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Ruth Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win two Oscars

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films has become the first Black woman to win two Oscars.Carter took home best costume design for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won an Academy Award in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which made her the first African American to win in the category. In her acceptance speech, Carter thanked the film’s director Ryan Coogler and asked if “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman could look after her mother, Mabel Carter, who she said died “this past week.” Boseman died in 2020 of cancer at 43.“This is for my mother. She was 101,” Carter said while accepting the Oscar. She said “this film prepared me for this moment. Chadwick, please take care of mom,” she said.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” grappled with the grief of losing Boseman, its superhero.Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press

Chicago man files class action suit against Buffalo Wild Wings, says boneless wings are just nuggets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings, claiming the restaurant chain falsely advertises its boneless wings as the real deal, when in reality, he believes them to be nothing more than chicken nuggets.According to court documents obtained by WGN, the plaintiff, Aimen Halim, filed a complaint Friday in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois against Buffalo Wild Wings and Inspire Brands Inc., an Atlanta-based company who the complaint says "is responsible for the composition, preparation, advertising, marketing and sale of" Buffalo Wild Wings' product.The complaint seeks to challenge what it calls "the false and deceptive marketing and advertising of Buffalo Wild Wings' Boneless Wings," and goes on to say, "Specifically, the name and description of the Products (i.e., as "Boneless Wings") leads reasonable consumers to believe the Products are actually chicken wings." Halim claims Buffalo Wild Wings description of the product leads cus...

Texas baseball sweeps Manhattan, runs winning streak to 5 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns baseball team made it five consecutive wins after completing a sweep of Manhattan on Sunday.Texas piled on the runs in the finale 16-6. The Longhorns won Saturday's game 10-4 and Friday's game 8-1.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersOn Sunday, Peyton Powell continued his hot start to the season going 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the second inning. Through 16 games this season, Powell is hitting .436 with an OPS of 1.199 in 39 at-bats.The Longhorns had 15 hits against the Jaspers on Sunday, seven of them for extra bases. Powell, Dylan Campbell, Porter Brown, Jack O'Dowd and Mitchell Daly all had two hits each for Texas.Travis Sthele pitched five innings to earn his first win of the season. He allowed five earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts on 74 pitches.On Saturday, Texas was outhit by Manhattan 13-9 but took advantage of 1...

Austin-based wine business impacted by Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Federal government announced Sunday that customers of Silicon Valley Bank will have access to their money by Monday. PREVIOUS: One of Silicon Valley’s top banks fails; assets are seized The bank serves more than half of the tech scene, but small business owners have their money tied up too. One of them is Austin-based premium wine start up company, BOXT. Sarah Puil is the founder and CEO of the business. "We are an ultra premium wine on tap," Puil said. "Our headquarters is in Austin. Our winery is in Napa, and we actually have a winery in Texas."Austin-based premium wine start up company, BOXT, was impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. (Photo: BOXT)Austin-based premium wine start up company, BOXT, was impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. (Photo: BOXT)Austin-based premium wine start up company, BOXT, was impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. (Photo: BOXT)Puil said she was shocked when she heard the news of the banks collapse. Can th...

No. 10 Texas tops Alabama once during Bevo Classic, fall in extra innings twice

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns softball team ran its winning streak to 13 games before falling in back-to-back extra-inning games at the Bevo Classic.On Sunday, the No. 10 Longhorns lost to Texas State in nine innings 5-4 to close out the tournament with a 3-2 record. Bobcats center fielder Piper Randolph hit a triple down the right-field line to score Hannah Earls in the top of the ninth to give Texas State the lead. MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersTexas put the tying run on third and the winning run on first in the bottom half, but Texas State pitcher Jessica Mullins got a flyout to end the game and strand the two runners.Freshman infielder Leighann Goode finished the game 3-for-4 with a double and a home run while Mia Scott had a pair of hits.Bevo Classic box scoresFriday, March 10: vs. Wisconsin, 5-1 W; vs. Alabama, 5-3 WSaturday, March 11, vs. Wisconsin, 7-4 ...

