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BASIN EVENTS: March 6-14
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s spring at last, and the Basin is filled with ways to get out and about. Whether you’re itchi…
James Patterson awards $500 grants to thousands of teachers
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of schoolteachers will receive $500 grants from author James Patterson to help students build reading skills, especially as schools struggle to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.
City seeks applications for tourism projects funding
Hotel/motel tax funds are available to help boost tourism in Moses Lake.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 4-10
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 4-10:
Music Review: Fleet Foxes release bright, nuanced album
Fleet Foxes, “Shore” (ANTI-)
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine to be honored by PEN America
NEW YORK (AP) — Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine who was forced out of her job last year by the Trump administration, is being honored by PEN America.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, her company honored by MacDowell
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be honored next month by MacDowell, which is presenting its inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award to her media company and arts collective ARRAY.
Review: Nick Hornby creates a couple worth cheering for
“Just Like You,” by Nick Hornby (Riverhead Books)
The only debate moderator to return, Fox's Wallace preps
NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago when he first moderated a general election presidential debate, Chris Wallace was firm and funny in trying to get Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to stop talking simultaneously.
'Beginning' triumphs at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain
SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain (AP) — Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s first feature film “Beginning” triumphed at Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival, scooping up four of its top prizes including…
New this week: Mariah Carey, Gloria Steinem & 'South Park'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Texas sheriff indicted after probe into Black man's death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff has been indicted on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death in custody of a Black man, Javier Ambler, that was filmed by the police reality…
Nearly a year after sudden exit, Shepard Smith returns to TV
NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks shy of a year after abruptly quitting Fox News Channel with a declaration that “truth will always matter,” Shepard Smith returns to television this week at his unexpected new home.
Trump and Biden get evites as Al Smith Dinner goes virtual
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to be in virtual attendance Thursday as New York City’s annual Al Smith Dinner moves mostly online because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said.
Milan fashion gives small opening to Black Lives Matter
MILAN (AP) — When asked why there aren’t more people of color in the Italian fashion industry, officials have cited a lack of candidates in homogeneous Italy. Five African-born designers in Italy want to put that v…
Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain’s Prince George by veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, who found the fossil during a holiday…