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Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club

Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. The Miami Twp.
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

LOS ANGELES — Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan's Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82.
EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant

EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant

Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new variants of the coronavirus, especially the one moving through England and now popping up in the U.S.
After a year like this, expect a strange New Year's Eve

After a year like this, expect a strange New Year's Eve

NEW YORK — If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Yet the coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year's festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down.
Being Judy Garland won Zellweger an Oscar. Is a Grammy next?

Being Judy Garland won Zellweger an Oscar. Is a Grammy next?

NEW YORK — Renée Zellweger is known for acting but you could easily write a thesis about her love for music.
A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee.
2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

The moment called for a handshake. Or would have, under what used to be considered normal circumstances. As in, before 2020. Here’s the scene, from Dec.
Some Hawaii hotel officials expect tourism to recover slowly

Some Hawaii hotel officials expect tourism to recover slowly

HONOLULU — Some hotel executives don't expect a quick recovery for Hawaii's tourism industry.
A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee.
Study of virus screening at concert reports zero infections

Study of virus screening at concert reports zero infections

BARCELONA, Spain — The organizers of an indoor music festival in Barcelona to test the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening said Wednesday that preliminary results indicate there was zero transmission inside the venue.
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