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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to present it as…
Review: Katy Perry acknowledges missteps in downer album
Katy Perry, “Smile” (Capitol Records)
29-year-old Dutch writer wins International Booker Prize
LONDON (AP) — A 29-year-old Dutch writer has become the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize.
Oates, Groff among contributors to book on Thoreau legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau.
Moana's voice, Auliʻi Cravalho takes the next step
Auliʻi Cravalho’s life changed forever at age 14 when she was cast as the voice of Disney’s “Moana.” The Hawaiian native loved singing and acting, but they were just hobbies to her. So were horseback riding, swimmi…
Brandy emerges from her cocoon, conquers her demons on 'B7'
NEW YORK (AP) — When Brandy began crafting her newest album nearly three years ago, her intent was both benevolent and selfish. She wanted to give R&B fans the timeless music she’s been synonymous with, while also …
Review: 'All Together Now' is a sweet call to help others
Amber Appleton gives, gives, gives. The 17-year-old spends her free time teaching English to a group of Korean women. She visits a nursing home to hand out free doughnuts and raises money for school projects. She a…
Face masks amid the art: New York City's museums to reopen
NEW YORK (AP) — When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently.
Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, Steven's dad, dies at 103
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103.
Rule, Britannia! BBC ditches singalong amid colonial rethink
LONDON (AP) — The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are reevaluating t…
First night RNC ratings down; Fox sticks more with the show
NEW YORK (AP) — Up is down, down is up. President Donald Trump thanked CNN Tuesday for its Republican convention coverage, while Fox News heard complaints from some viewers that it wasn't showing enough.
Review: In 'Copperfield,' Iannucci brings Dickens to life
It's not hard to draw a straight line from Charles Dickens to Armando Iannucci. In each there's a passion for human frailty and absurdity, and, above all, a richness of people. Nobody filled pages with a vivid cast…
Radio station fires worker over role in Yusuf Hawkins death
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was among those charged in the notorious 1989 killing of Yusuf Hawkins, a Black teen set upon by a white mob and shot, was fired from a New York hip-hop radio station after a new documenta…
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First day shows media coverage of convention is sore spot
NEW YORK (AP) — The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot.