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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…
Call me Harry: Prince eschews royal label in Scotland speech
LONDON (AP) — Just call him Harry.
Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1. “The Mamba Mentality” by Kobe Bryant (MCD)
Ben Affleck on the pain and catharsis of 'The Way Back'
NEW YORK (AP) — Of the many stories that have stuck with Ben Affleck from his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, one has especially resonated for the actor. Recovery is often described as a process of removing a damagi…
Review: `Amnesty' is a satisfying but frustrating read
“Amnesty,” Scribner, by Aravind Adiga
Review: Time is of the essence in `Oona Out of Order'
“Oona Out of Order,” Flatiron Books, by Margarita Montimore
Chloe sparkles as giant Paris fashion exhibit space opens
PARIS (AP) — Chloe teemed with sparkling detailing at Paris Fashion Week Thursday.
Kobe Bryant handprints, other memorabilia up for auction
NEW YORK (AP) — Some key Kobe Bryant memorabilia, including two of his Los Angeles Lakers uniforms and cement handprints from his induction into the Grauman’s Chinese Theater hall of fame gallery, are going up for …
Kids shine as Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' goes big
NEW YORK (AP) — The cast of “To Kill a Mockingbird” ditched its somber Broadway home Wednesday for the cavernous Madison Square Garden, performing the play for 18,000 school kids in an electric one-time-only perfor…
National Symphony cancels Japan concerts due to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Symphony Orchestra canceled the five remaining performances in Japan of its Asian tour because of a new virus epidemic.
Top nominee Polanski to skip French Oscars after rape claim
PARIS (AP) — Filmmaker Roman Polanski is skipping the awards ceremony for France's equivalent of the Oscars — where his latest movie leads this year's nominations — because of protests prompted by a new rape accusa…
'Boy Next Door' Killer expected to get death for 2 murders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge is expected to give a death sentence Friday to a man prosecutors call “The Boy Next Door Killer," who was found guilty of the home-invasion murders of two women.
‘Into the Wild’ lures the unprepared to Alaska wilderness
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For more than a quarter-century, the old bus abandoned in Alaska’s punishing wilderness has drawn adventurers seeking to retrace the steps of a young idealist who met a tragic death in the …
National Symphony cancels Japan concerts due to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Symphony Orchestra canceled the five remaining performances in Japan of its Asian tour because of a new virus epidemic.
K-pop superstar group BTS cancels upcoming Seoul concert series due to South Korea's virus outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop superstar group BTS cancels upcoming Seoul concert series due to South Korea's virus outbreak.
BTS cancels concerts in South Korean capital due to virus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop superstar group BTS has canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea, its management agency announced Friday.