Queen Elizabeth II carries on, leads royals at memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey

Queen Elizabeth II appeared in public Tuesday for her first major in-person gathering since her COVID-19 diagnosis, leading her family, dozens of foreign royals and hundreds of Britain’s great and good in a service of thanksgiving for the life of her late husband, Prince Philip, at Westminster Abbey. Her presence at the service had been […]

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Academy launches formal review after Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on the Oscars stage

Chris Rock declined to file a police report Sunday after Will Smith slapped him onstage at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles police appeared to confirm. But now the Academy says it will investigate on its own, releasing a statement Monday afternoon: “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show. We have […]

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Will Smith writes of abusive dad, wanting to ‘avenge’ his mom: ‘A darkness arose within me’

Will Smith is getting candid about his relationship with his father, revealing he once contemplated killing him to avenge alleged abuse suffered by his mother. In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir “Will” (Penguin Press, out Tuesday), published by People Wednesday, Smith described a formative childhood memory from when he was 9 years old, in […]

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Oscars 2022 nominees: See who could win big tonight at the Academy Awards

Netflix’s Jane Campion Western “The Power of the Dog” heads into the Academy Awards looking like a front-runner with 12 nominations, including four acting honors. But can it hold off surging favorite “CODA”? The 94th annual Academy Awards, airing Sunday (ABC, 8 EDT/5 PDT), return to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will again have […]

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iPhone owners in Arizona can now add their driver’s license: Talking Tech podcast

Hit play on the player above to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript below. This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. There may be some differences between the audio and the text. More:Daily news, true crime, and more USA TODAY podcasts Hey there, listeners. It’s […]

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