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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 …
Review: ALA.NI aces on an astounding a capella adventure
ALA.NI, “ACCA” (ALA.NI)
Ratings dip for NFL conference championship games
NEW YORK (AP) — It's no secret, sports fans. Better games produce better ratings.
Mario meet Hulk: Nintendo park coming to Universal Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Harry Potter and Hulk: Welcome your new neighbors, Mario and Pokemon. A fourth park at Universal Orlando is being created based on characters from Nintendo, the park's owners announced Thursday…
'NewsHour' host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012, has died, PBS said Thursday. He w…
John Legend on Grammys, new 'dark' single and 'This Is Us'
NEW YORK (AP) — Some artists record Christmas albums to fulfill a recording contract. But not John Legend. And now he has a Grammy nomination to prove it.
Jamie Foxx, Jordan Peele among honorees at AAFCA awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamie Foxx has won a plethora of major awards including an Oscar and Grammy. But after the African American Film Critics Association recognized him Wednesday night, the actor-singer called its ho…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1
Celebrity birthdays for the week of of Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
Knopf names Reagan Arthur as its new publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world's most prestigious literary publishers has chosen just its fourth editorial leader in its 105-year history: Reagan Arthur has been named executive vice president and publisher of Al…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by …
Review: Bios put spotlight on director Lumet, actor McKellen
“Sidney Lumet: A Life” by Maura Spiegel; “Ian McKellen: A Biography” by Garry O’Connor (both St. Martin’s)
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R. Kelly girlfriend can return to Kelly home for belongings
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Thursday agreed to allow a girlfriend of R. Kelly retrieve her belongings from the singer's home in Trump Tower in Chicago, where authorities say she assaulted one of Kelly's other girlfri…
Review: `House on Fire' is one of Finder's best thrillers
“House on Fire,” Dutton, by Joseph Finder
Coroner featured in 'Midnight in the Garden' book dies at 88
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Dr. James C. Metts Jr., a Savannah physician whose four decades serving as an elected coroner earned him a small part in the bestselling book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” has died…
PBS says journalist Jim Lehrer of the 'MacNeil-Lehrer Report' has died at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — PBS says journalist Jim Lehrer of the 'MacNeil-Lehrer Report' has died at 85.