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Results 1 to 30This year's Oscars was more than the one where Will Smith got into it with ...
(CNN)If the 2022 Oscar ceremony goes down in history as the year Will Smith hit Chris Rock in the face on live TV, on a more positive note this year's awards provided welcome recognition for Latinos. Raul A. Reyes An ebullient Ariana DeBose took to the stage of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on...
'I just want to go home,' says Lewis Hamilton after finishing 10th in Saudi Arabian ...
(CNN)Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen drove wheel-to-wheel last season and finished the season separated by only eight points in the final World Drivers' Championship standings. At the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday though, Verstappen took victory while his erstwhile rival, Hamilton, languished...
Ukraine football coach casts doubt over 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against Scotland
(CNN)Oleksandr Petrakov -- the Ukrainian men's national football team coach -- has cast doubt over whether his side's 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff qualifier against Scotland can go ahead in June. The game was initially scheduled to take place on March 24 in Glasgow, Scotland, but was postponed by...
Will Smith and Chris Rock have a history that predates the Oscars slap
(CNN)Sunday night wasn't the first time Chris Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett Smith, but it may have been his last. Her husband, Will Smith, stormed on stage at the 94th Academy Awards after Rock joked "Jada I love you, 'G.I. Jane 2,' can't wait to see it" and hit Rock in the face. Actress Demi...
What we know about the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins
(CNN)The death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins shook the music world this weekend, with fans and musicians everywhere reeling from the news of his passing at age 50. The circumstances of his death remain largely unclear, but here's what we know so far. He had a 25-year career with Foo...
World Cup qualifiers: Canada celebrates reaching first men's World Cup in 36 years
(CNN)After a 36-year absence from the men's World Cup, Canada can now call itself a "legit football country." That's the view of coach John Herdman, the Englishman who has overseen Canada's steady rise through the men's FIFA rankings over the past four years. Canada's ascension to football...
Chris Rock isn't pressing charges against Will Smith for the Oscars slap
(CNN)Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith following their onstage altercation at this year's Oscars, the Los Angeles Police Department has said. Smith appeared to strike Rock at Sunday night's ceremony after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved...
ISIS attack kills two and injures six in Israel
(CNN)ISIS operatives killed two people and injured six in a shooting attack Sunday in the Israeli city of Hadera, some 31 miles north of Tel Aviv, Israeli officials said. The attack — the second of its kind in a week — coincided with a landmark regional summit in Israel's Negev desert, where top...
Scottie Scheffler becomes new world No. 1 after victory at WGC Match Play
(CNN)Golf has a new world No. 1 and Scottie Scheffler can't quite believe it. Scheffler became the highest ranked golfer in the world on Sunday after victory at the World Golf Championships (WGC)-Dell Technologies Match Play event in Texas, US. He beat fellow American Kevin Kisner 4&3 in the...
Former cyclist Tony Martin to auction off Olympic medal to raise funds for Ukrainian children
(CNN)Olympic medalist Tony Martin is auctioning off the silver medal he won at London 2012 to raise funds for children in Ukraine. In an Instagram post Sunday, the German cyclist said it felt wrong "to sit on the couch and accept the situation" after seeing pictures of what has been happening in...
Kyrie Irving played in his first home game of the season after New York City ...
(CNN)Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving made his first appearance of the season on the team's home court Sunday after being sidelined by a Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Irving racked up 16 points and 11 assists in the Nets' 119-110 loss to the Charlotte Hornets at the Barclays Center. His return to the...
North Carolina ends Saint Peters' Cinderella run, will face Coach K and rival Duke in ...
(CNN)North Carolina ended the Saint Peter's Cinderella run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament on Sunday. No. 8 seed Tar Heels defeated the No. 15 seed Peacocks 69-49 in the Elite Eight to set up a historic rivalry showdown with legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski...
Boeing's problems in China go far beyond the latest grounding
New York (CNN Business)Another Boeing plane has been grounded after a fatal crash, this time in China. That may be the least of the company's problems in a crucial market. The decision to ground the Boeing model 737-800 was made by China Eastern Airlines, which operated the jet that crashed March...
Philippines slams Chinese ship's 'close distance maneuvering' in South China Sea
ManilaThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported a recent incident of "close distance maneuvering" by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the disputed South China Sea that "constrained" the movement of a Philippine ship sailing nearby. The March 2 incident took place during Philippine...
Will Smith apologizes to the Academy and fellow nominees during best actor speech
(CNN)Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday night and offered his apologies to the Academy and others for an earlier incident in which the actor appeared to strike...
Will Smith appeared to strike Chris Rock on Oscars telecast
(CNN)Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, which did not appear to go over well with her husband Will Smith. While presenting the award for best documentary, Rock joked, "Jada I love you, 'G.I. Jane...
Troy Kotsur's moving Oscar win brings audience to their feet with silent applause
(CNN)Troy Kotsur made history at the 2022 Oscars, becoming the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award in the best supporting actor category for his role in "CODA." His co-star in the film, Marlee Matlin, became the first...
The Oscars try wooing viewers back with a new format, as 'Dune' wins early awards
(CNN)With a third of the Oscars being handed out before the live telecast officially began, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is betting people will watch the 94th annual Academy Awards as much to be entertained as to find out who wins what. The Academy, which presents the awards,...
Ariana DeBose makes Oscars history
(CNN)Ariana DeBose won best actress in a supporting role for "West Side Story" at the Academy Awards on Sunday and made history as the first openly queer woman of color to win in the category. This is her first Oscar nomination and win. DeBose has received acclaim for her role as Anita in the...
Beyoncé gave us an opening as only she could
(CNN)What happens when you mix the woman who gave us "Lemonade" with the legendary tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams? You get a full-on performance of the Oscar nominated song "Be...
Biden's declaration that Putin 'cannot remain in power' was not a gaffe
(CNN)President Joe Biden concluded his powerful speech this weekend in Poland about Vladimir Putin's barbaric attack on Ukraine with this line about the Russian leader: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power." White House officials later sought to make it clear Biden was not calling for...
Oscar winners 2022: See the list
(CNN)The 94th Academy Awards are being presented Sunday. See below for a full list of nominees. Winners are indicated in bold and will be updated throughout the night. BEST PICTURE "Belfast" "CODA" Read More "Don't Look Up" "Drive My Car" "Dune" "King Richard" "Licorice Pizza" "Nightmare Alley" "The...
Country music singer and police officer Jeff Carson dies at 58
(CNN)Award-winning country music singer Jeff Carson has died at the age of 58, according to a statement from the singer's publicist. The singer, whose real name was Jeffrey Lee Herndon, died of a heart attack at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin Tennessee, the release stated....
Max Verstappen claims first win of F1 season after enthralling battle with Charles LeClerc at ...
(CNN)Reigning world champion Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday after a thrilling battle with Charles LeClerc. The Red Bull driver, second for most of the race, took the lead with just a few laps to go and never relinquished it. Just like in Bahrain last week, the pair were...
Putting your Covid diagnosis on blast is no longer a thing
(CNN)More than two years into the pandemic, getting a Covid diagnosis has become fairly commonplace: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some 80 million Americans have contracted the virus at least once, out of a total US population of about 329 million. And if you consider...
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