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BASIN EVENTS: Feb. 20-28, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — We’re rounding out February in the Basin with lots of fun things to do. Here are a few.
Elton John, TikTok team up to educate about AIDS epidemic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day.
Helen LaFrance, who painted rural memories, dies at 101
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — A prominent Black Kentucky artist whose painted memories of rural life in Kentucky are featured in U.S. and European museums and in the collections of well-known personalities including Oprah W…
BTS band members, fans welcome its first Grammy nomination
SEOUL (AP) — K-pop band BTS has earned its first Grammy nomination, a long-awaited feat for the South Korean act that has been reshaping the global pop landscape with record-breaking songs and well-mobilized fans.
Review: 'Ma Rainey' is Boseman's final, perhaps finest gift
Chadwick Boseman surges onto the screen as fast-talking trumpeter Levee in
James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years and was a guiding force for a couple of the most well-known cultural institutions in the U.S., has died. He was 86.
Hijab-wearing Somali-US model takes step back from industry
MILAN (AP) — Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to maintain a hij…
Review: Melissa McCarthy in 'Superintelligence'
It's a demonstrably difficult task to find a comic screen partner worthy of standing opposite Melissa McCarthy, so you have to appreciate “Superintelligence" for throwing in the towel.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to march on despite pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Jawan M. Jackson recently got to do something he's been yearning to do for months — sing and dance again with his Broadway cast.
The show must go on: Students put a spin on 'Romeo & Juliet'
WESTWOOD, Mass. (AP) — “Parting is such sweet sorrow” — especially for a theater troupe hoping to stage a live performance of “Romeo & Juliet” in the middle of a pandemic that has closed schools and required social…
Disastrous first debate is one rerun Fox's Wallace avoids
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two months later, Chris Wallace can't bring himself to watch a rerun of the disastrous
Review: A breezy, lighthearted rom-com in ‘Happiest Season’
Who we are with our parents and who we are in a romantic relationship can seem like different people.
Playful book about The Beatles wins major nonfiction prize
LONDON (AP) — A book that looks at The Beatles from a playful kaleidoscope of angles won Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award on Tuesday.
The Weeknd criticizes Grammys over nominations snub
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weeknd angrily slammed the Grammy Awards, calling them “corrupt” after the pop star walked away with zero nominations despite having multiple hits this year.
Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum
Bruce, the fiberglass shark made from the “Jaws” mold, is ready for his close-up. The 1,208 pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old shark, famous for being difficult to work with on the set of Steven Spielberg’s classic t…
John Boyega isn't going to 'take the money and shush'
NEW YORK (AP) — John Boyega is only 28, but being a professional actor of 10 years and a veteran of three “Star Wars” films has given him insight into what it’s like for a young performer breaking into Hollywood.