Month: March 2024

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 the first

By 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

By 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

By AHMED AL-HAJ and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead. The militant group made the announcement 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,

By 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

LOS 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.

BY 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,” statuettes were awarded to director and narrator Mstyslav Chernov, producer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police say a small private jet has crashed in a rural Virginia community, killing all five people aboard. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane as an IAI Astra 112. Virginia State Police said the plane crashed in woods near a local airport in Hot Springs about 3 p.m. Sunday, killing

By 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

By 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

By 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

LOS 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. During the 30-minute show she hosted on ABC, Hudgens accepted congratulations from various celebrities on the impending birth of

By 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

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer Da’Vine Joy Randolph has claimed her first Oscar for her role as Mary Lamb in Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers.” Randolph won best supporting actress for her portrayal as a New England boarding school cafeteria manager dealing with grief and loss. She continued her awards season sweep, previously winning

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police say they are investigating the killings of multiple people at a home. In postings on social media on Sunday, police said that a suspect was among those killed in a home in the city’s Manoa neighborhood. They didn’t say how many people were dead. Police say witnesses reported that there

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 LSU 79-72 to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament title. The game was marred by a fourth-quarter fight that led to Gamecocks leading scorer and rebounder Kamilla

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso was one of six players ejected from the SEC Championship game after she shoved LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson to the floor late in the fourth quarter. Gamecocks guard MiLaysia Fulwiley had stolen the ball from Johnson, who wrapped her up and

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff says a suspect in a weekend shooting that killed two people and injured another at a North Carolina home died in a shootout with deputies at another home. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said Sunday that deputies found two people dead and a third injured at the first home

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — And away we go. The Oscars red carpet opened Sunday in Los Angeles with some stunning looks on Hollywood’s biggest night. Erika Alexander of “American Fiction” walked in a white gown with a black skirt trimmed in pastel tulle. It was designed by Christian Siriano.

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — An infant was killed and the child’s parents injured in an apparent attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities said. Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police said officers responded to the Woodbridge Township home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday over a report of an unresponsive

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say the theft of an inexpensive gold-chain necklace may have led to the fatal beating of a teenage boy during a Halloween party last year in a Phoenix, Arizona, suburb. Four men ranging in age from 18 to 20 and three 17-year-old male juveniles were taken into custody Thursday and Friday

By AAMER MADHANI, TIA GOLDENBERG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he’s “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Despite Biden’s increased displays of

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump say they’ve collected enough signatures to force a recall vote. Supporters of the recall campaign plan to present signatures Monday to the Wisconsin Election Commission. They say

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Just before an opera-ballet set in conflict, La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle, general manager Dominique Meyer and other members of the dance company, orchestra and stage crew faced the audience as the curtain rose. It revealed a banner with the imperative: “Cease fire.” The sentiment received

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnappings of Westerners by Hezbollah in Lebanon, has died. Picco passed away peacefully Sunday after a long illness, his son, Giacomo Picco, said. He

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nearly three dozen bodies were removed from a funeral home in northern England, and a man and woman were arrested Sunday on suspicion of fraud and preventing a lawful burial, police said. Humberside Police announced the developments after five days of investigation at three branches of Legacy

LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized while authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers from New York and a Border Patrol agent who were killed. Authorities said Sunday that

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A record-setting rain storm has flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, requiring emergency responders to help some people get out of high waters. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported that 3.63 inches of rain doused downtown Charleston on Saturday, shattering the one-day record of 1.43 inches from 1948. The Charleston

LONDON (AP) — The wail of the shofar was mournful, loud and lasted nearly two minutes as dozens of Jews in London blew on rams’ horns to wake up others to the plight of the estimated 100 hostages still held in Gaza. Demonstrators standing in the rain Sunday outside a London mosque blew on the

THESSAOLONIKI, Greece (AP) — Nine people have been jailed and will be tried Monday over accusations of harassing and threatening two 21-year-old transgender persons in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The nine were remanded after appearing before a prosecutor Sunday. Twelve other people, all minors, were released provisionally pending trial on the same charges before

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Universal Pictures prepared for a big night at the Academy Awards with “Oppenheimer,” the studio also celebrated the No. 1 debut of “Kung Fu Panda 4,” which collected $58.3 million in domestic theaters over the weekend. That is according to estimates Sunday. “Kung Fu

By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona has celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought. Around 100 local people took part in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. They carried the figure of the Holy

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say an 83-year-old driver in Berlin drove into a woman visiting from Belgium and her 4-year-old son, killing them both. The 41-year-old mother died Saturday shortly afterwards in a hospital, and the child died the same evening after an emergency operation. Two relatives witnessed the accident and had to be

OLIVETTE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his mother as she tried to enter the back door of their home. Jaylen Johnson’s attorney, William Goldstein, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Johnson believed his mother was an intruder when she tried to enter the home in the St.

LONDON (AP) — London police say they have arrested a driver who plowed into the gates of Buckingham Palace. Metropolitan police say the crash is not considered terrorism-related and no one was injured. The driver was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of criminal damage. He was held under the Mental Health Act but has