Archives for March 2023

The road to an Oscar winds through a long awards season, which finally culminates Sunday at the Academy Awards. We take you through the process of getting that golden statuette into a winner's hand - this is how Oscar voting works: … [Read more...] about How does Oscars voting work? This is how winners are decided

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pledging to release all of the security footage from the U.S. Capitol riot after receiving bipartisan pushback for giving Fox News' Tucker Carlson exclusive access which allowed the prime-time host to portray the event as a peaceful protest. … [Read more...] about McCarthy vows to ‘slowly roll out’ Jan. 6 tapes to news outlets after blowback

The Biden administration said Sunday it would guarantee all deposits at the now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank but insisted the move was not a taxpayer-funded bailout, while regulators closed a second institution, New York City's Signature Bank, amid fears of an unfolding economic crisis. But some business leaders warned this may be just the beginning of a national reckoning … [Read more...] about Administration guarantees all Silicon Valley Bank deposits in bid to head off banking crisis

President Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday. … [Read more...] about As Biden weighs Willow project, he saves other areas from drilling: Report

North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals' "frantic war preparation moves." … [Read more...] about North Korea fires missile from submarine, Seoul says