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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer “No Time to Die” is proving a song very much alive at awards shows. The 007 song by Billie Eilish and…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith marched on stage and smacked presenter Chris Rock during…

By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press For 30 seconds, the Oscars went silent for Ukraine. A tribute that started with words from the Ukrainian-born Mila…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 in his return from a 10-game absence, and the New Orleans Pelicans…

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Troy Kotsur, the first deaf male actor nominated for an Oscar, won best supporting honors for…

By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press At the Oscars, they said gay. The first political salvo of Sunday night’s Academy Awards came in the opening…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Corey Kispert scored 16 of his career-high 25 points in the first half, and the Washington…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana DeBose lived up to Oscar predictions and followed the path of her “West Side…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Defending champion Tom Slingsby of Team Australia sped ahead of rivals Nathan Outteridge and Jimmy Spithill to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The story of Lusia Harris only gets better: It’s now won an Oscar. And now just like his longtime Los Angeles…

By THERESA SMITH Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Following a lockout-induced abbreviated spring training, many players won’t feel ready for…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Chastain hit the Oscars red carpet in a purple and copper sparkle gown Sunday. She…

FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate died after being attacked in the recreation yard of a Northern California prison. Corrections…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum led the action-adventure comedy throwback “The Lost City” to…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb turned a heavy two-seam fastball and a…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to $4.37 per gallon.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of central and Southern California grocery workers have voted to authorize their union to call a strike against…