Today is Monday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2025. There are 303 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase; amateur video that captured the scene aired on local news that evening, sparking public outrage.
Also on this date:
In 1849, Congress established the U.S. Department of the Interior.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the act creating the National Academy of Sciences.
In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States.
In 1943, in London’s East End, 173 people died in a crush of bodies at the Bethnal Green Tube station, which was being used as a wartime air raid shelter.
In 1945, Allied troops fully secured the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese forces during World War II after a monthlong battle that destroyed much of the city.
In 1969, Apollo 9 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a mission to test NASA’s lunar module.
In 2022, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits.
Today’s birthdays:
Filmmaker George Miller is 80.
Singer Jennifer Warnes is 78.
Author Ron Chernow is 76.
Football Hall of Famer Randy Gradishar is 73.
Musician Robyn Hitchcock is 72.
Actor Miranda Richardson is 67.
Radio personality Ira Glass is 66.
Olympic track and field gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 63.
Rapper-actor Tone Loc is 59.
Hockey Hall of Famer Brian Leetch is 57.
Actor Julie Bowen is 55.
Actor David Faustino is 51.
Actor Jessica Biel is 43.
Singer Camila Cabello is 28.
NBA forward Jayson Tatum is 27.
FILE – This file photo of Rodney King was taken three days after his videotaped beating in Los Angeles on March 6, 1991. The photo is one of three introduced into evidence by the prosecution in the trial of four LAPD officers in a Simi Valley, California Courtroom, March 24, 1992. The acquittal of four police officers in the videotaped beating of King sparked rioting that spread across the city and into neighboring suburbs. Cars were demolished and homes and businesses were burned. Before order was restored, 55 people were dead, 2,300 injured and more than 1,500 buildings were damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Pool,File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikey Madison won the best actress Oscar on Sunday for “Anora,” a role that catapulted the 25-year-old into a burgeoning film career after achieving initial success on television.
The Brooklyn-set comedy-drama had received six nominations.
Madison had been best known for playing a sullen teenager in the FX comedy series “Better Things,” which ended in 2022. She also appeared in the hit movies “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and the fifth installment of the horror franchise “Scream.”
Those jobs attracted the attention of director-writer Sean Baker, who penned the title role in “Anora” for Madison. She studied Russian and did her own stunts in the film, in addition to learning to pole dance to play an exotic dancer who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
The film debuted to critical acclaim at Cannes last year, winning the Palme d’Or. It has gained momentum ever since, with its box-office success easily outearning its $6 million budget.
Hollywood veteran Demi Moore of “The Substance” had been the Oscar front-runner, having won over Madison at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. However, Madison beat out Moore for the BAFTA two days before Oscar voting ended, as well as at last weekend’s Independent Spirit Awards.
She was born Mikaela Madison Rosberg in Los Angeles, one of five children of psychologist parents. Her mother signed her up for an acting class in her mid-teens after Madison had trained in competitive horseback riding, which she found lonely compared to the collaborative nature of acting.
In addition to Moore, the other nominees were Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked,” Karla Sofía Gascón for “Emilia Pérez” and Fernanda Torres for “I’m Still Here.”
Mikey Madison arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Baker won best director at the Oscars on Sunday for “Anora,” bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants.
Baker, 53, wrote, produced, directed and edited the film, which is also among the top contenders for best picture. The comedy-drama stars Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn exotic dancer who marries the impetuous son of a Russian oligarch. They impulsively tie the knot on a ketamine-induced Las Vegas getaway, angering his parents, who send their bumbling henchmen after the couple to force an annulment.
“If you didn’t cast Mikey Madison in ‘Once Upon a Time,’ there would be no ‘Anora,’” Baker told Quentin Tarantino, who presented the award.
Baker came into the night the favorite for the directing Oscar after earning the top prize from the Directors Guild of America, a win that historically all but guarantees an Oscars victory. He also took home the top awards at the Producers Guild and Independent Spirit Awards.
This year’s best director lineup featured five first-time nominees in the category for the first time in nearly three decades. All had writing credits on their respective films, demonstrating the academy’s growing preference for auteurs who can masterfully bring their own vision to life. For the Oscar, he beat out Brady Corbet of “The Brutalist,” James Mangold of “A Complete Unknown,” Jacques Audiard of “Emilia Pérez” and Coralie Fargeat of “The Substance.”