Oscars 2023: Best and worst looks from the Academy Awards

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

The 95th Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting Hollywood’s big night. The show started on a champagne-colored carpet (yes, you read that right), where the stars showed off glamorous looks.Check out the best and worst fashion moments at this year’s event.HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Janelle Monáe attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Dwayne Johnson attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images )HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Salma Hayek attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Cara Delevingne attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA ...

Mehlville School District pushes Prop E to raise money to hire more staff

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Mehlville School District in south St. Louis County is one of many in our area struggling with a shortage of workers in important positions.“Oh, my goodness. It’s been a pretty challenging thing to deal with since COVID, really. We’ve been running 80% or less staff than a lot of our support areas,” Superintendent Dr. Chris Gaines said. “Bus drivers, food service, custodians, we’re doing a little bit better than we were last year, but we’re still challenged, especially among our bus drivers and custodians.”Gaines says the district is short 15 custodians, 13 bus drivers, and four nutrition services technicians. There’s even a shortage of some teaching positions. They had to outsource their groundskeeping with a $94,000 contract. Altercation inside Creve Coeur store leads to parking lot shooting Bus drivers have also been forced to adapt.“Well, for bus drivers, we’ve had to double-up on routes, so that’s making some routes longer,” Gaines said. “We’ve had ...

Dorofeyev's 1st NHL goal helps Golden Knights top Blues 5-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Dorofeyev scored his first NHL goal and Jiri Patera made 30 saves in his debut to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Sunday night.Michael Amadio, Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson and Alex Pietrangelo also scored to help Vegas win for the sixth time in seven games to expand its lead over Los Angeles atop the Pacific Division to three points.Jordan Kyrou, Jakub Vrana and Tyler Pitlick scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington stopped 26 of 30 shots as the Blues dropped to 3-7-2 since Feb. 18.Pietrangelo sealed the victory when he scored an empty-net goal with 7 seconds remaining. Trending: Battlehawks set attendance record, win in home-opener Dorofeyev, playing in his fourth game this season, used his helmet to deflect Karlsson’s rebound past Binnington in the third period just 1:42 after Pitlick tied the game at 3 at the 3:41 mark.Kyrou scored his team-leading and career-best 30th goal to cut Vegas' lead to 3-2 with 4:41 re...

Keeler: From TCU ‘Froghorns’ to Gonzaga, Bryce Drew and Scott Drew, Denver is March Madness’ first big winner

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

We got the Froghorns! (Love ya, TCU.)We got a former national champion, Nuggets icon David Thompson’s alma mater. (Love ya, NC State.)We got Omaha coming west on I-80 for reasons other than watching a Nebraska football team get absolutely punked by the Buffs again. (Love ya, Creighton.)We got either Bobby Hurley or Steve Alford. (Love ya, Arizona State. You, too, Nevada.)We got a Final Four sleeper — love ya, Gonzaga — on one side of the Ball Arena floor with the guy who made the biggest shot in NCAA Tournament history — love ya, Grand Canyon — on the other.The Zags vs. Bryce Drew, kids.In Upset City.Is this gonna be fun, or what?With all apologies to Houston, Alabama, Kansas and Purdue, Denver was the biggest winner when the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket came out late Sunday afternoon.We got something for everybody.Well, except tickets.The Big Dance is coming back to Chopper Circle for the first time since 2016, and it’s back with a vengeance.We got two No. 3 seeds with a championsh...

A’s Kaprielian has strong spring debut as Oakland beats Padres

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:36:37 GMT

A’s pitcher James Kaprielian took another positive step toward beginning the season in Oakland’s starting rotation with a solid spring training debut Sunday.Kaprielian, who had off-season AC shoulder joint surgery, started the A’s 8-6 split-squad win over the San Diego Padres and threw 1.2 scoreless innings, with all five of his outs coming on strikeouts. The 29-year-old right-hander gave up one hit and walked three while throwing 43 pitches during his one time through a Padres lineup full of backups at Hohokam Park in Mesa, Ariz.Kaprielian showed good velocity – his fastball was 94-96 mph and touched 97 – but his command was a bit off. His encouraging start came four days after a simulated game and showed he’s well on his way back to reclaiming a rotation spot he held for most of last season, when he went 5-9 with a 4.23 ERA in 26 starts. “I’m expecting to be ready to go for the start of the season,” Kaprielian told the San Francisco Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara Sund...