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BASIN EVENTS: April 10-18
COLUMBIA BASIN — Crafts, theater, music and more await this week in the Columbia Basin. Here are a few chances to …
Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Charley Pride, one of country music’s first Black superstar whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of th…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26:
Terry Kay, author of 'To Dance With the White Dog,' dies
Terry Kay, a native of Georgia who won fans at home and abroad for his novels set in the South, has died. He was 82.
'Big Sky' stumbles in addressing Native American criticism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After ABC's “Big Sky” drew Native American censure for overlooking an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls,
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89
LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song
LONDON (AP) — Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single.
Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.
Review: The theft of a fresco leads to a tension-filled yarn
“Fool Me Twice,” by Jeff Lindsay (Dutton)
Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Eager for a live music show after months of social distancing, more than 1,000 Barcelona residents gathered Saturday to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-d…
Correction: John le Carré obituary
LONDON (AP) — In a Dec. 13 story about the death of spy novelist John le Carré, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that television versions of “Smiley’s People” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” were released …
Agent says master spy novelist John le Carre has died at 89
LONDON (AP) — Agent says master spy novelist John le Carre has died at 89.
New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy “Steel Magnolias” and the TV series “Quee…
Music Review: Paul McCartney is fab on 'McCartney III'
Paul McCartney, “McCartney III" (Capitol Records)
Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'
NEW YORK (AP) — Book publishing in 2020 was a story of how much an industry can change and how much it can, or wants to, remain the same.
A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season
Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest.