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BASIN EVENTS: July 3-11
COLUMBIA BASIN – This weekend will be loaded with Fourth of July observances in most of our communities, and then …
Oprah to headline Facebook, Instagram graduation event
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah will be the commencement speaker and Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X and Simone Biles will offer words of wisdom to the Class of 2020 in a multi-hour graduation streaming event on Facebo…
Reality TV star Ashley 'Minnie' Ross dies in Georgia wreck
ATLANTA (AP) — Ashley Ross of the reality TV show “Little Women: Atlanta” has died in a head-on crash on a Georgia road, police and her representative confirmed Tuesday.
Star of Lifetime reality series dies in Georgia car crash
ATLANTA (AP) — Ashley Ross of the Atlanta-filmed reality TV show “Little Women: Atlanta” has died in a Georgia car crash, her representative confirmed Tuesday.
Hi-tech scans get under skin of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Researchers using a battery of modern imaging techniques have gotten under the skin of Johannes Vermeer's “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” but tests haven't answered the key question about…
Gospel singer Troy Sneed dies from coronavirus complications
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus. He was 52.
Michelle Obama documentary 'Becoming' to premiere on Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on Netflix next week, the streaming company announced Monday.
Prince Harry records message for Thomas the Tank Engine
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine.
Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whenever she’s down, Tiffany Haddish says she finds a good joke can bring her right back up.
Cavallari, Cutler getting divorced after 7 years of marriage
CHICAGO (AP) — Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari and former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler are getting divorced.
Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms
NEW YORK (AP) — In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun…
Pete Davidson's 'King of Staten Island' to open on-demand
NEW YORK (AP) — Judd Apatow's “The King of Staten Island,” starring Pete Davidson, will release straight to home on-demand video after having its theatrical release canceled.
Winfrey, Roberts to appear in global virus relief livestream
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts and former President George W. Bush will be among 200 star-studded participants in a 24-hour global livestream event.
An all-star virtual graduation awaits college students
NEW YORK (AP) — Though college students have seen their in-person graduations canceled or scaled back, one organization is promising to celebrate the Class of 2020 with a virtual all-star celebration featuring Eva …
Federal agency releasing report on Missouri duck boat deaths
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Nearly two years after 17 people died when a tourist boat sank on a Missouri lake, federal transportation safety investigators on Tuesday will release the results of an investigation into the tr…
Agents in college bribery probe deny bullying core witness
Federal agents didn't entrap the wealthy parents accused of cheating the college admissions process, the man who helped investigators build their case reportedly told the FBI recently, boosting prosecutors' argumen…