Going into the night, Baker had the potential to win a record four Oscars for “Anora,” which was nominated for six in total. He won for best original screenplay and best editing — a rarity as directors don’t typically cut their own films. He is also up for best picture.
“Anora” brings Baker’s signature style of provocative comedy from indie theaters into the mainstream, blending slapstick humor with social commentary in a way that makes lessons about marginalized groups palatable to a wider audience. He made the film on a modest budget of $6 million — an amount one producer joked is smaller than the catering budget of some of its competitors. Last year’s best picture winner, “Oppenheimer,” had a $100 million budget.
Baker has been vocal about the difficulty of making independent films and surviving as an indie filmmaker in an industry that increasingly supports big-budget spectacles. In a rousing speech at the Independent Spirit Awards, he said indies are in danger of becoming “calling card films” — movies made only as a means to get hired for projects at major studios. Without backing for independent films, he said, some of the most creative and innovative projects might never be made.
He exhorted filmmakers to keep moving films for the big screen, bemoaning the erosion of the theatergoing experience.
“Watching a film in the theater with an audience is an experience. We can laugh together, cry together, scream in fright together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together. In a time in which the world can feel very divided, this is more important than ever. It’s a communal experience you simply don’t get at home,” he said.
Baker has long been passionate about using his craft to help destigmatize sex work. His 2012 film “Starlet” follows a budding friendship between an adult film star and a crotchety widow who sells her a thermos full of cash at a yard sale. Baker said the connections he formed with sex workers involved in the project inspired him to feature them in several other films.
He received widespread praise for “Tangerine” (2015), in which he used three iPhone 5S smartphones to tell a story about transgender sex workers in Los Angeles. In “The Florida Project” (2017), a single mother living in an Orlando motel turns to sex work to provide for her daughter. And “Red Rocket” (2021) follows a retired porn actor’s journey back to his small Texas hometown.
Sean Baker, winner of the award for best film editing for “Anora,” poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrien Brody clinched his second Oscar for best actor, winning Sunday for his role as a visionary Hungarian architect in “ The Brutalist ” and solidifying his legacy as one of Hollywood’s most compelling talents.
Brody took home best actor at the 97th Academy Awards for his powerful portrayal of Lázló Tóth, who escapes the Holocaust and sails to the United States to find his American Dream. The film spans 30 years in the life of Tóth, a fictional character whose unorthodox designs challenged societal norms, and his relentless pursuit of artistic integrity.
Brody triumphed over fellow nominees Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown,” Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing,” Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave,” and Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice.”
“The Brutalist,” which is nominated for 10 Oscars including best picture, is Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour postwar American epic filmed in VistaVision. Brody starred in the film alongside Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce.
After winning best actor at the 78th British Academy Film Awards in February, Brody said “The Brutalist” carries a powerful message for divided times.
“It speaks to the need for all of us to share in the responsibility of how we want others to be treated and how we want to be treated by others,” he said. “There’s no place any more for antisemitism. There’s no place for racism.”
Brody won an Academy Award for best actor in 2003 for his role in “The Pianist.” His gap of 22 years would be the second longest between best actor wins. It was 29 years between wins for “Silence of the Lambs” and “The Father” for Anthony Hopkins.
Brody is also known for his performances “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Darjeeling Limited” and “Midnight in Paris.”
For Brody, his role in “The Brutalist” had obvious echoes with arguably his most defining performance. In Roman Polanski’s 2002 “The Pianist,” Brody also played a Jewish artist trying to survive during WWII.
Adrien Brody arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, gave Brazil’s first Oscars win on Sunday in the best international film category.
Salles paid homage to Paiva’s bravery, and Torres for portraying her along with Fernanda Montenegro, the daughter of one of the country’s greatest stars. She appears late in the film as the older Eunice.
“This goes to a woman who after a loss suffered during a authoritarian regime decided not to bend and resist. This prize goes to her,” Salles said during his acceptance speech, as the audience gave a standing ovation. “And it goes to the two extraordinary women who gave life to her.”
“Today is the day to feel even prouder of being Brazilian,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote on X, “Pride for our cinema, for our artists and, primarily, pride for our democracy.”
The focus of “I’m Still Here,” based on the memoir by Paiva’s son Marcelo, is Eunice, the mother of five left to remake their family’s life with neither her husband nor any answers for his disappearance. It unfolds as a portrait of a different kind of political resistance — one of steadfast endurance.
Eunice refuses the military dictatorship’s attempt to break her and her family. When, in one scene, Eunice and her children — by then long without their disappeared father — pose for a newspaper photograph, she tells them to smile.
“The smile is a kind of resistance,” Torres told The Associated Press. “It’s not that they’re living happily. It’s a tragedy. Marcelo recently said something that Eunice said that I had never heard: ‘We are not a victim. The victim is the country.’”
“I’m Still Here” is a deeply Brazilian story, made by one of the country’s most acclaimed directors (Salles’ films include “Central Station” and “Motorcycle Diaries”) and Montenegro.
Also nominated for best international film were Denmark’s “The Girl with the Needle,” Germany’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Latvia’s “Flow” and France’s “Emilia Pérez,” a onetime Oscars favorite marred by controversy.
FILE – Selton Mello, from left, Fernanda Torres, and director Walter Salles, pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film, “I’m Still Here”, during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit center fielder Parker Meadows is out indefinitely with a nerve issue in his throwing arm.
Manager A.J. Hinch said Saturday that there is no timetable for his return from the issue in his upper right arm. The Tigers haven’t yet ruled him out for Opening Day but for now he can’t do any baseball activities.
“My understanding is that we’re in a wait-and-see (situation),” Hinch told reporters. “We’ve got to get that nerve firing again for him to resume baseball activities. Could be short. Could linger a little bit. No one has a firm timetable on when that can be, but we feel like we’re on a really good path now that we have the diagnosis (and) we now have a treatment plan.”
Meadows was injured in Detroit’s spring training opener on February 22 on a throw from center field. It took some time to pinpoint what the problem was before the Tigers announced that he’d be out indefinitely.
The 25-year-old hit .244 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs in 82 games last season. He played well in the postseason, batting .269 with a hit in each of the team’s seven playoff games as the Tigers reached the American League Division Series.
FILE - Detroit Tigers' Parker Meadows takes a throw during warm ups before Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “No Other Land,” the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military, won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday.
The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers follows activist Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown, which Israeli soldiers are tearing down to use as a military training zone, at the southern edge of the West Bank. Adra’s pleas fall on deaf ears until he befriends a Jewish Israeli journalist who helps him amplify his story.
“About two months ago, I became a father, and my hope to my daughter that she will not have to live the same life I’m living now, always fearing settlers, violence, home demolitions and forcible displacements,” said Adra.
“No Other Land” came into the night a top contender after a successful run on the film festival circuit. It did not, however, find a U.S. distributor after being picked up for distribution in 24 countries. For the Oscar, it beat out “Porcelain War,” “Sugarcane,” “Black Box Diaries” and “Soundtrack to a Coup d’État.”
The documentary was filmed over four years between 2019 and 2023, wrapping production days before Hamas launched its deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that started the war in Gaza.
In the film, Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham embeds in a community fighting displacement, but he faces some pushback from Palestinians who point out his privileges as an Israeli citizen. Adra says he is unable to leave the West Bank and is treated like a criminal, while Abraham can come and go freely.
The film is heavily reliant on camcorder footage from Adra’s personal archive. He captures Israeli soldiers bulldozing the village school and filling water wells with cement to prevent people from rebuilding.
Residents of the small, rugged region of Masafer Yatta band together after Adra films an Israeli soldier shooting a local man who is protesting the demolition of his home. The man becomes paralyzed, and his mother struggles to take care of him while living in a cave.
FILE – Palestinian Basel Adra, right, and Israeli Yuval Abraham receive the documentary award for “No Other Land” at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Springtime is approaching and we know this is the time when people want to work on home improvement projects.
From lawncare and carpet cleaning, to getting outdoor appliances ready, I went to a local hardware store to speak with metro Detroiters about what plans they have for their homes during the spring.
I like to really clean off the yard, blow everything out, get the grass all better where it needs to be," Bill Thompson from Birmingham said.
Thompson was looking at BBQ grills at the ACE Hardware in Beverly Hills when we spoke to him.
Certainly from an outside standpoint, we love to grill. Were looking at a Blackstone now possibly," Thompson said.
Bill Damman, the owner of the store, said if you're in the market for a new grill, the best time to get one is now.
Best way to save money now on a barbecue is check the sales. Everything in grills will be on sale now. Now is the time to replace it and buy it if you need to," Damman said.
Damman also went over the other things you should be on the lookout for when it comes to springtime home maintenance.
You really need to check the furnace filter for air conditioning so its ready to go when it gets hot, not waiting until its 90 degrees and you cant get service on it," he said.
Another area is windows, screen repair, now is the time to take the screens and bring them in. Beat the rush, have your screens ready so again when it gets hot, youre not desperately sitting there with a window you cant open because the screens are torn," Damman said.
I also spoke with other metro Detroiters to see what home projects they plan on working on in the next few months.
As far as getting our house ready for Spring, weve got a lot of work to do in the yard all that stuff," Kim Shriner said. "And cleaning all the carpets too, with spring, we have three dogs so its going to be quite busy.
I really try to de-clutter, get rid of clothes I havent worn in years or months or whatever," Trina Caldwell said.
Damman also said if you need to buy any outdoor appliances or supplies, start shopping for them now.
This is the time when the sales are coming out on lawnmowers, fertilizer, grass seed. All of the sales are hitting right now," he said.
First-time Academy Award nominee Daniel Blumberg is now an Oscar winner. He took home the trophy for original score for “The Brutalist” on Sunday.
Blumberg beat Clément Ducol and Camille (“Emilia Pérez”), Kris Bowers (“The Wild Robot”), Volker Bertelmann (“Conclave”) and John Powell and Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked”).
“I’ve been an artist for 20 years now,” Blumberg said in his acceptance speech. “And when I met (director) Brady (Corbet) I met my artistic soulmate.”
Corbet’s “The Brutalist” follows Lázló Tóth, a fictional visionary Hungarian architect who escaped the Holocaust, sailed to the United States to find his American Dream and created the style of architecture the film takes its name from.
When the nominations were announced in January, Blumberg told The Associated Press that he was actually with Corbet when he learned of his first-ever nod. “It’s been quite a surreal day,” he said. The pair shared a hug when the news arrived.
“‘The Brutalist’ was always such an important project for me,” Blumberg continued, describing the team behind it as dedicated to making “something with urgency, to make something with no compromise.”
Earlier in the night, French composer duo Clément Ducol and Camille took home the original song award at the Oscars on Sunday for their track, “El Mal.”
Clement Ducol, from left, Camille, and Jacques Audiard, accept the award for best original song for “El Mal” from” Emilia Perez” during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
In January, “El Mal” also earned the pair a Golden Globe in the same category.
“We are so grateful,” Camille said in her acceptance speech. “We wrote ‘El Mal’ as a song to denounce corruption, and we hope it speaks to the role music and art can play and continue to play as a force of good and progress in the world.”
The award was presented by Mick Jagger. “I wasn’t the first choice,” he joked. “The producers really wanted Bob Dylan to do it.”
Ducol and Camille beat Diane Warren for “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight,” Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile and Andrew Watt for “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late,” and Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel and Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada for “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing.”
They also beat themselves: Their composition “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” was also up for the award.
The first-time Oscar nominees had a total of three nominations, including original score, at the 97th Academy Awards.
“You go from anxiety to relief, and you’re filled up with energy and you need that,” Camille told The Associated Press in January, when nominations were announced. “We’ve worked so much, and we’ve worked so much for the campaign … I feel very fulfilled and very happy for all the team.”
“It’s a very free, provocative and empathic, compassionate movie. And I really think this is what we need now.”
“It’s totally incredible. I was like, ‘What?’ It’s three nominations. It’s huge,” added Ducol. “We were involved at the beginning of the construction of the story in music … So everything is linked together, is woven together between the script, the screenplay, the songs. And so, we feel like it’s our story, our movie … It’s not just a musical or reflecting a story or reflecting action in the movie. The music and the songs, in this movie, is the script. It is the story.”
Daniel Blumberg arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Tazewell made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black man to win best costume design.
Tazewell won for his masterful design work in “Wicked” at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday. It is his first win and second nomination. He was previously nominated in the category for his work on Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.”
“I’m the first Black man to receive the costume design award,” he said in his acceptance speech, which was met with a couple standing ovations. “I’m so proud of this.”
Backstage, Tazewell said winning the award is the pinnacle of his career. He said he feels humbled to inspire other Black men aspiring to become costume designers.
“I’ve been designing costumes for over 35 years — that has been on Broadway and now it’s film,” he said. “There was never a Black male designer who I saw that I could follow and see as an inspiration. But to realize now that it’s actually me.”
Before the Oscars, Tazewell won awards at BAFTA, Critics Choice and Costume Designers Guild awards. He’s the second Black person to in the category after Ruth E. Carter made history for her work in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which made her the first African American to win in the category.
“She has paved the way for designers of color,” Tazewell said.
In his acceptance speech, Tazewell thanked “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthis Erivo.
“To my muses, Cynthia and Ariana and all the other cast,” he said. “Thank you for trusting me with bringing your characters to life. This is everything.”
Tazewell built a legendary career, winning an Emmy in 2018 for his costume work on “The Wiz Live!” and a Tony for “Hamilton.” He worked with Erivo on the 2019 film “Harriet,” which was his first feature film.
Tazewell, who has earned nine Tony nominations, gained notoriety through theater projects such as “The Color Purple,” “In the Heights,” “MJ the Musical,” “Suffs” and “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
Paul Tazewell, winner of the award for best costume design for “Wicked,” poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
The trial for the woman accused in the deadly boat club tragedy in Monroe County last year will begin on Monday.
Marshella Chidester, 66, was allegedly drunk when she crashed into Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township on April 20, 2024. Two children died and 15 other people were injured.
She faces two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of operating while intoxicated causing death and four counts of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury.
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Earlier this month, a Walker hearing was held to determine if Chidester's statements to law enforcement officers would be admissible for trial. A judge denied the attempt to suppress statements taken at the crash site.
In the video from the Monroe County Sheriff's office, Chidester said she passed out and has had seizures. She also admitted to drinking a little bit.
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On her way back home from a restaurant on April 24, Chidester slammed her car into Swan Boat Club, where a kid's birthday party was being held. The crash resulted in the death of 8-year-old Alanah Phillips and her 4-year-old brother Zayn Phillips.
As first responders arrived on the scene, Chidester can be seen questioned by deputies about the incident.
You cant pick and choose. Finally, the last officer knew halfway talking to her to read her Miranda rights, Colovos said.
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The judge said the questions she was asked by authorities were standard.
At another hearing, the judge also ruled the Chidester's blood-alcohol test results could be used in court.
A Monroe County sheriff's deputy who performed a field sobriety test and then took Chidester to the hospital said her BAC was .18. The legal limit in Michigan is .08.
Chidester sat down with 7 News Detroit last May to share what happened from her point of view.
I just want people to know how very, very disturbed I am by the situation. I dont remember what happened. I can only say that Ive been praying for everyone thats been injured, Chidester told us at her home, which is just feet from the boat club.
She claims she doesnt remember anything that led to the crash due to her neuropathy and heart problems. She also says she has a history of seizures and her memory goes out during her episodes, which is what she says believes happened that day. She hadn't driven after her latest seizure in October. After six months seizure-free she felt comfortable getting behind the wheel when she believes it happened again April 20.
I think I had a seizure, Chidester said. I think when I got in the car, thats what happened had the seizure, put my foot on the accelerator and into the building.
Over the weekend, the Detroit Skating Club raised more than $10,000 for families impacted by the January plane crash in Washington D.C.
The crash killed 67 people, and among the victims, nearly half were connected to the U.S. ice skating community.
Watch below: Devastating. Local skaters who knew DC crash victims share memories of friends
Devastating. Local skaters who knew DC crash victims share memories of friends
On Saturday night, local skaters honored their memory with an exhibition showcase.
"It feels surreal. It really doesnt feel real still. Every day Ill be reminded of it in some way, seeing a photo or a post and it still doesnt feel real," John Maravilla said.
"This week is when I finally started feeling better. I was really, really depressed the week of. I couldnt sleep at all and I couldnt get myself to eat much," Juan Calros Maravilla added.
