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Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The motion picture academy has banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting…

Trans kids fear Alabama laws targeting medicine, bathrooms

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth. In a photo provided by Jeff Walker, he and his daughter…

'Dancing With the Stars' moves from ABC to sibling Disney+

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Dancing With the Stars” will waltz away from its longtime ABC home and over to streaming service Disney+, the network’s corporate sibling. The company says the competition series will be on Disney+ starting this fall. “Dancing…

RE/MAX President, CEO talks rising prices in housing market

JACKSON, Tenn. -- With record breaking price appreciation experienced over the past year, the housing market continues to be highly competitive. Nick Bailey, President and CEO of RE/MAX, says the City of Jackson alone has seen a 26% increase in…

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to…

Ukraine president delivers video message at Grammy Awards

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia. During the pre-recorded message that aired on the show Sunday,…

Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1M

NEW YORK (AP) — Sony Pictures’ Marvel adaptation “Morbius” landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was enough to easily hand “Morbius" the top spot at…

States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising

(AP)---With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions. Since last year, at least 18 states have passed or considered laws to make it clear that it's legal to use tests to…

US agency acknowledges damage to dinosaur tracks in Utah

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in a recently released…