Denver courtroom hands 18-year sentence in funeral fraud

 

Denver — Federal prosecutors sentenced Colorado funeral-home owner Carie Hallford to 18 years in prison Monday after she admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud, mishandling nearly 190 bodies, and providing families with fake ashes. Court records show the Hallfords obtained about $882,300 in pandemic SBA relief through false applications...

Notre Dame Mourns Lou Holtz with Public Funeral

 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame held a public Mass of Christian burial and procession Monday for former head coach Lou Holtz, who died March 4 at age 89. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart hosted the service at 1 p.m., with overflow livestreams in Washington Hall and Purcell Pavilion;...

Auburn Hosts South Alabama; UNCW Travels to Yale Tuesday

 

Auburn, Alabama, USA — Auburn and other college teams will begin National Invitation Tournament play this week after missing or accepting postseason bids. The Tigers, second team out of the NCAA field, accepted a No. 1 seed and will host South Alabama Tuesday at Neville Arena. UNCW will travel to...

Michael B. Jordan Wins Best Actor Oscar — 'Sinners'

 

Los Angeles: Michael B. Jordan won the Best Actor Oscar on March 16, 2026, at the 98th Academy Awards for his dual roles in Sinners. The blues-soaked supernatural period film set in 1930s Mississippi received wide recognition, earning a record 16 Academy Award nominations. Jordan portrayed twins Smoke and Stack...

Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress Oscar for Hamnet

 

Los Angeles — Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress Academy Award on March 15 for her role in Hamnet, the film directed by Chloé Zhao. Buckley portrayed Agnes Hathaway, the mother whose grief anchors the drama adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel. She publicly dedicated the award to mothers and noted...

Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' Leads Oscars Winners

 

LOS ANGELES, Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' won best picture at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, and Anderson earned his first Academy Award for best director and adapted screenplay. Michael B. Jordan won best actor for 'Sinners,' which also led to Autumn Durald Arkapaw becoming the first...

Priyanka Chopra, Javier Bardem Present International Feature Award

 

Los Angeles — On March 16, Priyanka Chopra Jonas presented the Best International Feature Film Oscar alongside Javier Bardem at the Academy Awards ceremony. The pair announced Joachim Trier's Norwegian film Sentimental Value as the winner. Bardem spoke against war, saying "Free Palestine" and wore a "No a la Guerra"...

Los Angeles: Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Best Director

 

Los Angeles — Paul Thomas Anderson won the Academy Award for Best Director on March 15 for One Battle After Another, which also earned him Best Adapted Screenplay and a producer credit on Best Picture. The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Teyana Taylor, led nominations...

USA beats Dominican Republic, reaches WBC final again

 

MIAMI, Team USA defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 in a World Baseball Classic semifinal on Sunday, advancing to its third straight title game. Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony hit solo home runs, and starter Paul Skenes allowed one run over 4 1/3 innings while the bullpen preserved the lead. Junior...

Afghan Evacuee Dies in Dallas US Immigration Custody

 

Washington — Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Afghan asylum-seeker Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal outside his Dallas home March 13; medical staff transported him to Parkland Hospital where he died on March 14. Paktyawal, 41, had worked with US forces and arrived under an evacuation program in 2021; his asylum case remained...