There were 11 skaters and 13 members who were killed when a U.S. Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet, killing 67 people.
Juan Carlos and his brother, John, got to know some of those skaters over the years at competitions.
This after a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight back in January killing 67 people.
"We grew up with Eddie and Cory and their entire families and I was friends with another one, Spencer," Juan Carlos said.
John put together the program in honor of his late friend, Corey Hanos, on Saturday.
"He was going to skate to Gladiator. He had landed a triple axle which is a really hard jump in skating. It was supposed to be his breakthrough season," John said.
The exhibition skate was a way to financially support family members left behind in the wake of the tragedy. The team brought in more than $10,000.
"Its been really tough. We have a memorial table here that people, youll see continually them just stop take a moment add flowers to the table," Detroit Skating Club Assistant Skating Director Shelly Meyer said. "Its an ongoing grieving process and its really tough to see the skaters and coaches go through this."
All proceeds from the skate go to the U.S. Figure Skating Family Support Fund or directly to the families of those lost.
Kieran Culkin won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work on A Real Pain and Zoe Saldaa won for her work in Emilia Prez. Sean Baker had a stunning night, winning the screenplay, director and editing awards for Anora.
Flow beat The Wild Robot for best animated feature film while Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design for his work on Wicked.
Here's the complete list of winners at the 97th annual Academy Awards:
A second person has been arrested in connection to the murder of Dee Warner in Lenawee County, 7 News Detroit has learned.
The family of Dee told us that her stepson was taken into custody. He's expected to be arraigned on Monday.
Gregg Hardy, Dee's brother, spoke to us on Sunday.
"I've been hoping he'd be arrested for quite a while, because I always believed that he had information," Hardy said.
Dee's husband, Dale, has been charged in connection with Dee's murder. She was last seen in April of 2021 near her home in Tecumseh. Last June, a judge ruled that Dale would stand trial in the case.
In August 2024, Michigan State Police discovered remains that were later identified to be Dee's body on a property owned by Dale. Officials ruled her death a homicide.
The remains were found during a search of Dale property on Sunday, August 18. Dee Warner's brother tells 7 News Detroit the remains were found in a sealed tank that is used to hold anhydrous ammonia. There was no ammonia in the tank and the tank was closed on both ends.
Dale has been charged with open murder and tampering with evidence. It's not clear what charges his son is facing, but he is expected to be arraigned this week.
During the preliminary hearing for Dale, defense attorneys suggested that Dee may not have been murdered at all because at the time, her body was not found.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is doubling down on recent comments made by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham calling for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to step down as his country's leader.
Speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Johnson said "something has to change" following Zelenskyy's fiery meeting at the White House Friday with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance about ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
"Either [Zelenskyy] needs to come to his senses and come back to the table, in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that," Johnson said. "I mean, it's up to the Ukrainians to figure that out. But I can tell you that we are, we are re-exerting peace through strength."
"We need President Zelenskyy to do what is necessary," he added. "This war has drug on far too long, he's lost hundreds of thousand of people including women and children we gotta bring an end to it."
Johnson's comments come just days after Sen. Graham, who has previously expressed support for Zelenskyy, said the Ukrainian president either needs to "resign" or "change" if he wants continued U.S. support in the war with Russia.
"What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful," Graham said. "And I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelenskyy again."
The clash in the White House started when Zelenskyy tried to explain that Russia had been showing signs of aggression toward Ukraine for more than a decade. Vance then accused Zelenskyy of being ungrateful for U.S. support.
"I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media," he told Zelenskyy.
President Trump then chimed in, at times shouting, about how important U.S. support has been to Ukraine.
"You're not acting at all thankful, and that's not a nice thing," President Trump told Zelenskyy, before ultimately asking him to leave the White House.
Zelesnkyy left without signing a minerals deal that President Trump said was a condition for future support for Ukraine. Following the debacle, President Trump said Zelenskyy "overplayed his hand."
"I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I dont want advantage, I want PEACE," President Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.
Zelenskyy later reiterated his position that Ukraine would not accept any peace agreement without reliable security guarantees in place.
"We are ready for peace but we have to be in strong position," he said in a Fox News interview. "What does it mean? Just to know that our army is strong. That our partners with us. And that we have security guarantees."
