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Winfrey holds TV discussion about ‘American Dirt’ in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. – Oprah Winfrey’s soon-to-be televised discussion about the controversial novel “American Dirt” is drawing scrutiny for not inviting some of the book’s harshest Latino critics....

DATE: Feb 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Catch Durango native on Disney’s ‘Zombies 2’

Pearce Joza plays a teenage werewolf

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Robert Conrad, star of “The Wild, Wild West,” dies at 84

LOS ANGELES – Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series “Hawaiian Eye” and “The Wild, Wild West,” has died. He was 84. ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA

LOS ANGELES – Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show “To Tell the Truth” and played a crotchety merchant on “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” was hit and killed by a...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Possible Bigfoot sighting featured on History Channel

Episode will air at 8 a.m. Friday

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Shannen Doherty says she is battling stage 4 breast cancer

NEW YORK – Shannen Doherty is battling a recurrence of breast cancer that has progressed to stage four, telling fans “it’s a bitter pill to swallow.” “I definitely have days where...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Just under 100 million people watch Super Bowl on Fox

NEW YORK – The Super Bowl put a halt to a four-year decline in viewership, with an estimated 99.9 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs come back to defeat the San Francisco 49ers i...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

True crime show features Farmington homicide investigation

Episode will air Wednesday on Investigation Discovery

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

10 ads to watch for on Super Bowl Sunday

NEW YORK – This year’s Super Bowl won’t be a politics-free zone, as both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will air campaign ads during the game....

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Days of our Lives’ sands to flow for 56th season on NBC

LOS ANGELES – There’s more life ahead for the NBC daytime serial “Days of our Lives,” renewed for a 56th season. It will continue to air on NBC, the network said Wednesday, despit...

DATE: Jan 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Punk’d’ to be revived with Chance the Rapper doing pranks

NEW YORK – Celebrities, beware: “Punk’d” is being revived. And this time Chance the Rapper is the one doing the punk’ing. MTV Studios and Quibi said Friday they are teaming up to ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

LONDON – Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian” and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment