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BASIN EVENTS: April 3-11, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s finally spring, and fun things to do are popping up all over the Basin. Here are a few optio…
German filmmaker Vilsmaier, known for 'Stalingrad,' dies
BERLIN (AP) — Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81.
Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant
NEW YORK (AP) — After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant.
DA deciding whether to investigate James Brown's death
ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor in Atlanta will decide whether to open a formal investigation after meeting with a woman who says she has evidence legendary singer James Brown's death was caused by another person, his …
Smollett case revives questions on Laquan McDonald, justice
CHICAGO (AP) — When a grand jury revived the criminal case against
Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himself in downtown Chicago, renewing a divisive c…
Weinstein lawyer: Prosecutors have a 'tale,' not a case
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer told jurors Thursday that prosecutors in the rape case against him were acting like moviemakers, conjuring up a world "where women had no free will.”
Christian Cowan lives out his childhood fashion dream
NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Cowan equates showing his fashion collections with continuously living out a childhood dream.
Jussie Smollett's image takes new hit with revived charges
CHICAGO (AP) — He's stopped posting to his Twitter account, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill.
Italy's Senate votes to allow prosecution of right-wing leader Matteo Salvini for keeping rescued migrants on ship
ROME (AP) — Italy's Senate votes to allow prosecution of right-wing leader Matteo Salvini for keeping rescued migrants on ship.
New exhibit examines ballet's lasting influence on fashion
NEW YORK (AP) — A crowning jewel of the new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology is a feathered white tutu. It may look, to the untrained eye, like any ballet costume. It is, however, anything but.
The women of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' redraw the frame
NEW YORK (AP) — What’s inside the frame and what’s outside of it are electrifyingly synonymous in French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”
Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort
NEW YORK (AP) — As debate rages around “American Dirt,” the bestselling novel criticized for its portrait of Mexican life and culture, publishers are pledging to change a historically white industry as critics ques…
Ryan's Secret show brings awareness to male body positivity
NEW YORK (AP) — The debate over unrealistic body ideals for women is a long-standing one, but the same discussion over expectations for men hasn't reached the same cultural pitch.
Kurtág opera to get US premiere from NY Philharmonic in 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — The American premiere of György Kurtág's "Fin de Partie," based on Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," will be presented by the New York Philharmonic in June 2021.
Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo tria…