From fighting inside the ring to making a difference outside... a local wrestling group says they are achieving many goals through their organization.
Pure Pro Wrestling is based out of a Goodrich, Michigan barn.
"Whose barn is this?" I asked.
"This is mine, this is the family farm that I grew up on," said Joe Byrd.
The founder and head coach, Joe Byrd, started the company 15 years ago as a side hustle, primarily to help raise funds for charities.
"Around recession time in 07, I had lost my job, and I was sitting around and collecting unemployment checks and I thought to myself, I really don't want to go back into the sales world. So, what if I took a shot at this wrestling company and I started investing all my unemployment checks into wrestling shows and I never looked back," Joe said.
What started with 6 wrestlers... is now 50 strong.
"How is business?" I asked.
"We are the largest professional wrestling company in the state of Michigan. We are the only one that tours and offers family-friendly pro wrestling," Joe said.
The company supports many charities including Xceptional Heroes, and Toys 4 Tots among others. But there is more goodness to this place than meets the eye.
"Aint no time like father time," said Father Time, a wrestler at Pure Pro Wrestling.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"If I tell you that I will have to kill you. Im younger than 80, older than 70," said Father Time.
Father Time joined the company 4 years ago. A passion from his twenties that kept fading away.
"Things kept happening. Ive had 3 strokes, two bouts with cancer. I can see nothing but light in my left eye. And I can barely see you with my right eye," said Father Time.
"What motivated you to say, you know what? Im not going to let this stop me," asked Faraz.
"Anybody with a disability, we have an edge on anybody we call normal. Because when they get up they just do. But when we get up, we have to fight. And thats what Father Time does.. He gets up in the morning, and he is looking for something to overcome." said Father Time.
Penny P, the Knockout Nerd, is another unstoppable force in the ring.
"And John Cena has been your inspiration?" I asked.
"Yes, his thing of never giving up, that phrase itself kept me going," Penny said.
The 22-year-old is a sexual assault survivor.
"It started really young; I was probably 5 or 6. And I have talked about this since the court case. That court case ended in August of last year. When all that was going on, I was here. I was training, using wrestling as a therapy," Penny said.
"Words cant describe your bravery and how courageous you are. It also shows me no matter how strong a person is from the outside, you just dont know what they are going through inside," I said.
No, not a lot of people know Im a SA survivor and i got this really pretty tattoo," Penny said
But more than that, she has finally found her family here.
"Do you secretly wish at some point you can say you can't see me?" I asked.
"Oh Absolutely, but that's John Cenas trademark and I'm not going to steal it from him," Penny said.
"Going into this, did you ever think you would end up changing lives?" I asked.
"I think when you go out and do something like performance art, which is what pro wrestling is, it's so therapeutic in nature," Joe said.
To learn more about Pure Pro Wrestling and their upcoming events, as well as to join their wrestling program, head to www.pureprowrestling.net
I have noticed increased runny nose, also red eyes especially when I wake up in the morning, said Florida resident Simran Saini, who suffers from allergies.
If you suffer from seasonal allergies and are pollen-sensitive, youll likely start noticing symptoms like extreme congestion, itchy and watery eyes, sore throat, coughing, and wheezing.
People with allergies, theyre more prone to get sinus infections, bronchitis, especially at this time of the year, said Dr. Latha Chamarthy, an allergy specialist.
Shes seen more people come in with these symptoms recently.
When people have seasonal allergies in the springtime, we do recommend avoiding outdoor activities as much as possible," Chamarthy added. "Stay indoors."
Thats something she recommends to her patient, Saini.
When I do go outside, I do notice me getting a sore throat, even coughing. Sometimes I will get shortness of breath, said Saini.
Dr. Rima Sanka has also seen an increase in patients.
Patients are having the kind of early signs of it right now, in my opinion, and it will continue to get worse for the next two to three months, said Sanka, who is an allergy and asthma immunologist.
People can get a little bit of fullness and pressure in the sinuses, post nasal drip, throat clearing, she added.
Kids can have different allergy symptoms.
Oftentimes young children present with eczema, or atopic dermatitis, are the first sign of their allergies, and they may not develop the nasal and eye and throat symptoms until the next year or the year after, said Sanka.
