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EVENTS: July 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — July will be bright, hot and filled with fun. Once the Fourth of July hoopla is over, there are s…
Drip too hard: Lil Baby gives school $150K for scholarships
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta rapper Lil Baby surprised students at his former high school with a performance and $150,000 to establish a scholarship program, officials announced.
Review: Authors take readers through the history of drag
“Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life,” Penguin Books, by Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez
Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The organizers of South By Southwest — which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors and some of Hollywood and music's biggest stars — announced Friday they had cancelled the annual arts and te…
Winfrey and Cummins talk "American Dirt" and lessons learned
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Everything about her latest book club pick, “American Dirt,” was a surprise for Oprah Winfrey. Praised early on as a modern version of “The Grapes of Wrath,” Jeanine Cummins' novel about a Mexi…
Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Tennessee tornado relief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift is donating $1 million to tornado relief efforts in Middle Tennessee, where deadly storms ravaged counties this week, including in Nashville.
Nashville musicians to hold concert for tornado relief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Dan Auerbach and more Nashville artists will hold a benefit concert to raise money for people impacted by a recent deadly tornado.
Trump campaign files 3rd lawsuit against a news organization
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump campaign filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday for a column about the president and election help from Russia, the third such action against a news organization taken in the past two…
Apple Books US Bestseller List - 03/01/20 - Paid Books
Apple Books US Bestseller List - 03/01/20 - Paid Books
Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1. “The Splendid and the Vile” by Erik Larson ( Crown)
Review: A single mother pursues justice in `Hide Away'
“Hide Away,” Thomas & Mercer, by Jason Pinter
Harvey Weinstein moved to NYC jail after heart procedure
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was moved Thursday to an infirmary unit at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex after undergoing a heart procedure at the hospital where he'd been held since his con…
Trebek reaches 1-year mark in cancer fight with hope, candor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek marked his one-year battle against pancreatic cancer with candor about how hard it’s been and a vow to keep going.
Raphael fever hits Italy but art isn't immune from virus
ROME (AP) — The paintings, drawings, tapestries and sketches in the most ambitious exhibition of Renaissance superstar Raphael's works are collectively insured for 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) against theft, vand…
Dave Matthews was inspired by his daughters to write a novel
NEW YORK (AP) — For his debut novel, Dave Matthews found inspiration close to home.
Who is Joel Embiid? 'Jeopardy' contestant unsure of Process
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This Philadelphia 76ers star