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Today in History: March 15, Julius Caesar is assassinated

Mar. 15, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, March 15, the 75th day of 2024. There are 291 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and...

Oscars get audience bump from 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer,' but ratings aren't quite a blockbuster

Mar. 11, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years. But that upward trend comes...

Al Pacino says Oscars producers asked him to omit reading best picture nominees

Mar. 11, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Oscars producers when he omitted the names of the best picture nominees while announcing the winner of the show's biggest category. The Oscar-winning actor was Sunday night's final presenter and announced...

Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of 'In the Heat of the Night’ and 'Moonstruck,' dead at 97

Jan. 22, 2024 21:55 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to such social dramas as the Oscar-winning "In the Heat of the Night," has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar...