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BASIN EVENTS: April 3-11, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s finally spring, and fun things to do are popping up all over the Basin. Here are a few optio…
Trump's brother seeks to halt family tell-all book
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s brother is asking a New York City judge to prevent the president’s niece from publishing a tell-all book, which is expected to be released later this month.
Author-educator Danielle Allen wins $500,000 prize
NEW YORK (AP) — The author and educator Danielle Allen has received a $500,000 prize from the Library of Congress.
Plants fill seats at Barcelona opera house concert
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house reopened Monday and performed its first concert since the coronavirus lockdown — to an audience that didn’t have to worry about social distancin…
Bill Cosby appeal will test scope of #MeToo prosecutions
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, Pennsylvania's highest court will review the trial decision to let five other accusers testify at Bill Cosby's sexual …
Free 'Do the Right Thing' rental; Spike Lee talk offered
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Do the Right Thing” is free to rent on several platforms all week and an online discussion will be held with director Spike Lee on his 1989 film about racism, protests, police brutality and a Ne…
Review: One-musician show by Ray LaMontagne on ‘MONOVISION’
Ray LaMontagne, “MONOVISION” (RCA)
Joel Schumacher, director of 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dies at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Schumacher, the eclectic and brazen filmmaker who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in “St. Elmo's Fire” and steering the Batman franc…
Nocera and McLean writing book on U.S. coronavirus response
NEW YORK (AP) — Business writers Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera are collaborating on a critical take of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fans turn up heat for ABC's canceled 'Baker and the Beauty'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With cries for equality and justice ringing in the streets, a petition drive to rescue a canceled television series may seem inconsequential.
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
A trumpeter who came up in the shadow of Miles Davis then stepped out of it. An architect whose soaring stadiums and concert halls are sitting silent in his native Italy. A rocker whose song gave flight to Joan Jet…
Review: Ferrell spins a warm-hearted spoof in ‘Eurovision’
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Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Pytor Verzilov, a Russian political activist and member of the Pussy Riot protest group, has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for swearing in public.
New this week: 'Clemency,' BET Awards, HAIM, 'Doctor Sleep'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Back to grindstone for 'Mona Lisa' at post-lockdown Louvre
PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” found herself all alone. The coronavirus had emptied her room at the Louvre Museum of its usual throngs of admirers.
Disney delays Southern California theme park reopenings
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney is postponing the mid-July reopening of its Southern California theme parks until it receives guidelines from the state, the company announced Wednesday.