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SENIOR EVENTS: April 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s spring in the Basin at last. Swing a golf club to support St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, …
New Orleans celebrates end of Mardi Gras touched by tragedy
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dressed in sequined costumes, grooving to the rhythm of marching bands and clutching at strands of shiny beads, people in New Orleans celebrated the end of a Mardi Gras season tinged by tragedy a…
Brazilian politicians avoid Carnival as they become targets
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At Rio’s annual Carnival celebration Monday night, comedian and composer Marcelo Adnet stood atop a float for the Sao Clemente samba school dressed in a sequin suit imitating Brazil’s far-righ…
'Criminal Minds,' 'Fresh Off the Boat' end on ratings high
NEW YORK (AP) — Two long-running series — CBS drama “Criminal Minds” and ABC's “Fresh Off the Boat” — ended their runs last week with modest bumps in the ratings.
Hot Pockets heir gets 5 months in prison for college scam
BOSTON (AP) — An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for trying to cheat and bribe her daughters' way into school as part of a nationwide college admissions scam.
Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down in surprise announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger, who steered the company's absorption of Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel and Fox's entertainment businesses and the launch of a Netflix challenger, is stepping down immediately, the com…
Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down, Bob Chapek named new head
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down immediately, the company said in a surprise announcement Tuesday.
Review: A wild spin on the Peter Pan myth in ‘Wendy’
A Peter Pan story told from Wendy’s perspective sounds either too precious to be true or ripe for a skewering. But in the hands of the filmmakers behind “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Wendy” resides — ever so deli…
Review: Wayne does good job building suspense in `Apartment'
“Apartment,” Bloomsbury, by Teddy Wayne
Lawyer: Hospitalized Weinstein is 'energized' about appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — A hospitalized Harvey Weinstein was “upbeat” and “energized” about appealing his sexual assault and rape conviction, one of his lawyers said Tuesday as one of Weinstein's accusers said the verdict m…
Review: Little's 'Pretty as a Picture' is captivating novel
“Pretty as a Picture,” Viking, by Elizabeth Little
Ben Lerner, Zadie Smith on list for Rathbones Folio Prize
LONDON (AP) — Works of fiction by Ben Lerner and Zadie Smith and an exploration of why women join the Islamic State group are among eight books contending for Britain’s Rathbones Folio Prize for literature.
Spanish top court backs rapper in freedom of speech case
MADRID (AP) — Spain's Constitutional Court on Tuesday overturned a previous verdict that found a rapper guilty of exalting terrorism and humiliating victims of attacks in tweets.
Review: `Broken Faith' looks inside Word of Faith Fellowship
"Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America’s Most Dangerous Cults,” Hanover Square Press, by Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr
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Dior invokes #MeToo in feminist-inspired fashion show
“Consent, Consent, Consent” flashed the neon set lights at Dior's latest ready-to-wear show in Paris.