona Lisa" back at work, visitors limited as Louvre reopens
PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” is back in business.
Lawyer: Ennio Morricone, composer of the score for "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," dies at 91
ROME (AP) — Lawyer: Ennio Morricone, composer of the score for "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," dies at 91.