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After a near awards-season sweep by One Battle After Another , Sinners won best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild's 32nd Actor Awards on Sunday, shaking up the Oscar race and setting up a potential nail-biter finale in two weeks at the Academy Awards, per the AP . The guild's awards, formerly...

Actor Awards Deliver an Upset—and a First

A Vermont crossing guard has turned her 50-minute shifts on on a street corner into a five-figure monthly business. Designer and illustrator Christine Tyler Hill took the Burlington job to feel more rooted in her city, and ended up launching " Cloud Report ," an $8-a-month, eight-page zine built from what she...

Crossing Guard Turns Reports Into $14K Monthly Mail Club

A TikTok creator who used tarot readings to claim a University of Idaho professor arranged the 2022 killings of four students now owes that professor $10 million, a federal jury in Boise has decided. Jurors on Friday ordered Ashley Guillard of Houston to pay history chair Rebecca Scofield $7.5...

Idaho Professor Wins $10M From Tarot Card Reader

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton told lawmakers that President Donald Trump told him he had "some great times" with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Clinton says Trump told him of 'some great times' with Jeffrey Epstein

By Timour Azhari March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on

US embassy in Riyadh hit by drones, Saudi defence ministry says

By Patricia Zengerle, Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Republicans insisted on Monday that the attack on Iran was fully within his

Trump's Republicans defend Iran strikes as Democrats push for war powers vote

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on

Exclusive-U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. military campaign against Iran has put Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the back foot ahead of an expected summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who for

Analysis-Attack on Iran could buoy Trump in talks with China's Xi

DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday ordered non-emergency government personnel and their family members to leave Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and closed several diplomatic

US orders some diplomatic staff to leave Middle East as Iran conflict escalates

March 3 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the war against Iran was "not going to take years", as the conflict widened with Israel attacking Iran-backed Hezbollah

Netanyahu says US-Israel war on Iran 'not going to take years'

KABUL/ISLAMABAD, March 3 (Reuters) - At least 42 civilians have been killed and 104 wounded in Afghanistan in the fighting with Pakistan between February 26 and March 2, the United Nations Assistance

At least 42 civilians killed in Afghanistan in conflict with Pakistan, UN agency says

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said it was "sad to see" the relationship with Britain was "not what it was" after Prime Minister Keir Starmer initially held off giving

Trump says 'sad to see' US-UK relationship is not what it was

Tel Aviv, March 3 (Reuters) - The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks but is unlikely to see the deployment of ground forces, a military

Israel prepared for weeks-long Iran campaign, unlikely to deploy ground forces, spokesperson says

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668111-0-20260302054914.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Taco seasoning packets are at the center of what Florida officials call a months-long trading card theft scheme that netted nearly $40,000, USA Today reports. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's office says 39-year-old Keith Wallis used self-checkout lanes at Target stores from Miami to Orlando to pay only for...

Florida Man Charged With $40K Scam Involving Seasoning

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668078-0-20260301150047.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />The US and Israel had been waiting for a chance to kill Iran's senior political and military leaders with one strike. When intelligence identified the opportunity as a meeting Saturday in Tehran, it brought another advantage: The strike could be carried out in daylight after initially being planned for nighttime,...

Khamenei Didn't Expect Strike, Especially in Daylight

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668070-0-20260301134047.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Deadly unrest spread across Pakistan on Sunday as protests against US and Israeli strikes on Iran turned violent near American diplomatic sites. Authorities said at least 22 people were killed in clashes linked to the demonstrations, the New York Times reports. Ten people died and dozens were injured in Karachi...

At Least 22 Die Protesting Strikes, Storming US Consulate

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668121-0-20260302020002.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />A stretch of the Capital Beltway in northern Virginia turned into a crime scene Sunday after a reported road-rage incident escalated into multiple stabbings and an officer-involved shooting, leaving two people and a dog dead, Fox Baltimore reports. Virginia State Police say it unfolded just before 1:20pm on southbound...

2 People, Dog Dead After Virginia Road Rage Incident

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668190-0-20260302073601.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />It came as no surprise this weekend when Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel after the joint US-Israeli attack began. But Tehran went well beyond that by striking eight of its neighbors as well. "The apparent calculation was that, by targeting rich Persian Gulf monarchies that hold sway with the...

Iran May Have Miscalculated With Its Initial Response

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668164-0-20260302060002.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Crews on three US fighter jets escaped serious injury Monday after they were accidentally shot down by allied Kuwaiti forces, reports the Wall Street Journal . All six crew members ejected and were in stable condition, said US Central Command. "Three US F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic...

