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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…
Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday refused to throw out charges against former "Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and rejected his…
Winfrey reversed upcoming book selection after controversy
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell’s upcoming “My Dark Vanessa” after the novel was briefly the subject of online controversy, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
Review: Jonathan Wilson returns to roots for 'Dixie Blur'
Jonathan Wilson, “Dixie Blur” (BMG/Bella Union)
Review: Netflix whiffs in Boston with 'Spenser Confidential'
It's back to Boston for Mark Wahlberg in the new Netflix crime flick “Spenser Confidential” so you know what that inevitably means, right?
R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors said more charge…
Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday refused to throw out charges against former "Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and rejected his…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
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…
Officials in Austin, Texas, say South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over virus fears
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials in Austin, Texas, say South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over virus fears.
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…
Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen’s publisher has decided to cancel the planned release of his memoir “Apropos of Nothing.”
Cameron and Lauren share lessons, life after ‘Love Is Blind’
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Hamilton had never seen Lauren Speed when he got down on one knee. Speed had never seen Hamilton when she said yes.
Review: Former Navy SEAL Mark Devine writes leadership book
“Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams,” St. Martin’s Press, by Mark Divine
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.
Miami cancels large Hispanic music festival over coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — Officials canceled on Friday a large Hispanic street festival in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood citing fears that crowded events could spread coronavirus more widely.