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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Arlington, Texas — Kyle Kirkwood overtook Alex Palou with a decisive inside pass on Lap 55 and held the lead to win the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington on Sunday. The victory under caution gave Kirkwood his sixth career win, fifth on a street course, and elevated him...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Miami Open this weekend after reporting a right shoulder injury, tournament officials announced Sunday. Djokovic, a six-time Miami champion and eight-time finalist tied with Andre Agassi, is ranked No. 3 and a 24-time Grand Slam winner. He played Indian Wells last week,...
Nashville. Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr. scored 30 points and dished 11 assists, leading No. 17 Arkansas to an 86-75 victory over 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt on Sunday, securing the Razorbacks' first SEC Tournament championship and automatic NCAA Tournament berth since 2000. Arkansas produced a decisive 12-0 run in the final minutes to...
United States. Emergency officials and weather services warned residents across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic that a strong cold front will produce fast-moving severe storms Sunday night into this Monday. Forecasters issued Wind Advisories and SPC risk upgrades, prompting community safe rooms to open in DeSoto County and First Alert designations...
Los Angeles — The 98th Academy Awards unfolded Monday this year at the Dolby Theatre, where Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners led nominations. The ABC telecast began at 7 p.m. ET and streamed on Hulu, with Conan O’Brien returning as host. Security measures increased...
