By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The cast of “Barbie” will go down in red-carpet history for their dedication to method dressing, as stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling diligently showed up to press events, premieres and award shows in outfits that could have been borrowed straight from Barbie and Ken’s dollhouse closets. But at
Continue ReadingJosé Álvarez (CNN Español) –– Desde el arranque formal de las campañas este 1 de marzo, los tres candidatos que compiten en las elecciones presidenciales de México se han lanzado a recorrer el territorio nacional con la intención de convencer a los votantes de que cada uno de ellos es la mejor opción para dirigir
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five people aboard, police said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 went down amid trees along an airport road in Hot Springs, a community in the shadow of the Allegheny Mountains, killing
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed. The movie “Godzilla Minus One,” set in the waning days of World War II, won the Oscar for best visual effects, pushing aside such big-budget behemoths as “Guardians of the Galaxy 3,” “Napoleon” and “Mission: Impossible — Dead
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar. It comes three decades after his first Academy Award nomination. Downey won on Sunday for best supporting actor for “Oppenheimer,” the lead Academy Awards nominee with 13 nods. It was his third career Oscar nomination and second in
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, Marianne Garvey and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — John Cena literally bared it all at the Oscars on Sunday. The actor appeared on stage during the telecast to present the award for best costume design hilariously appearing to wear nothing at all. No really, Cena appeared on the stage at the year’s
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Welcome to the 96th Oscars. The Associated Press is bringing you the most memorable moments and notable quotes from Sunday’s Academy Awards. Follow the 2024 Oscars live, see this year’s best red carpet looks, find the full list of winners and watch on the AP’s YouTube channel.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The harrowing Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest,” which explores questions of complicity while depicting the mundane lives of a Nazi family in their home adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp, won the Academy Award for best international film. Writer-director Jonathan Glazer “has found a way
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — As America bustled through key political moments last week, with voters casting Super Tuesday ballots and President Joe Biden laying out his national priorities in the State of the Union address, China was busy conducting the largest annual showing of its own political process. In Beijing, where
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Hudgens opened the Oscars red carpet pre-show with news of her own: She’s expecting. The 35-year-old actor-singer turned to the side, revealing a baby bump under her strapless, long-sleeved black gown on Sunday night. During the 30-minute show she hosted on ABC, Hudgens accepted congratulations from various celebrities on the
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The legendary Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki made a historic and golden return to the Academy Awards. At 83, he won best animated film for “The Boy and the Heron” on Sunday. The filmmaker whose other movies include “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Kiki’s Delivery
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By Mitchell McCluskey and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Several major news agencies have withdrawn an image distributed by Kensington Palace showing Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children, saying they believe the photo has been manipulated. The photograph is the first officially released image of the princess since she underwent abdominal surgery in January,
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By Marianne Garvey and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish, Finneas, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef and Quannah Chasinghorse are among the latest stars to step onto the red carpet in matching red lapel pins — this time at the Academy Awards. And though he did not walk the carpet, actor Mahershala Ali
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Da’Vine Joy Randolph won her first-ever Oscar on Sunday for her performance in “The Holdovers,” capping off an impressive sweep through this year’s award season. “I didn’t think I was supposed to be doing this as a career,” she said, through tears, in her acceptance speech. She went on
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AMPAS 2024 By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Da’Vine Joy Randolph won her first-ever Oscar on Sunday for her performance in “The Holdovers,” capping off an impressive sweep through this year’s award season. “I didn’t think I was supposed to be doing this as a career,” she said, through tears, in her acceptance speech. She
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A California medical facility is trying to contact about 300 people who were possibly exposed to measles after a child was treated for the contagious viral illness at a hospital in Sacramento last week, officials said. The child had returned from international travel and was evaluated March 5
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While tears rolled down Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s face, she collected her first Oscar then delivered a powerful speech about her realizing that she’s good enough as an actor. “I always wanted to be different. Now I realize I just need to be myself,” said
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police say they are investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a Manoa home. Lt. Deena Thoemmes said during a news conference Sunday afternoon that a preliminary investigation shows the husband fatally stabbed his wife and three children. Police say witnesses reported there was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team avoided taking its second-straight series loss, on Sunday, with a 20-2, run rule win over Purdue Fort Wayne. The Tigers and the Mastodons ended the series in a 2-2 tie. Head coach Kerrick Jackson’s team ended with a season-high 19 hits in the dominating win over Purdue Fort
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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 for most Muslims. Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz, who visited Washington last week, has warned in recent
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