Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated Sunday as the variety show celebrates its landmark anniversary.
Day: February 16, 2025
‘Conclave’ leads the pack and struggling ‘Emilia Pérez’ faces a test at Britain’s BAFTA film awards
Papal thriller “Conclave” leads the race for the 78th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, with genre-bending musical “Emilia Pérez” facing a test of whether a multi-pronged backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season pariah.
Pope has eaten breakfast, read papers after second calm night in hospital for respiratory infection
Pope Francis read the newspapers and had breakfast on Sunday after a second night sleeping well at the hospital where the 88-year-old pope is being treated for a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said.
Justice Department’s independence is threatened as Trump’s team asserts power over cases and staff
In the month since the Trump administration took over the Justice Department, a succession of actions has raised concerns that the department is “playing politics.”
Trump plans to attend NASCAR’s Daytona 500 for the second time as president
Donald Trump is planning to attend Sunday’s Daytona 500 for the second time as president and help further burnish his image as a sports fan.
Defiant Canadians mark their flag’s anniversary as Trump hopes to make their country a state
Canadians on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of their flag with a defiant sense of patriotism that people said was prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and suggestions that the country become the 51st U.S. state.
At least 18 people are dead after a stampede at New Delhi railway station in India
At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday.
Merrillville Police investigate murder-suicide at gas station
Merrillville Police are investigating a murder-suicide at a gas station Saturday after responding to a report of shots fired, according to a release.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Hamas must be eradicated, casting further doubt on the shaky ceasefire in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt.
Finnish leader urges Europe to firm up Ukraine’s hand for US-sought talks with Russia to end war
Finland’s president on Sunday urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” through sanctions and asset freezes in the run-up to possible negotiations sought by the U.S. on ending the war.