CNN By Rafael Romo and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The woman whose story Alabama Sen. Katie Britt appeared to have shared in the Republican response to the State of the Union as an example of President Joe Biden’s failed immigration policies told CNN she was trafficked before Biden’s presidency and said legislators lack empathy
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan. After passing over arguably Hollywood’s foremost big-screen auteur for years, the Oscars made up for lost
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Zee Hamoda had 19 points in Sacramento State’s 74-69 victory against No. 1 seed Eastern Washington on Sunday night in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Tenth-seeded Sacramento State plays No. 4 seed Weber State or No. 5 seed Montana State in the semifinals on
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan fulfilled his award show frontrunner status, winning his first Oscar on Sunday night for directing “Oppenheimer” and then another for best picture. The 53-year-old British visionary has garnered critical acclaim throughout his career, but had never won at the Oscars until now. He was
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan fulfilled his award show frontrunner status, winning his first Oscar on Sunday night for directing “Oppenheimer” and then another for best picture. The 53-year-old British visionary has garnered critical acclaim throughout his career, but had never won at the Oscars until now. He was
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture at the Academy Awards.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most closely watched contest of the Academy Awards went to Emma Stone, who won best best actress for her performance as Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” In what was seen as the night’s most nail-biting category, Stone won over Lily Gladstone of “Killers of
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three decades after receiving his first Academy Award nomination, Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar. Downey won best supporting actor on Sunday for his portrayal of Rear Adm. Lewis Strauss in “Oppenheimer,” hailed as one of Downey’s best performances in years. It was the
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three decades after receiving his first Academy Award nomination, Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar. Downey won best supporting actor on Sunday for his portrayal of Rear Adm. Lewis Strauss in “Oppenheimer,” hailed as one of Downey’s best performances in years. It was the
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunned Emma Stone won the best actress Oscar for “Poor Things,” her second career victory in the category. She triumphed over Lily Gladstone of “Killers of the Flower Moon” on Sunday night in a race most pundits said was too close to call. Gladstone would
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunned Emma Stone won the best actress Oscar for “Poor Things,” her second career victory in the category. She triumphed over Lily Gladstone of “Killers of the Flower Moon” on Sunday night in a race most pundits said was too close to call. Gladstone would
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy called himself a “very proud Irishman” after he trotted onstage to claim his first-ever Oscar for portraying the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer.” “I’m a little overwhelmed,” said Murphy, who won best actor for his
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy called himself a “very proud Irishman” after he trotted onstage to claim his first-ever Oscar for portraying the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer.” “I’m a little overwhelmed,” said Murphy, who won best actor for his
Continue ReadingWMUR, MT. WASHINGTON AVALANCHE CENTER, CNN By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A skier has died after she fell nearly 600 feet down an icy ravine on Mount Washington in New Hampshire over the weekend, officials say. The woman and two others were backcountry skiing on Saturday, US Forest Service public affairs specialist Colleen Mainville
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, through years that
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards, apparently. The sibling duo’s “Barbie” blockbuster ballad “What Was I Made For?” won the Academy Award for best original song on Sunday night. In doing so, Eilish, 22, has become the y oungest person
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards, apparently. The sibling duo’s “Barbie” blockbuster ballad “What Was I Made For?” won the Academy Award for best original song on Sunday night. In doing so, Eilish, 22, has become the y oungest person
Continue ReadingBY LINDSEY BAHR and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. A joint production of The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,” the Oscar — and
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL and BARBARA SURK Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has opened a National Holocaust Museum in a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king and Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, whose presence triggered protests by pro-Palestinian groups. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were
Continue ReadingBY LINDSEY BAHR and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. A joint production of The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,” the Oscar — and
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