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BASIN EVENTS: May 15-23
COLUMBIA BASIN — There’s plenty happening in the Basin as we sneak up on Memorial Day weekend. Check out some of t…
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.
Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charlie Daniels, who went from being an in-demand session musician to a staple of Southern rock with his hit “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at 83.
Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisis
BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon on Sunday hosted its annual music festival in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek without an audience for the first time, a move organizers dubbed “an act of cultural resilience…
Denise Richards details return to set on 'Bold' amid virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Denise Richards returned to the set of CBS' “The Bold and the Beautiful" last week after the pandemic shutdown filming for three months, a detailed, specific plan was in place to keep everyo…
Algeria buries fighters whose skulls were in Paris museum
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria at last buried the remains of 24 fighters decapitated for resisting French colonial forces in the 19th century, in a ceremony Sunday rich with symbolism marking the country’s 58th an…
Thais bid addio to theater where they fell in love with film
BANGKOK (AP) — If Hollywood is where dreams are made, Bangkok’s Scala theater for the past 51 years was where Thais immersed themselves in the old-fashioned blockbusters of war, the heart-felt romances and quirky c…