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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…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in landmark #MeToo case
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in landmark #MeToo case.
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson taking diagnoses 'one day at a time'
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were taking their new coronavirus infection “one day at a time" while Australian television hosts who had interviewed Wilson were awaiting test resu…
Author Roth weighed in on 'Plot Against America' TV series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Simon, the creative force behind stellar TV including “The Wire," “Show Me a Hero” and “Treme,” found himself in unfamiliar territory with his latest series, HBO’s “The Plot Against America…
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
Some casinos drop buffets, live shows as virus spreads in US
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania casino shut down temporarily, some Las Vegas casinos closed their buffets and nightclubs, and the Hard Rock chain canceled live entertainment at all its U.S. properties for…
Disneyland says it's closing its California parks starting Saturday over coronavirus concerns
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland says it's closing its California parks starting Saturday over coronavirus concerns.
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Coronavirus story provides chance to push service journalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Aside from the latest updates on a coronavirus outbreak that has hit hard locally, the Seattle Times features an item you wouldn't expect on a news website: a detailed diagram on the proper way to w…
A look at entertainers and entities on hold over coronavirus
Some of the few entertainment entities that remained open and fully functioning were shutting down like much of the rest of the world on Friday, a day after institutions
Gannett, Fox News take steps to empty offices
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain, on Thursday urged employees able to telecommute to “refrain from coming into the office unless absolutely necessary” because of the coronav…
Avengers Campus to let Disneyland visitors sling like Spidey
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Some assembling is still required, but the Avengers are gathering in a big way at Disneyland.
Fast and Furious film, 'Mulan' postponed due to virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. officially postponed the theatrical release of “Mulan," while Universal Pictures moved back the release of the ninth Fast and Furious film by a year amid the coronavirus outbr…
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus
SYDNEY (AP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital Thursday after contracting the new coronavirus, the actor and Australian officials said.
Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to weapons charge in NY
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from a stop at the Canadian border crossing near Niagara Falls last April.