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E-sports finds a foothold in the Basin
COLUMBIA BASIN — Among the activities that students can participate in, e-sports, or organized competitive video g…
Nashville musicians find themselves without jobs or benefits
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colin Poulton moved to Nashville in 2008 to study commercial guitar. He dropped out of college but stuck with the city and the guitar, first playing in a series of original bands and more re…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Parisians defy lockdown by dancing, briefly, in the street
LE PECQ, France (AP) — The itch to dance, to break out of coronavirus lockdown and bust a few moves in the fresh air, out on the street, has proved too strong for some to resist in Paris after weeks of staying home.
Firm behind monster trucks, ice shows lays off workers
PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) — The company that brings live shows ranging from “Disney on Ice" to monster trucks to local arenas has laid off nearly 1,500 workers because of the
Tye Tribbett sends positive vibes with song amid virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning gospel singer Tye Tribbett has fused Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Alright” into a new tune to send a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic: We are going to be all right.
The Natural: Charboneau's career played like fictional Hobbs
Joe Charboneau sees a little bit of himself in the iconic baseball film “
'Insecure' star Jay Ellis credits Issa Rae for director gig
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Ellis' popularity thanks to his role as Lawrence on “Insecure” is still going strong as the show marks its fourth season: Check social media on Sunday nights, when the HBO comedy airs, and there…
Silenced by virus, Met Opera links for digital global gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Javier Camarena was at his home in Zurich singing an aria from Bellini’s “Il Pirata” when the screen for the video feed split, and he was joined by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Sé…
Brad Pitt portrays Fauci in SNL's 2nd at-home edition
NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt portrayed Dr. Anthony Fauci in the second at-home episode of “Saturday Night Live,” that featured musical guest Miley Cyrus, an Adam Sandler cameo and plenty of disinfectant jokes.
Meghan's lawsuit against British tabloid has court hearing
LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper publisher fought back against the Duchess of Sussex at a court hearing Friday, rejecting allegations that it deliberately stoked a dispute between Meghan and her father and asking …
'Spider-Man,' 'Doctor Strange,' 'Thor' shift release dates
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood studios are shuffling more release dates as a result of the coronavirus, including sequels to “Doctor Strange," “Spider-Man: Far From Home" and “Into the Spider-Verse.”
A 'Phantom of the Opera' contest seeks singer with style
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing.
Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms
NEW YORK (AP) — In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun…
Stephen Sondheim gets starry but tardy 90th birthday concert
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Groban, Nathan Lane and Jake Gyllenhaal honored composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Sunday with an online 90th birthday concert that was stuffed with his songs, but delayed by technical d…
NFL draft averages record 8.4M viewers across 3 days
Seth Markman was just as nervous as NFL coaches and general managers about the unknown factors involved with a virtual draft. But the ESPN executive producer said he was overwhelmed with how everything came togethe…