By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her Oscar. The 14th Governors Awards has been delayed from November until January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday. The Academy, which puts on the Oscars, decided to delay the event
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Kyung Lah and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday called on his party to turn away from what he described as a growing threat of populism led by his former White House boss Donald Trump and “his imitators.” In a speech delivered at the New Hampshire
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Faculty at West Virginia University have approved a symbolic motion expressing no confidence in President E. Gordon Gee as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall. The university’s faculty assembly also passed a second motion Wednesday calling for WVU to freeze ongoing academic program and
Continue ReadingTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Oregon-based battery parts producer Entek broke ground Wednesday on a $1.5 billion manufacturing campus in western Indiana that officials said will create more than 640 jobs and give a boost to Indiana’s growing electric vehicle industry. Gov. Eric Holcomb joined Entek executives and others at the Terre Haute groundbreaking for
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing. Taveras struck the deal with prosecutors after he was threatened with
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hogan Click here for updates on this story Kansas (KSHB) — John Ross and his wife, Lisa, joke that they’re attached at the hip. The two have been married for 31 years. At one time, they worked together at their company, Phoenix Photography. “She ran the company, she ran the business, and I
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Washington-based advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot in Colorado, citing the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. In recent weeks, a growing number of liberal and conservative legal scholars have embraced the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Nantucket police said they arrested a man after a woman was rushed to the hospital from a yacht in the harbor. Photos taken by the Nantucket Current showed officers on the 70-foot-yacht Wednesday. Police said the woman was taken to Nantucket
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young, Kevin Conlon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 people have been named in a state RICO indictment filed in connection with the yearslong campaign by protesters in Georgia to thwart construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center – dubbed “Cop City” by detractors. “All 61 defendants have been
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has halted a school district policy that requires parents be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. A San Bernardino County judge issued the ruling Wednesday. California Attorney General Rob Bonta had sued Chino Valley Unified School
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of drought emergency in Gilliam, Douglas and Lincoln counties through Executive Order 23-20 and Executive Order 23-22 and has directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the regions. Drought conditions are variable throughout Gilliam County, ranging from abnormally dry to severe drought. Moderate drought
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Jackson Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, Kansas (KSHB) — The energy of Chiefs fans for the first game of the season is like no other. “If there’s a game you don’t want to miss — it’s the home opener,” said Jim Waechter, a season ticket holder. Jim Waechter can say
Continue ReadingBy KNXV Staff Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — An infant is alive today after a Mesa Police Department officer and good Samaritan intervened when he stopped breathing earlier this summer. Mesa police say an officer was at a light rail station in late July to deal with a situation
Continue ReadingBy NICK GIOVANNI Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A true test of an athlete’s character measures how they respond to adversity. For Amelia Vieira, a senior on Brockton High School’s soccer team, that test wasn’t administered on the field or in the classroom. For her, it came in the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MCGRATH AND VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A two-day summit in Romania has started in the country’s capital bringing together 12 European Union member states situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas. The grouping of mostly formerly communist countries aim to boost ties and connectivity amid Russia’s ongoing war
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka showed why she’s one of the favorites to win this year’s US Open after producing a dominant performance against Zheng Qinwen on Wednesday to reach the semifinals. The world No. 2 breezed past the Chinese 20-year-old, winning 6-1 6-4 inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Zheng was no
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tom Brady has a new employer: Delta Air Lines. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is expanding his post-NFL career business ventures, joining Delta to work on internal employee training and appear in external advertising campaigns. Delta said Wednesday that Brady would become a “strategic adviser” to the
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — Lou Whitney couldn’t help but get emotional as he embraced the diver who miraculously reunited him with his lost wedding band on Tuesday. “As soon as I hit the water my ring popped off immediately,” said Whitney. Whitney says a little
Continue ReadingKNXV, LOU WHITNEY, SALTY SCUBA CHICK, SNAPSHOT, NATURAL RESTORATIONS, CNN By Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — Lou Whitney couldn’t help but get emotional as he embraced the diver who miraculously reunited him with his lost wedding band on Tuesday. “As soon as I hit the water my
Continue ReadingBy Kirsten Johnson Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KNXV) — “I felt my heart was just being torn apart,” recalled Jay Matteson, remembering what should have been a typical transaction that launched him and his wife into a state of financial distress. Jay says they always pay their DirecTV bill through Mountain
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