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Watch scenes from the performances nominated for the Oscar for best actress, as well as interviews with the nominees below. The 98th Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, March 15.  Nominees for the best actress Oscar this year are, from left: Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”); Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”); Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”); Renate Reinsve (“Sentimental Value”); and Emma Stone (“Bugonia”).   Focus Features; A24; Neon Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, “Hamnet” is a fictionalized tale about the death of William Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet. It imagines that the tragedy inspired him to write his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded that a Colorado school district violated federal civil rights law by allowing male students to access female bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations and to compete in girls sports.In findings released Friday, OCR determined that Jefferson County Public Schools violated Title IX. The announcement said OCR received athletic rosters from Jefferson County, and the rosters indicate “male students may occupy up to 61 roster positions on girls’ sports teams in the district.”OCR said the policies deny girls “safety, dignity and equal access”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities investigating the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie have uncovered additional images from her home security cameras, according to law enforcement sources — but nothing new from the night of the abduction and nothing considered a major break in the case.Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie and has been missing from her home since the early hours of Feb. 1.The images were taken in the days and weeks leading up to her disappearance and were recovered from three separate cameras — at Guthrie’s front door, over her driveway…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is recalling several types of smoke alarms, warning they “may fail to operate.” In a recall notice issued on Thursday, Health Canada says the issues are with the following products.PGST Independent Smoke Detector Sensor Fire Alarm System for Home Office Security Smoke Alarm Fire Protection, model S11D-ENPhotoelectric Smoke Alarm, model PG-S11GauTone Independent Smoke Alarm Fire Protection Smokehouse Home Security System Smoke Detector, model GT-441B-1 Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Hundreds of the devices have been sold…

A helicopter wreckage has been found in dense bushland more than a day after the vehicle took flight from a neighbouring state.

SHANGHAI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in a phone call that disputes between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be resolved through dialogue and consultation, not force, the foreign ministry said in a statement published on Friday (Mar 13).Wang urged both sides to remain calm and exercise restraint, hold face-to-face talks as soon as possible, seek an immediate ceasefire and address differences through dialogue, according to the statement.The further use of force would only complicate the situation and intensify tensions, Wang said.The ministry’s statement came after Pakistan on Friday bombed the fuel depot of private…

EXPLAINERUS hits Iran’s Kharg island as it warns oil sites may be next if Tehran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Listen to this article | 8 minsinfoPublished On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThe United States-Israel war on Iran, now in its third week, continues to escalate after US forces struck military targets on Kharg Island, the critical hub through which most of Iran’s crude exports pass.US President Donald Trump said Washington deliberately spared the island’s oil infrastructure but warned that it could be attacked if Iran interferes with shipping through the…

Trump fires DHS Sec Kristi Noem Fox News’ John Roberts, Sandra Smith and Jacqui Heinrich provide details on President Donald Trump’s move to fire Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as her replacement. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The top executive of a public relations and political consulting firm who is married to a former top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson, is demanding an apology from Senate Democrats for allegations he used his wife to improperly secure lucrative contracts from the agency.In a letter Thursday addressed to Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt.,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities say 11 Indian nationals were charged in a scheme to stage armed robberies at convenience stores and restaurants so participants could falsely claim to be crime victims when applying for immigration benefits.The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWSSix defendants were arrested…

A Montreal man accused of second-degree murder in Nova Scotia nearly five years ago is now walking free. Valdo Pauyo was facing a potential life sentence for the shooting of Bert Knockwood in Millbrook First Nation in July 2021.But at a last-minute hearing on Friday, Crown prosecutors withdrew the charge, citing insufficient evidence.“The Crown had determined as of this week that we had no reasonable prospect of conviction moving forward,” explained Nova Scotia Crown attorney Cory Roberts. “So, we withdrew the charge, and the trial dates are vacated.”Before Knockwood’s death, Pauyo and Knockwood appeared to have been friends.The two show…