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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12

UPDATES with R KELLY, THEATER-DIANA-NETFLIX, VIRUS OUTBREAK-LUCILLE BALL FESTIVAL, TV-SARAH COOPER-NETFLIX and MUSIC REVIEW-KATHLEEN EDWARDS.

R KELLY — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida. SENT: 230 words, photo.

OBIT-SUMNER REDSTONE — Sumner Redstone, who joined his family’s drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. SENT: 1,120 words, photos.

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME — Hank Williams Jr., Marty Stuart and songwriter Dean Dillon are the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. AP Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 640 words, photos.

TV-TED LASSO — An American football coach finds himself in London coaching an elite soccer team in the new Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso.” AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 750 words, photos.

FOOD-HAILE THOMAS — At 19, Haile Thomas has written a book that will flummox bookstore owners. “Living Lively” has 80 vegan recipes, but it’s far more than a cookbook. It also has guidance on relationships and wellness. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 800 words, photo.

THEATER-DIANA-NETFLIX — The Broadway musical “Diana” isn’t waiting for theaters to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it’s going to Netflix. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 530 words, photo.

TV-SARAH COOPER-NETFLIX — Sarah Cooper, whose lip-sync parodies of President Donald Trump are an online sensation, is coming to Netflix with a variety special. SENT: 134 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LUCILLE BALL FESTIVAL — The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm of humor. By AP Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 320 words, photo.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-BOYS STATE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-PROJECT POWER. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. Upcoming: 700 words by 9 p.m. Thursday, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-RUMER. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-KATHLEEN EDWARDS. By Jill Lawless. SENT Wednesday: 340 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-MATT ROLLINGS. By Steven Wine. SENT: Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-KOLBY COOPER. By Scott Stroud. UPCOMING: Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-SYLVIE SIMMONS. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Thursday: 350 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-AFTER THE LAST BORDER by Jessica Goudeau. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Monday: 432 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THEN SHE VANISHED by T. Jefferson Parker. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 302 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THE STORY OF GARDENING. Reviewed by Julie Rubin. SENT: Tuesday, 350 words, cover image.