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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a ballroom filled with stars like Viola Davis, Ben Stiller and Sigourney Weaver, the American Film Institute Awards on Friday paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley. AFI president Bob Gazzale began the ceremony with a moment of silence for Presley, who died a day earlier after a medical emergency. The invite-only luncheon is honoring the Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” among its 10 film honorees. Lisa Marie Presley, her father's only child, has been supporting the film throughout its awards season run, attending Tuesday's Golden Globe Awards where star Austin Butler took home a trophy for his portrayal of her father. Some in the ballroom sat in silence while others bowed their head. The event, which also honors 10 television shows, normally has a light, fun tone. Gazzale acknowledged a table of “Elvis” film representatives, including director Baz … [Read more...] about AFI Awards hold moment of silence for Lisa Marie Presley

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 30 Jalen Hurts' goal is to beat the teams older brother Averion couldn't while he was quarterbacking Channelview He came up a little short last week. He didn't let it happen again Friday. And this time, Hurts did something that no Channelview quarterback has done – beat North Shore. The junior threw up a prayer with no time left and Bryant Valentine hauled it in off a deflection in the back of the end zone, lifting the Falcons to a 49-48 win over North Shore at Galena Park ISD Stadium. "It's a personal win," Hurts said. "My goal this year was to beat everybody my brother lost to his senior year, and we lost to (Beaumont) West Brook, but this is a big win for us." The Falcons improved to 6-1 overall, 2-1 in District … [Read more...] about Last-second Hail Mary lifts Channelview past North Shore

Connecticut's General Assembly now has a record number of women, including 57 in the House of Representatives and 12 in the Senate. But as other states have also made major strides in electing women to their legislatures, Connecticut's informal national ranking has declined over the years. Still, the influx of women, who now make up about 38 percent of the House and 33 percent of the Senate, means larger impacts and louder voices for those who make up 50 percent of the state population and who have been historically under-represented, and even barred from voting until 1920. Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz – a former member of the House who also served for a decade as the secretary of the state - who for years has tracked the difference in representation between men and women, recalled that back in 2010, Connecticut had the eighth-highest percentage of women. Now, as other states have caught up, the state is 18th. More Information Women in the Connecticut legislature … [Read more...] about Connecticut legislature has record number of women, but CT is falling in national ranking

A state Republican political operative has filed a lawsuit against Mary Fay, the unsuccessful GOP candidate for state comptroller, and her treasurer, charging that their campaign failed to pay part of a contract to raise money that made Fay eligible for public financing. William J. Evans Jr., of Wolcott, charges that Fay, of West Hartford, and Casimir Mizera, of Stratford, wrongfully terminated his $26,000 contract signed in August, when Evans agreed to raise enough money for Fay to participate in the Citizens' Election Program. After writing checks totaling $16,000 for Evans, a former staff member of the state House of Representatives, Fay’s campaign did not pay off the balance of the contract, the lawsuit claims. Then Mizera, allegedly with Fay’s knowledge, defamed Evans when he “falsely suggested that the plaintiff was taking kickbacks from the campaign,” the lawsuit alleges. Evans claims his statewide reputation has suffered. Evans says that "false and defamatory … [Read more...] about CT Republican files lawsuit against former candidate claiming breach of contract

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 Houston and Kansas remained firmly atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll Monday after a record weekend of Top 25 losses, while Florida Atlantic took advantage of the chaos to crack the ranking for the first time in school history. Eleven teams in the Top 25 went down on Saturday, tying a record that has stood for nearly 12 years, while Connecticut and Marquette also lost on Sunday to give the AP poll one of its biggest shakeups in recent history. The banged-up Cougars, who had to fight off South Florida to avoid their own upset loss, watched their advantage over the Jayhawks shrink ever so slightly, pulling in 34 of 60 first-place votes from a national media panel. Kansas received 23 votes to remain second while Purdue picked up the remaining three to stay third. Alabama remained at No. 4 while UCLA, riding a 13-game winning streak, … [Read more...] about Houston Cougars stay atop college basketball rankings

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 "Alice, Darling," a drama starring Anna Kendrick as a young woman unable to see that she's in an unhealthy relationship, is grounded by the central performance of its star, who has spoken about her own experience of emotional abuse. Set during a week-long getaway at a lakeside cottage, where Kendrick's title character and two childhood friends (Kaniehtiio Horn and Wunmi Mosaku) have gathered to celebrate a milestone birthday, it's a subtly told tale, inviting us to observe the damage inflicted by Alice's clingy-to-the-point-of-controlling boyfriend, Simon (Charlie Carrick), only via its effect on Alice. Simon, a smarmy British artist, is largely absent from the story, appearing mostly in brief flashbacks and, late in the film, at the cottage itself, uninvited after Alice confesses her whereabouts to him over the phone. (In one early scene together, she lies to him about a business trip … [Read more...] about ‘Alice, Darling’: A tale of emotional abuse, oversold as a thriller

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 "After Love," the feature-length debut from British writer-director Aleem Khan, is a quietly compelling exploration of identity, grief and the secrets loved ones take to the grave. But there's no mystery about what makes this measured melodrama so devastating: Joanna Scanlan's steely performance as a widow pulling at the threads of her late husband's carefully woven double life. Scanlan, a 61-year-old British television veteran anchoring a film for the first time, claimed best actress honors for this wrenching role at last year's British Academy Film Awards, in a ceremony that otherwise telegraphed every acting win at the Oscars. Now that the movie has landed stateside, American audiences can relish a performance that, despite scant dialogue, speaks volumes about the character's unmoored emotional state. Scanlan plays Mary Hussain, a middle-aged White Muslim woman in the English port … [Read more...] about ‘After Love’: A widow discovers her husband’s secret life

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 On Mary Barnes's 103rd birthday, she had only one request. Actually, two. She told her family and friends that she wanted to celebrate her big day with crab cakes and beer. "That's always been my favorite," said Barnes, a World War II Navy veteran who hit her century-plus-three milestone on Sunday. "Nothing tastes better at a party than crab cakes and beer." Her friends at the Virginian assisted-living center in Fairfax, Va., decided they could round out the menu and added a homemade German chocolate cake to the festivities for Barnes. "Her friendly, positive disposition is contagious," said Janenne Springer, the center's life enrichment coordinator who has known Barnes for six of the 14 years she's lived there. She and other staff members worked with Barnes's daughter, Martha Barnes, to make Mary Barnes's beer and crab cakes bash just the way she … [Read more...] about As she turns 103, ‘nothing tastes better at a party than crab cakes and beer’

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe district attorney will announce Thursday whether charges will be brought in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal of the Western “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said a decision will be announced Thursday morning in a statement and on social media, without public appearances by prosecutors. “The announcement will be a solemn occasion, made in a manner keeping with the office’s commitment to upholding the integrity of the judicial process and respecting the victim’s family,” said Heather Brewer, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded by a gunshot during setup for a scene at the ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021. Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when … [Read more...] about Prosecutors weigh options in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin