LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including “Barbie,” “Killers
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including “Barbie,” “Killers
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El Departamento de Policia de Palm Springs realizó una junta a la que acudieron unas 70 personas entre residentes y comerciantes y hablaron del crimen, robo y calidad de vida, aunque muchos opinaron que la indigencia también es un problema y causa preocupación, los excesos de velocidad que suponen un peligro para peatones, ciclistas y
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El Distrito Escolar del Valle de Coachella anunció que cuatro estudiantes de la High School de Coachella recibirán una beca de $20 mil dolares cada uno de parte del BNP Paribas Open, ellos fueron escogidos por su excelencia académica, liderazgo y su participación comunitaria. Los cuatro estudiantes recibirán su beca el próximo 14 de marzo
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Ayer a las 11 de la mañana se realizó la ceremonia del primer palazo de tierra para iniciar la construcción de un complejo de 176 apartamentos cerca de la Avenida Monterey a espaldas del centro comercial de la Walmart en Palm Desert. El 80% de las viviendas será para personas de bajos ingresos, pero aún
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to call Linda Hamilton the queen of sci-fi. How it happened, she believes, was a “lucky accident.” “I actually really love reading sci-fi too. I really do enjoy the characters that they have brought to me to get to play,” Hamilton recently told CNN. “In terms
Continue ReadingIn a story published February 28, 2024, about a tornado outbreak across parts of the Midwest, The Associated Press erroneously described data about tornadoes recorded in Michigan. Tornadoes have been reported rarely in the first week of March, occurring only in 1956, 1961, 1976 and 1983. They are more common in the entire month of
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a large crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start
Continue ReadingBy Jan Carabeo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It takes a village to raise a child, and in Philadelphia, that village often includes grandparents. More than 15,000 kids in the city are being raised by their grandparents, according to Connectedly, a nonprofit based in Manayunk. It’s a nonprofit that
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For more than a quarter-century, Phillies fans considered dollar hot dog night among the best ballpark promotions — but the team has now decided it was the wurst. Those dog days of April — when Philly weather is cold and the wieners are a steal —
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The ousted leader of the Michigan Republican Party has lost a key court ruling in her effort to regain the top post. The Michigan appeals court won’t suspend a lower court’s order affirming Kristina Karamo’s removal by party members. Karamo was hoping that a stay would clear
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Judith Godrèche is urging lawmakers to establish a commission to investigate sex crimes and sexism in France’s cinema industry. Godrèche gave a dramatic speech at France’s version of the Oscars last week calling on the French film world to “face the truth”
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services Thursday after fertility clinics shut down in the wake of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are children under the state wrongful death law. Facing public pressure to get IVF services resumed in the state, lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx has some jokes to tell. The Oscar winner posted a funny video of himself on Instagram from his 2002 HBO special “I Might Need Security” in which he is doing an impression of Prince. Foxx teased his possible return to the standup stage. “PRINCE singing the Brady
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Clea Saldania-Jelffs is a mother who turns 10 years old this year. She said her secret to staying young is being born on a Leap day. “A lot of people get really shocked and surprised by that day because it doesn’t really
Continue ReadingBy Dan Q. Dao, CNN (CNN) — An-My Lê doesn’t identify as a war photographer. Though her body of work across the last three decades deals largely with themes of human conflict, it’s not the act of combat itself she is most preoccupied with. For Lê, who came to the United States from Vietnam as
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board overseeing North Carolina’s public university system will require schools to get approval to change athletic conferences. The system’s board of governors approved the measure Thursday. It’s a move that could most notably impact any potential move by Atlantic Coast Conference members North Carolina and North Carolina State. It
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a large crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema has declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency. In an address to the nation Thursday, Hakainde Hichilema said 84 of the country’s 116 districts are affected by the prolonged drought. The declaration provides a legal basis to mobilize more
Continue ReadingBy Joe Vithayathil Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Leaders in Oregon’s restaurant industry called for change after a restaurant in northeast Portland “temporarily closed.” The restaurant, Pho Gabo was a Vietnamese restaurant on Fremont and Northeast 73. The owner posted a note on the front door saying the business
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