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BASIN EVENTS: May 1-9
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring is finally here and it's time to get out in the sunshine. Music, sales and celebrations ga…
Last solo recording of jazz icon Dave Brubeck to be released
RIO RANCHO, N.M, (AP) — Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz pianist legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month.
Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed country
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The record that turned Shania Twain from a struggling singer-songwriter from Canada into a global superstar also changed country music for years to come.
New Steinem biopic shines light on a sisterhood of activists
Among the pithy quips attributed to Gloria Steinem over the years is this reply to why she wasn't interested in getting married: “I can’t mate in captivity.”
Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda.
Judge says new royal book can be used in Meghan privacy case
LONDON (AP) — The publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper can use the contents of a recent behind-the scenes book about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in its legal defense for an invasion of privacy lawsuit…
Documentary tries to prove existence of dead Lincoln photo
NEW YORK (AP) — The image is haunting, depicting a gaunt-faced man with a familiar beard, staring ahead lifelessly. The right eye is bulging and appears disfigured from an unseen wound.
Review: NYC hipsters bake bread, eat quinoa, fight aliens
The new sci-fi rom-com
Report finds New York writers, stages remain extremely white
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report on racial representation on New York stages has found that little has been changing — there remains an over-representation of white actors, writers and directors.
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1. “Rage” by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)
Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' follow-up
NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will make a follow-up to the 2019 live-action “The Lion King,” with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning “Moonlight” and the James Baldwin adaptation “If Beale Street…
Billboard Awards: Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Malone to perform
NEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Luke Combs and leading nominee Post Malone will perform at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.
James Meredith film weighs 'complicated' civil rights figure
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A new documentary is diving into the complicated, and sometimes contradictory life of James Meredith, a Black civil rights figure who helped change Mississippi.
After ruling K-pop, BLACKPINK aim to takeover pop world too
NEW YORK (AP) — Four years after they debuted as the next buzzed-about girl group on the K-pop music scene, BLACKPINK's lofty dreams in music have come into fruition.
Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case
NEW YORK (AP) — An heir to the Seagram’s liquor fortune was sentenced Wednesday to an 81-month prison term and immediately thrown behind bars for her role as an unwavering benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced…