PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday's NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home an acting trophy for the television series "9-1-1." The Bassett-led Marvel superhero sequel "Black Panther:…
By Hannah Schoebaum, Sophie Austin and Manuel Valdes - Associated Press/Report for America SEATTLE (AP) — You can change your name, but in many states you can't completely shed your old one — something that's of particular concern to transgender…
By Jake Coyle - AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The gonzo R-rated horror comedy "Cocaine Bear" sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" was quickly…
By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Roughly 84 million people are covered by the government-sponsored program,…
By David A. Lieb - Associated Press Some prominent media publishers are dropping the comic strip Dilbert after its creator referred to people who are Black as members of "a hate group." The backlash against Dilbert began after a YouTube…
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash Friday night in northern Nevada, according to an air ambulance company. The Lyon County Sheriff's office said authorities began…
By Nardos Haile - Associated Press The nominations to the 95th Academy Awards are now out. But where can you watch the heavy hitters? Replete with spellbinding multiverses, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” topped the list with 11 nods and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is moving to require patients see a doctor in person before getting drugs to treat attention deficit disorders or addictive painkillers, toughening access amid a deepening opioid crisis. The proposal is likely to overhaul…
By Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday pledged a reset in the agency's tobacco program, responding to criticisms that a lack of direction has hampered efforts to regulate cigarettes, vaping…
By Jake Coyle - AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On Dec. 22, 1985, The Associated Press reported the following from Blue Ridge, Georgia: "Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of…