Kuwait Mistakenly Downs 3 US Fighter Jets

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668202-0-20260302075547.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />The US Half Marathon Championships ended in controversy Sunday as the three leading female runners followed a lead vehicle off course with less than two miles to go. Jess McClain, at the front of the pack, was on the brink of her first national title at the Atlanta event. She,...

'Absolute Disaster' at US Half Marathon Championships

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668174-0-20260302101541.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />After a near awards-season sweep by One Battle After Another , Sinners won best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild's 32nd Actor Awards on Sunday, shaking up the Oscar race and setting up a potential nail-biter finale in two weeks at the Academy Awards, per the AP . The guild's awards, formerly...

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668203-0-20260302082432.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />President Trump declared in his State of the Union speech last month that he had ended eight wars in 10 months, notes the Guardian . But there's a flip side: A number of outlets are pointing out that with the military operation in Iran, Trump has now authorized military strikes on...

Trump Has Authorized Strikes on Seven Nations

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668291-0-20260302134322.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Nobody knows when the war in Iran will end, but President Trump continues to prepare the nation for a conflict that will be measured in weeks and perhaps months, not days. "Whatever the time is, it's OK, whatever it takes," Trump said at the White House on Monday, reports the...

Trump: 'I Don't Have the Yips' About Ground Troops

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1663421-0-20260228114302.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />A cause of death has been revealed for the 27-year-old son of rapper Lil Jon. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Georgia has determined that Nathan Smith died due to accidental drowning, "in the setting of psilocybin use," reports People . One of Smith's blood samples tested positive for the...

Cause of Death Released for Lil Jon's Son

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1666960-0-20260228091247.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />The death of Robert Carradine has officially been ruled a suicide, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office. Its report found that the 71-year-old Lizzie McGuire actor died on Monday of "sequelae of anoxic brain injury" from hanging. Page Six cites the Brain Injury Association of America in noting...

Robert Carradine's Cause of Death Revealed

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1667492-0-20260301060745.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Christina Applegate says her life is nowhere near a tidy Hollywood narrative, and she's done trying to present it that way. The 54-year-old actor, who has multiple sclerosis and now spends much of her day in bed, tells People her bedroom has become both a physical refuge and the place...

Christina Applegate Mostly Confined to Bed

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1667718-0-20260227073817.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Crispin Glover is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says the Back to the Future actor "lured" her to Los Angeles, then kept her under his control for sex and unpaid work. The complaint, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court, alleges the 61-year-old "groomed" the ex-model online for years...

Suit: Crispin Glover 'Lured' Me to LA, Kept Me as 'Sex Slave'

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1667787-0-20260227111047.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Pink apparently needed a gossip alert to learn she'd split from her husband. People reported on Thursday that the singer and motocross racer Carey Hart had separated after two decades of marriage, citing a source. But just hours later, Pink hopped on Instagram to swat the story down. "I was...

Pink Shuts Down Report of Split From Carey Hart

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1667838-0-20260227153502.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Quinn Hughes' schedule for the next few days resembles that of a major actor with a new film coming out, overlaid on the NHL calendar of the Minnesota Wild. The star defenseman, fresh off winning Olympic gold with Team USA in Milan, is due on the sets of Saturday Night...

Quinn Hughes Takes SNL Shot

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668127-0-20260302011247.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Shia LaBeouf says he knows what he needs to work on in the wake of his Mardi Gras arrest , and it's not substance abuse, the Guardian reports. In a new interview with the Channel 5 With Andrew Callaghan podcast posted Saturday, the 39-year-old actor discussed the February incident at a...

Shia LaBeouf Explains: 'Big Gay People Are Scary to Me'

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668220-0-20260302090247.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Cher's son was arrested on Friday after police say he was "causing a disturbance and acting belligerently" at a New Hampshire private high school. Elijah Blue Allman, 49, was charged with four misdemeanors: two counts of simple assault, criminal trespass, and criminal threatening. Allman, whose father was the late Gregg...

Cher's Son Charged in Ruckus at Private School

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668219-0-20260302091932.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Kelly Osbourne is calling out the online commentary around her weight loss after a weekend meant to honor her late father. The 41-year-old appeared at Saturday's Brit Awards in Manchester, where Ozzy Osbourne was posthumously given a lifetime achievement award, and her visibly slimmer frame set off a wave of...

Kelly Osbourne Hits Back at Body-Shamers

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1668407-0-20260303020002.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Zendaya may have secretly tied the knot with Tom Holland—if her stylist is to be believed, NBC News reports. Law Roach, who has worked with the actress for years, told Access Hollywood on the red carpet of the 2026 Actor Awards that "the wedding has already happened," adding "you...

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