By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Antiwar German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building the somber drama’s momentum as awards season rolls toward its climax at next month’s Oscars. Irish tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and rock
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By Rebekah Riess and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The mother of a 7-year-old kidnapped and killed in Texas in December thanked a grand jury for its role in the indictment of the man accused of her daughter’s murder. Tanner Horner was arrested in December after allegedly telling authorities he strangled 7-year-old Athena Strand after accidentally hitting
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 31 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 9-of-10 free throws, leading No. 24 Florida State to an 80-66 victory over Georgia Tech. Latson scored 24 points through three quarters and the Seminoles took a 63-57 lead into the fourth. Latson, a freshman averaging 21.8 points per game, had gone
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — “All Quiet on the Western Front” is the big winner at the 2023 British Academy Film Awards. The antiwar German drama took seven prizes including best picture and best director. Other winners include “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which was named best British film. Austin Butler took the best actor prize for “Elvis,”
Continue Reading GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Angel Reese had her ninth first-half double-double, Jasmine Carson had a career-high five 3-pointers before the break, and No. 5 LSU raced past Florida 90-79. Reese finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds for her 25th double-double of the season. Carson also scored 25 points, a career-high, as the graduate transfer
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn had 24 points in Temple’s 76-53 win against Tulsa. Dunn was 9 of 13 shooting for the Owls. Nick Jourdain scored 11 points and added six rebounds. Hysier Miller also scored 11 points. Sam Griffin led the Golden Hurricane (5-21, 1-14) in scoring, finishing with 16 points.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Biden administration has averted a potential diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlements at the United Nations. The issue had threatened to overshadow Western efforts for the U.N. to spotlight Russia’s war with Ukraine during its one-year anniversary. Multiple diplomats familiar with the
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Balogun scored 12 points, Taya Corosdale had 10 and No. 9 Duke survived a stern test from Virginia, 56-52. The Blue Devils led only 47-45 with just over eight minutes left, but Celeste Taylor hit a 3-pointer from right in front of the
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By Alli Rosenbloom, Dan Heching and Eric Levenson, CNN Richard Belzer, the comedian and actor best known for playing the acerbic Detective John Munch across a number of NBC crime dramas, including “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” over more than two decades, has died, according to his longtime manager. He was 78. Belzer “passed
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say several mudslides caused by heavy rains have killed a 7-year-old girl, a woman and a baby in north Sao Paulo state and more people are feared dead. The cities of Sao Sebastiao and Bertioga have cancelled their Carnival festivities. The child died in
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University professor Marco Díaz-Muñoz is still haunted by what he witnessed last Monday night, when a gunman entered his classroom in Berkey Hall, killing two of his students in what he describes as “12 minutes of terror.” “Those images haunt me. The images
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Antiwar German drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” has won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Irish tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” took four trophies, including best British film, while rock biopic “Elvis” also won four on Sunday night in London.
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It has been a week to remember for Manchester United. After an epic encounter with Barcelona and at least two takeover bids, a 3-0 win against Leicester on Sunday kept Erik ten Hag’s team firmly in the race for the Premier League title. It’s fair
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN Business) — Durante décadas, los restaurantes de comida rápida brillantes, divertidos y de formas extrañas resaltaban a la orilla de la carretera a lo largo de las autopistas de Estados Unidos. Conducirías por Howard Johnson’s con sus techos naranjas luego pasarías por las cabañas con techo rojo de Pizza Hut.
Continue Reading By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 21st double-double this season to lead No. 3 Purdue past Ohio State 82-55. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 11 points and David Jenkins Jr. added nine points for the Boilermakers. Mason Gillis contributed seven points and 10
Continue Reading DETROIT — Antoine Davis continued his pursuit of Pete Maravich’s all-time scoring record, scoring 31 points to lead Detroit Mercy over IUPUI 81-68. Davis has 3,543 career points, 124 points behind Maravich’s record of 3,667. The Titans have two regular-season games remaining before the Horizon League Tournament. The Jaguars were led in scoring by Vincent
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Antoine Griezmann made a great run from near the halfway line to score for Atletico Madrid in a 1-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. The win allows Diego Simeone’s team to strengthen its hold on the final Champions League place. The goal saw
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews hasn’t played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the 34-year-old center on injured reserve on Wednesday with what they said was a non-COVID-19-related illness. Toews missed the 2020-21 season with what he
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews hasn’t played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the 34-year-old center on injured reserve on Wednesday with what they said was a non-COVID-19-related illness. Toews missed the 2020-21 season with what he
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Zoe Sottile, CNN The artist Jeff Koons’ famous sculptures might look like they’re made from balloons — but the works are actually fragile, as one art fair attendee found out when she knocked over a $42,000 Koons piece Thursday, causing it to shatter. A blue balloon dog sculpture created by Koons broke into tiny shards
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