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By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN When 19-year-old Zhang Chao decided to take a gap year at university, the digital media major planned to use the short break to work and travel before going back to school. But after spending a summer volunteering at a surf shop in Sanya, in China’s Hainan province, everything changed. “I
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By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright. “I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to me,” said an emotional Fraser, breathing heavily on
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By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright. “I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to me,” said an emotional Fraser, breathing heavily on
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan had mostly disappeared from Hollywood for over two decades, dispirited by the lack of on-camera work for Asian Americans. He returned in a big way, winning the supporting actor Oscar to cap an inspiring comeback story. Quan accepted the trophy Sunday night for
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — M.M. Keeravani has brought the spotlight back to India after a historic Oscar musical win. Keeravani won best original song for his joyously energetic anthem “Naatu Naatu” from the film “RRR.” The music was written by Keeravani and the lyrics by Chandrabose. “It’s just
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Anna Cooban, CNN US stock futures were holding steady Monday after an extraordinary move by US financial regulators to restore confidence in the country’s banking system. S&P 500 futures gave up their overnight gains to trade flat and Nasdaq futures were 0.32% higher Monday morning. Dow futures, which rose in early
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Lady Gaga took the stage to perform an emotional and raw rendition of her Oscar-nominated song “Hold My Hand” during the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The song, from “Top Gun: Maverick,” was nominated in the best original song category. Though the track ultimately lost to “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR,” Gaga’s
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urielblanco (CNN) — A finales del año pasado, Dan Sinker se encontró en la situación del “Día de la Marmota”. Cuando consultaba su pestaña de notificaciones en Twitter, Sinker, quien tiene decenas de miles de seguidores, veía a menudo que la plataforma recomendaba el mismo tuit de hace semanas de otro usuario. Como Sinker describió
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Novak and the Nashville Predators needed to go beyond regulation for the second straight night, but they were able to cap off a successful road trip with a win. Novak had two goals, including the game-winner at 1:12 of overtime, as the Predators beat
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan says his fellow “Goonies” readily congratulated him on his Oscar win for best supporting actor. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, who played Data in the iconic 1985 adventure film, told reporters Sunday that he heard from every single co-star including Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman and Martha
Continue ReadingCNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture. “The Met
Continue ReadingBy Katie Polglase and Livvy Doherty, CNN David Carrick, a serial sex offender, served in one of Britain’s most elite armed police units for years. He is now behind bars, but his ability to evade justice has only fueled a growing distrust and anger toward police in the United Kingdom. CNN has investigated how failures
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which courted Chinese start-ups, has caused widespread concern in China, where a string of founders and companies rushed to appease investors by saying their exposure was insignificant or nonexistent. SVB, which worked with nearly half of all venture-backed tech and healthcare companies in the
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEJIING (AP) — President Xi Jinping called Monday for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup as the host of talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations. Xi gave no details of the ruling
Continue ReadingCNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN When 19-year-old Zhang Chao decided to take a gap year at university, the digital media major planned to use the short break to work and travel before going back to school. But after spending a summer volunteering at a surf shop in Sanya, in China’s Hainan province, everything changed.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dénis Bouanga scored two goals to extend his outstanding start to the season, and Los Angeles FC remained unbeaten with a 4-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday night. Timothy Tillman and Stipe Biuk added their first goals for the defending MLS Cup champions, who are perfect this month
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Durante la mayor parte de su vida, Victoria Gray, una mujer de 37 años de Mississippi, madre de cuatro hijos, había sufrido insoportables ataques de dolor. Nacida con la enfermedad de células falciformes, las largas estancias en el hospital y la fatiga debilitante perturbaron su infancia, obligándola a abandonar sus estudios universitarios
Continue Reading By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Keller’s second goal of the game at 4:09 of overtime lifted the Arizona Coyotes to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Barrett Hayton had two goals and an assist for Arizona. Keller’s pair gave him a team-high 29 for the season
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By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Californians pummeled by an onslaught of dangerous storms will get deluged again as another atmospheric river threatens more deadly flooding. More than 30 million people in California were under flood watches Monday that cover much of the state, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fresno and Sacramento. The brunt
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