Zoe Saldaña is celebrating her historic win at the Academy Awards and using her acceptance speech to express pride in being the child of immigrants. "My grandmother came to this country in 1961," Saldaña said as she accepted her award in the best supporting actress category at the 97th annual Oscars on Sunday in Los Angeles. "I...
Daryl Hannah is expressing support for Ukraine at the Academy Awards. "Slava Ukraini!" the "Blade Runner" star said to applause as she stepped onto the Oscars stage on Sunday to introduce the "Achievement in Film Editing" category. Hannah held up her two fingers in a peace sign as she voiced her support with the term,...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a “call to action,” as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, said the decision to vaccinate is “personal” but defended the efficacy of...
Conan O'Brien is defending Hollywood and the Oscars, saying the entertainment industry can help bring the country together during a time of "divisive politics." "If I could change the tone for just one second," O'Brien, the host of the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, told the audience in the opening minutes of...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio fiercely defended President Trump’s approach to negotiating a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday, saying the media and public would be praising his efforts if he were a Democrat. “Shouldn't we all be happy that we have a president who's trying to stop wars and prevent them instead...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with King Charles III on Sunday, just two days after the Ukrainian president’s explosive exchange with President Trump in the Oval Office. The meeting, which took place at Sandringham House, came ahead of the European summit, which Britain was hosting in an effort to shore up support for Zelensky in...
Far more Americans support increasing federal funding in key areas than those who favor decreasing funding, according to a new survey, even as the Trump administration seeks sweeping cuts to government spending. A YouGov survey conducted at the end of February asked respondents whether they support an increase or decrease in government spending in about...
Only 4 percent of surveyed Americans said they are backing Russia in the war in Ukraine, but 44 percent said they also don’t back Ukraine in a CBS News/YouGov poll. In the poll, which took place between Feb. 26 and 28, 4 percent of the respondents said they “personally support” Russia when it comes to...
Americans are largely split on which groups of children they think should automatically become citizens, according to a new YouGov survey. The survey, released Friday, includes 51 percent of respondents who support the view that “all children born in the U.S. should automatically become citizens.” Meanwhile, 39 percent of respondents align with the view that...
Senate Republican committee chairs delivered a blunt message to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) last week that they want the Senate to assert itself and not let the White House and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) dictate to them. They said the Senate should stand firm, not just on the budget bill that will be...