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BASIN EVENTS: May 8-16
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is just about perfect and there are things going on all over the Basin. Here are some…
In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm
NEW YORK (AP) — Even mock elections require wall-to-wall coverage, so when Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine set out to document Texas’ Boys State, the week-long summer camp of civics simulation run by the American Leg…
Stephenie Meyer says more 'Twilight' books are planned
NEW YORK (AP) — There is still plenty of life in Stephenie Meyer's “Twilight Saga.”
Zach Williams, for King & Country, Kanye West get Dove nods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian artist Zach Williams and for King & Country are the leading artist nominees at this year’s
Bette Midler writes kids' book about Central Park duck
NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Midler is using words and pictures to tell a New York story.
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.
Mickey Guyton is speaking her truth after years of doubt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mickey Guyton is turning a mirror on country music by speaking her truth and reclaiming both her career and identity.
Politically charged 'black-ish' episode gets belated home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A politically charged episode of “black-ish” from 2017 that was shelved by ABC has found a home on Hulu, a corporate sibling of the Disney-owned broadcast network.
'America's Got Talent' tops ratings, loses Cowell for now
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “America's Got Talent” topped the ratings last week, but it faces the absence of Simon Cowell, seriously injured in an electric bicycle accident.
Pro wrestling star James 'Kamala' Harris dies at 70
James Harris, a Mississippi-born sharecropper who gained international fame as “Kamala the Ugandan Giant,” a massive professional wrestler who buried opponents with his trademark “splash,” has died.
Money offered for info on former ‘Tiger King’ star husband
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The family of a Florida man who disappeared in 1997 and who appeared on the hit TV series “Tiger King,” has hired a lawyer and is offering $100,000 in exchange for information to help so…
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…
Review: American culture seen new in 'After the Last Border'
“After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America," by Jessica Goudeau, (Viking)