By Frank McGurty and Daniel Trotta LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Best actor winner Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity at the comedian for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle in…
Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for ‘ The Eyes of Tammy Faye’
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) – Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress for her mascara-laden title role as the on-air preaching partner and wife of Christian televangelist Jim Bakker in “The Eyes of Tam…
Stars bring color, glitter and some skin to Oscars red carpet
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Kristen Stewart rocked the Oscars red carpet in shorts and Timothee Chalamet went shirtless on Sunday as stars made a full-fledged return for Hollywood’s big night out after the seismic changes wrought by COVID-19. After las…
Tennis-Sinner survives five match points in Miami Open thriller, Gauff, Norrie advance
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) -Jannik Sinner saved five match points to advance past Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7 7-5 7-5 in a sensational display in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday. Carreno Busta had Sinner on the ropes in the 10th game of t…
Hollywood stars hit Oscars red carpet with Ukraine on mind
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Celebrities walked the Oscars red carpet on Sunday ready to celebrate the year in movies at a ceremony free of last year’s pandemic restrictions and promising a few plot twists as well as a moment of support for …
Houthis say prisoner swap deal includes 16 Saudis, brother of Yemen president
CAIRO (Reuters) -A prisoner swap deal was agreed this month by Yemen’s Houthi movement and the country’s internationally recognized government, which is supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, a Houthi official said on Sunday. Abdul Qader al-Morta…
German SPD wins Saarland vote in boost for Scholz
By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) scored a clear victory in a regional election in the state of Saarland on Sunday, according to preliminary results, helping Chancellor Olaf Scholz consolidate his power…
Russia restricts access to Germany’s Bild website
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday said it had restricted access to the website of Germany’s Bild at the request of prosecutors, a step the Berlin-based tabloid said underscored the integrity of its reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. R…
Tesla to halt Shanghai factory production amid COVID curbs, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is planning to suspend production at its Shanghai factory for at least one day, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, as China’s financial hub said it would go into a lockdown in two stages to conduct COVID-19 testing. Tesla’s produc…
Cricket-Root signals intent to continue as England captain
(Reuters) – Joe Root wants to continue as England captain, he said on Sunday minutes after his team suffered an emphatic defeat to West Indies in the deciding third test of the series in Grenada. Even before West Indies had secured the series 1-0 after…