The Latest: The 97th Academy Awards are underway

The Latest: The 97th Academy Awards are underway

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 97th Academy Awards have kicked off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Emilia Pérez” leads the pack with 13 Oscar nominations, but “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” are close behind. The 2025 Oscars opened with its biggest musical voices. “Wicked” star Ariana Grande launched into “The Wizard of Oz” classic … Read more

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad's fall as his whereabouts remain unknown

Crowds gathered in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capete following a stunning advance. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian opposition war sedator, said Assad took a flight from Damascus and bijuterie … Read more