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'La Bola Negra' wins TIFF's People Choice Award, putting it on Oscar path

La Bola Negra, the Spanish queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, won the Peoples Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, confirming its status as a major Oscar contender

20 Sep 2026 11:08 pm

Cases of Black people found hanged in the US South are a reminder of nation's lynching history

The death of Tasia Fortune, a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree, has stirred distressing memories of the grim U.S. history of lynchings

17 Sep 2026 6:42 pm

Texas plans to execute a man convicted in the killings of 3 people; Georgia execution put on hold

A man convicted of killing three people is set to be executed Wednesday in Texas

16 Sep 2026 4:51 pm

3 people killed when NBC and Telemundo news helicopter crashes while covering LA bus accident

Officials say a news helicopter for NBC and Telemundo 52 crashed in Los Angeles and killed at least three people

16 Sep 2026 12:52 pm

Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people

An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services

16 Sep 2026 11:07 am