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Jamie Lee Curtis, right, presents Daniel Kwan with the award for best screenplay for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Before Oscars, ‘Everything Everywhere’ sweeps Spirit Awards

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” continued its awards sweep at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on its path to the Oscars next weekend. The multiverse-hopping adventure collected awards for … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 3/4/23

FILE - This Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, booking photo provided by the Volusia County, Fla., Division of Corrections shows Ellen Gilland. Gilland, 76, accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in a Florida hospital, is asking to be released from jail. (Volusia County Division of Corrections via AP)

Woman accused of killing ill husband released from jail

A 76-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in a Florida hospital was released from jail. Jail records show Ellen Gilland was released on $150,000 bond Friday night. … more

3/4/23

A man shovels snow off the roof of a store in Crestline, Calif., Friday, March 3, 2023, as buildings remain buried in several feet of snow from recent winter storms. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)

Trapped Californians rescued from snow, helped by neighbors

Search crews have rescued Californians stranded for days in multiple feet of snow after back-to-back storms plastered the state’s mountain communities and trapped many in their homes. Authorities … more

By AMY TAXIN | 3/4/23

FILE - Ethan Crumbley answers "yes" to charges against him from assistant prosecutor during his pre-trial hearing at Oakland County Courthouse, Oct. 24, 2022, in Pontiac, Mich. A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP, File)

Judge: Oxford Schools, staff immune from shooting lawsuits

A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. Oakland County Circuit Judge … more

By COREY WILLIAMS | 3/4/23

A fox stands along a street in central London, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / Feb. 25- March 3, 2023

Feb. 25 - March 3, 2023 From a lone fox on the streets of London, to soldiers enduring the physical pain of war wounds in Ukraine, to the sun setting over a construction site in India, this photo … more

3/4/23

Danny Murdaugh talks about life, outside the Colleton County Courthouse during Alex Murdaugh's trial, Friday, March 3, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate, in June 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

After Murdaugh trial 'circus,' Walterboro welcomes normality

Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial brought a business boost and frenzy of attention to a small South Carolina town. The spectacle altered life for over a month. Teachers adjusted drop-off and pickup … more

By JAMES POLLARD | 3/4/23

Snow is piled up on a home in Running Springs, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Mountainous areas of California experienced nearly unprecedented snowfall accumulations - more than 40 feet since the start of the season. What is going on with all the snow? Meteorologists say the explanation for the robust winter season is not so simple. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Some California mountain residents could be snowed in a week

Some residents stranded in Southern California mountain communities by a huge snowfall could be stuck for another week. San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus' Friday estimate is an improvement … more

By JOHN ANTCZAK | 3/3/23

FILE - Police continue their investigation at a home where eight family members were found dead in Enoch, Utah, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Child protective services had just opened an investigation of a Utah man over alleged child abuse and threats to his family just weeks before he killed his entire family, new documents obtained by the Deseret News through a public records request reveal. (AP Photo/Sam Metz, File)

Utah man who killed family was investigated by child agency

New documents reveal that child protective services had opened an investigation of a Utah man just weeks before he killed seven of his family members and then himself. The investigation had been … more

3/3/23

FILE - In this image from video released and partially redacted by the city of Memphis, Tenn., Tyre Nichols lies on the ground during a brutal attack by Memphis Police officers, Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis. Documents released Thursday, March 2, showed that two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technicians who were fired and had their licenses suspended for failing to give aid to Nichols for 19 minutes while he struggled with injuries from being brutally beaten by police did not check his vital signs or perform other basic medical examinations. (City of Memphis via AP, File)

Fired Memphis EMT says police impeded Tyre Nichols' care

A former Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technician has told a Tennessee board that officers “impeded patient care” by refusing to remove Tyre Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 3/3/23

Ukrainian servicemen attend combat training in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Friday, March. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Zelenskyy tells US, Europe law chiefs Russia must face court

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and top European legal officials, and called for Russia to face international prosecution for war crimes. … more

The Associated Press | 3/3/23

Bishop Christopher Coyne, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vermont, testifies before the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee at the State House, Friday, March 3, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. Coyne said the diocese is opposed to a bill that would remove an exemption to the state's child abuse and neglect reporting laws for members of the clergy. At rear left is Rev. Msgr. John McDermott. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Vermont bishop testifies against clergy reporting bill

