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An aerial view of the Columbia River is shown on Friday, July 18, 2025, near Crescent Bar, Washington. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Megan Farmer/KUOW hide caption toggle caption Megan Farmer/KUOW The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved by the Columbia River. The second, a sign laying claim to the title of the nation’s “leading potato …

A famous Syracuse native has turned down an offer for an award from President Donald Trump, according to a new report. Trump wanted to honor Tom Cruise at the Kennedy Center Awards, multiple Kennedy Center employees told The Washington Post. Cruise’s team allegedly said he could not attend the upcoming ceremony, which will be hosted by Trump, in December. Trump …

For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries including Al Pacino, Johnny Cash, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful Dead. James Baturin, an 86-year-old retired marking device manufacturer, said he, his wife, Mila, and their two …

The future was late Saturday afternoon, so most certainly now. Forget about easing Nolan McLean in. The Mets stopped being a good baseball team in mid-June and have devolved into an atrocious one of late, losing 14 of 16 going into the touted prospect’s MLB debut. There are many culprits. A starry, highly paid lineup main four of Francisco Lindor, …

Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years  The Washington Post Source link

Tom Cruise was not among the recipients at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, and the reason for his absence has finally been revealed. President Donald Trump was instrumental in picking out the nominees after seizing control of the center upon his return to office. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise continues to set tongues wagging with his rumored romance with Ana de Armas, …

Tom Cruise turns down Donald Trump’s invite for Kennedy Center Honor  Euronews.com Tom Cruise turns down Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors invite: report  Fox News Tom Cruise Rejected Getting a Kennedy Center Honor From Trump (Report)  The Hollywood Reporter Tom Cruise Turned Down Trump’s Lifetime Achievement Award  The Daily Beast Tom Cruise declined Trump’s invite to receive Kennedy Center Honor: report  New York Post Source link

The members of rock band Kiss are still “deeply honored” by their Kennedy Center distinction despite some of them vocally slamming President Donald Trump, the center’s chairman, in the past. On Wednesday, Trump revealed the star-studded lineup of honorees being recognized for their artistic and cultural influence, which in addition to Kiss, also includes country music titan George Strait, English actor …

Getting Tom Cruise onstage with Donald Trump is a real mission impossible. The Hollywood action icon reportedly shot down an invitation from the president to be among the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees. According to The Washington Post, the Top Gun: Maverick star declined the opportunity due to “scheduling conflicts.” Instead, Trump unveiled a list of 48th Kennedy Center Honors recipients …