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BASIN EVENTS CALENDAR: March 20-27, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — There’s plenty to do this week in the Columbia Basin. Here are some possibilities.
Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Arkansas' ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate, Secretary of State John Thurston said Tuesday.
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting …
Review: Rumer sets new standards with Hugh Prestwood catalog
Rumer, “Nashville Tears” (Cooking Vinyl)
Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago church
CHICAGO (AP) — Strong winds caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church but may have also swept in a badly needed “blessing” for a sanctuary where Mahalia Jackson and other famed gospel singers often sang…
Artist creates origami crane memorial for COVID-19 victims
An artist in Los Angeles is memorializing each of the thousands of people who have died from COVID-19 in the United States with a delicate origami crane.
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm …
AMC to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening
NEW YORK (AP) — AMC Theatres, the nation's largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie.
Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, died Tuesday. He was 83.
Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book about President Donald Trump is titled “Rage” and will be released Sept. 15, less than two months before Election Day, according to a listi…
Dolly Parton, Justin Bieber among virtual TV festival stars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dolly Parton, Cate Blanchett and Justin Bieber are part of the virtual edition of the Paley Center’s annual festival celebrating TV programs and their makers.
Broadway musical 'Diana' to bypass closed stage for Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical “Diana” isn't waiting for theaters to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it's going to Netflix.
Review: Rare spotlight role for superb pianist Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings, "Matt Rollings Mosaic” (Dualtone Records)
Tribune closing 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News
Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York's Daily News and The Capital Ga…
Review: Netflix's 'Project Power' flexes its muscles nicely
Imagine taking a little pill that could make you strong and vibrant, one that basically unlocks your yearning potential. No, not that pill. Get your mind out of the gutter.
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1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephanie Meyer (Little, Brown)