Stars, royalty and a ‘Poppenheimer’ showdown. Here’s what to expect at Britain’s BAFTA film awards

LONDON – Prepare for Poppenheimer. “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” are the leading contenders for the British Academy Film Awards, which will be handed out Sunday in front of an audience of filmmakers, movie stars and the heir to the British throne. Yorgos Lanthimos’ gothic fantasia is up for 11 trophies, while Christopher Nolan’s atom-bomb epic … Read more

Four earthquakes reported in Falls City within half an hour, felt 40 miles away in San Antonio

The strongest measured in at 4.7, the strongest yet recorded in a busy February for quakes in the region. Social media was quick to notice. SAN ANTONIO — Seventeen small earthquakes have been officially recorded in the Falls City area, about 40 miles southeast of San Antonio, over the last week. Within a 15-minute span early … Read more

‘Justified punishment’ | Mother is thankful prosecutors are pursuing death penalty for man accused of killing baby girl

Investigators say Stephen Clare shot his ex-wife multiple times and stabbed his two daughters. 11-month-old Willow Clare died. SAN ANTONIO — In a rare move, Bexar County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of capital murder and attempted murder. Stephen Clare allegedly carried out the horrific attack last April. Police said … Read more

A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of James Edward Oglethorpe left him stunned speechless. Within a lengthy tribute to the Englishman who died in 1785, the inscription read: “He was the … Read more

New book on ‘whistle-stop’ campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history

CRESTLINE, Ohio – From its earliest days as a village, Crestline was synonymous with trains. A railroad station inspired this northern Ohio town, railroad workers populated it and the passengers who flocked here helped it grow. So it seems only fitting that a politician’s stop in Crestline would go on to popularize the word “whistle-stop.” … Read more