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Jamie Foxx, who nearly died last year at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, returned to the city in October to tape a Netflix comedy special to talk in-depth for the first time about his medical issues. The special, "Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...," came out Tuesday on Netflix.

Dear Doctors: A friend who has Parkinson’s disease is starting to have trouble swallowing. Can you explain why that is? I thought Parkinson’s mainly affects the hands and limbs. Also, she and her husband are often dinner guests at our home. What foods are easiest for her to manage?

Dear Annie: I live with bipolar disorder, which I was first diagnosed with in the early 1990s. My husband and I got together after my diagnosis, and he has been my biggest support through everything – navigating different providers, raising my children (not his) who also had their challenges and helping me stay stable.

Taylor Swift is not done with her record-breaking era: The pop superstar’s global tour sold more than $2 billion in tickets, making Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour the highest-grossing tour of all time for a second year in a row.

The Golden Globe Awards announced this year’s nominees Monday morning, with the continent-hopping musical film “Emilia Pérez” - about a brutal Mexican drug lord who becomes a woman, and all the drama that ensues - leading the pack with 10 nominations. Other leading movies include “The Brutalist” (seven nominations) and “Conclave” (six nominations). In TV categories, the Globes echoed this year’s Emmy Awards, handing the most nods to “The Bear” (five nominations), “Only Murders in the Building” (four nominations) and “Shogun” (four).

Dear Annie: I’ve been a big fan of your column for years, but I felt that some useful context was missing from a recent response about how to deal with people knocking on doors.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the last two years, I have been making incremental changes to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Is it rude to give eco-friendly or reusable products as gifts?

Passing his 35th year working at The Spokesman-Review newspaper, photojournalist Jesse Tinsley is still trying to capture the joys and highlights of the Spokane region and the people who live here. Some of his favorite things to photograph are landscapes of the Inland Northwest, wildlife, air shows, the dramatic weather of the changing seasons and community events, like Bloomsday and the Fourth of July.

Growing up in Moses Lake, Jonathan Fickes once drew Beatles logos on his notebooks at school and practiced signing his name in the same handwriting style as John Lennon. He is now portraying Lennon as a cast member with the Fab Four Beatles tribute band.

If, rather than process recent events, you’d prefer to immerse yourself in a romance novel, you’re hardly alone. Thankfully, 2024 has been an exceptional year for romance releases. Authors worked overtime in their chemistry labs to brew stories designed to make your toes curl and your spine tingle. Here are eight standouts with some niche superlatives to help you decide which love story is your one true match.

When Jonathan Fickes and Robbie Berg walk onstage as John Lennon and George Harrison with the Fab Four on Friday night at the Bing Crosby Theater, the venue will brew with Eastern Washington Beatlemania. Fickes is from Moses Lake. Berg is from Spokane.

As a year of travel that was marked largely by overtourism protests in Barcelona, Spain; Oaxaca, Mexico; and Venice, Italy, draws to a close, the appeal of offbeat vacations continues to grow.

There's more to brown than meets the eye. Here are some tips for decorating with different shades of brown:

Over the years dozens of movies and television miniseries have been produced about World War II in Europe and the Pacific, but of those, there are only a handful that touched upon the event that thrust the United States into the war, the attack on Pearl Harbor, 83 years ago Saturday.

Dear Doctors: I am a 47-year-old woman in good health. I exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet. At my physical, I was surprised when my doctor said I have A-fib. I have never felt anything wrong with my heart, so I am confused. Can you please explain A-fib?

Dear Annie: I’ve been with my spouse for nine years. Lately, I feel he’s so distant, and I can’t help but be bothered by it. About a year ago, everything changed. He started hiding his phone, being secretive with his friends, had multiple social media accounts, etc.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just started a new job, and a group text chat was created for us to communicate about our shift availability. However, employees have begun using this chat for small talk.

Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose is moving on from a lawsuit that accused him last year of sexually assaulting a model in the 1980s.