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E-sports finds a foothold in the Basin
COLUMBIA BASIN — Among the activities that students can participate in, e-sports, or organized competitive video g…
Review: C.J. Tudor's `Other People' is deliciously creepy
In her third novel, British author C.J. Tudor takes a darker, more sinister riff on the “Strangers on a Train” motif. Deliciously creepy, “The Other People” tackles grief, obsession, justice and revenge in a tight,…
DiCaprio, Zellweger and more Oscar hopefuls attend luncheon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renée Zellweger, Al Pacino and dozens of other Academy Award nominees bowed their heads in a moment of silence Monday for Kobe Bryant to open the annual Oscars luncheon, a somber moment in an oth…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 2-8
Feb. 2: Comedian Tom Smothers is 83. Singer Graham Nash is 78. Actor Bo Hopkins is 76. Singer Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 74. TV chef Ina Garten is 72. Actor Jack McGee is 71. Actor Brent Spiner is 71…
The most VIP Super Bowl weekend costs $1.5M, includes butler
MIAMI (AP) — Private jet service, a personal butler, or how about a meal with former Patriots star Rob Gronkowski to top off Super Bowl weekend? From legendary nightclubs to exclusive parties, no place caters to th…
In #MeToo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass
DENVER (AP) — Folded conveniently into the narratives about his “complicated past” was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could’ve wrecked him.
Review: Novel by Paul Yoon offers rare view of war-torn Laos
“Run Me to Earth,” Simon & Schuster, by Paul Yoon
Trump backs Pompeo against NPR, criticizes CNN and Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo's battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one target familiar and the other less so.
Yiyun Li and Leslie Jamison among PEN award nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Yiyun Li and essays by Leslie Jamison and Eve Babitz are among the finalists for honors presented by PEN America, the literary and human rights organization.
Music stars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys award show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed
'American Dirt' Latino backlash part of long publishing war
During a trip to Mexico to visit family, writer Myriam Gurba took “American Dirt,” a novel about immigration and cartel violence that was being touted as one of the biggest U.S. releases of 2020. The writer was of …
Review: Louis Tomlinson drops a total snoozer of an album
Louis Tomlinson, “Walls” (Sony)
Weinstein trial moves swiftly with more accusers on deck
NEW YORK (AP) —
Ratings: CBS, NBC have two dominant nights of drama
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that football season is almost finished, the dominant nights in broadcast television are coming into focus.
Author deletes children's book co-written with Kobe Bryant
SAO PAULO (AP) — Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children's book, but the author of “The Alchemist” said he deleted the draft after Bryant's
Ricky Martin finds inspiration in Puerto Rico protests
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ricky Martin’s wide smile began to fade as the Puerto Rican superstar talked about his next album.