If youre feeling symptomatic, Sanka said one of the best things you can do is try to control your indoor space. So do things like close your windows, change clothes once you get inside because they likely have pollen on them, leave your shoes at the door, keep your air conditioning running, and change the filter.
People dont think about how dirty their filters get when the pollen season is high. So if you typically change them once every three months, now you have to change them every month, said Sanka.
Taking a shower before you go to bed makes a tremendous difference. All that pollen that you see on your car windshield is also all over you. So washing your hair, washing your face, she added.
Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didnt need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that his respiratory function was improving as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia and a respiratory crisis.
The 88-year-old pope did continue to receive high flow supplemental oxygen after Fridays coughing episode, which sparked fears of a new infection. Doctors again said his prognosis remained guarded, meaning he wasnt out of danger.
Francis, who earlier Sunday had a visit from the Vatican No. 2 and No. 3 officials, also attended Mass, rested and prayed, the Vatican said in its evening bulletin.
Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again skipped his weekly noon blessing to avoid even a brief public appearance from the hospital.
Instead, the Vatican distributed a message from the pope in which he thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for their prayers, and prayed again for peace in Ukraine and elsewhere.
From here, war appears even more absurd, Francis said in the message, which he drafted in recent days from the Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said. Francis said he was living his hospitalization as an experience of profound solidarity with people who are sick and suffering everywhere.
I feel in my heart the blessing that is hidden within frailty, because it is precisely in these moments that we learn even more to trust in the Lord, Francis said in the text. At the same time, I thank God for giving me the opportunity to share in body and spirit the condition of so many sick and suffering people.
Signs point to a recovery
It marked the third weekend in a row that Francis has canceled the Sunday appointment delivering the Angelus prayer in person. He could have done so from his 10th floor hospital suite at the Gemelli hospital if he were well enough.
But many signs indicated he was improving, especially after a respiratory crisis on Friday afternoon that resulted in him inhaling vomit during a coughing fit and raising the possibility of new infection.
The night was quiet, the pope is still resting, the Vatican said in its Sunday update. Francis was up, read the Sunday papers and had coffee and breakfast while continuing with his therapy.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin and his chief of staff, Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, also called on the pope Sunday morning, their second visit since Francis' Feb. 14 hospitalization, according to the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni. There were no details of what was discussed, but the mere visit suggested Francis' condition was stabilizing.
Doctors on Saturday reported that Francis was in stable condition, with no mention of him being critical, and managed to take long periods of time off the noninvasive mechanical ventilation he needed to recover after Friday's respiratory crisis.
The 88-year-old pope had a good response in his gas exchange levels even while off the ventilator mask Saturday and only using high-flow supplemental oxygen, the Vatican said.
He had no fever or signs of elevated white blood cells, which would signal his body was fighting a new infection.
The fact that Francis was able to use just high-flow oxygen for long periods, without any significant effect on the levels of oxygen in his blood, was a sign his respiratory function was improving.
Doctors were cautious however and kept his prognosis as guarded, meaning he wasnt out of danger. He was eating and drinking and continued his respiratory physiotherapy, and spent 20 minutes in his private chapel down the hall on Saturday, the Vatican said.
The pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has lung disease and was admitted to Gemelli on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened and turned into a complex pneumonia in both lungs.
Prayers continued to pour in
Francis hospitalization has come as the Vatican is marking its Holy Year, drawing pilgrims to Rome from all over. Many have added a pilgrimage destination to their itineraries so they can pray for Francis at the Gemelli hospital, which is around a 20-minute drive from the Vatican, longer in rush hour or on public transport.
The Rev. Riccardo Fumagalli had accompanied a group of young people from Milan to Rome for the Jubilee and would have attended Francis' Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on Sunday if he had delivered it as usual. Instead, they went to Gemelli.
It seemed good to us to come here to express our closeness, especially of these teenagers, to be close to the Holy Father to pray for him, to pray for this moment of illness, he said.
Cancer patient Antonino Cacace was also arriving Sunday at Gemelli from Milan for his own treatment, saying he has to undergo surgery in the coming days and was counting on Francis' prayers.
I am glad the pope is giving me help," he said. "I am on the ninth (floor) and he is on the 10th (floor). I hope to meet him and see him, he said.
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