By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery nearly two months ago, was pulled from circulation by The Associated Press and several other news organizations because the image appeared to have been manipulated. Kensington Palace had issued the image Sunday
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that could sway the Federal Reserve’s timing on cutting interest rates. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% to 38,586.92, retreating further from its
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — La película “The Zone of Interest” o “La zona de interés” fue galardonada con el Oscar al mejor película internacional. El escritor y director Jonathan Glazer aprovechó su discurso al aceptar la estatuilla para hablar sobre la guerra en Gaza. “Nuestra película muestra adónde conduce la deshumanización, en su peor momento.
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Sarah Dewberry, Yan Kaner and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into a wooded area near Virginia’s western border on Sunday, bursting into flames and killing all five people on board, including a juvenile, authorities said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 crashed near Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs,
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CNN, POOL, MSNBC, NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS,” ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES, BILD, POLITICO, WHITE HOUSE, @ISRAELIPM, BILD/Politico By MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is not anticipating that Israeli forces will imminently expand their military operations into Rafah, two US officials told CNN, with the holy month of Ramadan set to begin Monday
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By Alli Rosenbloom and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Emma Stone on Sunday was awarded the best actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” “The women in this category… I share this with you,” Stone said, through tears, during her acceptance speech. “I’m in awe of you and it has
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AMPAS 2024 By Alli Rosenbloom and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Emma Stone on Sunday was awarded the best actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in “Poor Things.” “The women in this category… I share this with you,” Stone said, through tears, during her acceptance speech. “I’m in awe of you and
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CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Sam Fossum and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday acknowledged that the graphic anecdote she employed to criticize President Joe Biden’s border policies didn’t occur during his presidency. During the Republican response to the State of the Union address on Thursday, Britt described a woman’s story of being “sex trafficked
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunned Emma Stone has 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” in a race most pundits said was too close to call. Gladstone would have been
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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 when
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan has won his first Oscar for directing “Oppenheimer.” The 53-year-old Brit has garnered critical acclaim throughout his career, but an Academy Award had always been elusive. Nolan had been the frontrunner throughout awards season for helming the three-hour epic about the American physicist who
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy came away from the Academy Awards with his first Oscar, the best actor statuette for his role in “Oppenheimer.” Murphy portrayed the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic. On Sunday, the first-time nominee bested Colman Domingo for
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Billie Eilish, Finneas, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef y Quannah Chasinghorse son algunas de las celebridades que pisaron la alfombra roja con pines rojos en los Oscar. ¿Qué significan? Con la silueta de una mano alrededor de un corazón negro, los pines piden un cese del fuego en la guerra entre
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WMUR, 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 Reading By Alli Rosenbloom and Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling brought his “Kenergy” to a new level on Sunday while performing his Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken” during the Academy Awards ceremony. The actor’s performance of the banger, a popular song from the film “Barbie,” couldn’t have been more eagerly awaited, and boy did
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AMPAS 2024 By Alli Rosenbloom and Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling brought his “Kenergy” to a new level on Sunday while performing his Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken” during the Academy Awards ceremony. The actor’s performance of the banger, a popular song from the film “Barbie,” couldn’t have been more eagerly awaited, and
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CNN By Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni. According to a preliminary report released Saturday by the National Transportation
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. The sibling duo’s “Barbie” blockbuster ballad “What Was I Made For?” won the Academy Award for best original song Sunday. They beat out another “Barbie” cut, “I’m Just Ken,” performed by Ryan Gosling and
Continue ReadingBY LINDSEY BAHR and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “20 Days in Mariupol” has won the best documentary Oscar. The joint production of The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,” the Oscar, and nomination, was a first for Chernov, a
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