Vermont's leading Roman Catholic bishop testified Friday against a bill that would remove an exemption to the state’s child abuse and neglect reporting laws for members of the clergy. Bishop … more

By LISA RATHKE | 3/3/23

This undated image released by the Chicago Police Department shows officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who died after he was wounded in a shootout with a man who was reportedly chasing a woman with a gun in Chicago, authorities said Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Chicago Police Department via AP)

Accused Chicago officer killer ordered held without bond

A judge ordered a teenager held without bond Friday in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer. Eighteen-year-old Steven Montano of Chicago is charged with first-degree murder, two felony … more

3/3/23

This photo taken by Timothy Mousseau shows dogs in the Chernobyl area of Ukraine on Oct. 3, 2022. More than 35 years after the world's worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying, abandoned buildings in and around the closed plant – somehow still able to find food, breed and survive.(Timothy Mousseau via AP)

Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?

Scientists are studying hundreds of dogs at the Chernobyl disaster site that have managed to survive in extremely harsh conditions. They hope that examining the animals' genetics will give them … more

By LAURA UNGAR | 3/3/23

Evidence shown in Alex Murdaugh's trial for murder shows the Colleton County property where the Murdaughs lived, at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C. on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The judge has agreed with a defense request to let jurors ride 40 minutes to see the sprawling property. The exact date and time of the jury trip has not been scheduled because it is dependent on how many witnesses the prosecution calls in its reply case. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)

Why do juries view crime scenes like the Murdaugh estate?

Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial got a chance to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed. Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare. The … more

By JAMES POLLARD and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | 3/3/23

Ukrainian military medics treat their wounded comrade at the field hospital near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

FEB. 24 - MARCH 2, 2023 The war in Ukraine, a shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast that drove home the desperate and dangerous sea journeys of migrants seeking to reach Europe, and a collision … more

By The Associated Press | 3/3/23

This combination of photos shows promotional art for "True Lies," a series premiering March 1 on CBS, from left, "Triangle of Sadness," an Oscar nominated film streaming March 3 on Hulu and "Daisy Jones & the Six," s series premiering March 3 on Amazon. (CBS/Neon/Amazon via AP)

New this week: 'True Lies,' Wallen and 'Creed' film fest

This week’s new entertainment releases include a whopping 36-song album from Morgan Wallen, the arrival on Hulu of the best picture Oscar nominee and Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” … more

By The Associated Press | 3/3/23

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. This year's Oscars will be held Sunday, March 12. The ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m. EST and be broadcast live on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel will host for the third time and his first time since 2018. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards

Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last … more

By The Associated Press | 3/3/23

Cameron Gonzalez, 15, hugs fellow student Izzy Sullivan 18, while Cameron's mom, Amy Gonzalez, stands nearby after students were released from the football field following a fatal stabbing at Montgomery High School, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Santa Rosa, Calif. According to Gonzalez, her son and Izzy were in the office when a boy came in, said he had been stabbed, and then collapsed. (Beth Schlanker/The Press Democrat via AP)

Detectives seek motive in fatal California school stabbing

Detectives in a Northern California community are investigating what prompted a Wednesday fight between three high school students that ended with one fatally stabbing another. A 15-year-old freshman … more

3/2/23

FILE - Bishop Megan Rohrer speaks to the press before their installation ceremony at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Rohrer, who resigned last June less than a year after his election as the first openly transgender bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, filed a lawsuit, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, alleging gender discrimination and a hostile work environment. Rohrer resigned as bishop of the ELCA's Sierra Pacific Synod amid accusations of racism, after he fired the pastor of a predominantly Latino, congregation. (AP Photo/John Hefti, File)

Transgender pastor claims bias, sues Lutheran denomination

The Rev. Megan Rohrer has filed a lawsuit against the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America alleging gender discrimination and a hostile work environment. He resigned last June less than a year into … more

By DEEPA BHARATH | 3/2/23

Suspect charged after Chicago officer dies after shootout

A teenager has been charged with first-degree murder and other counts after a Chicago police officer died from injuries suffered in a shootout. Chicago police say 18-year-old Steven Montano of … more

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