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Michelle Yeoh marries fiancé Jean Todt after 19-year engagement, holds Oscar in wedding pics

The Academy Award-winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star and ex-Ferrari CEO tied the knot in a ceremony in Geneva, nearly two decades after Todt proposed to Yeoh.
Jean Todt and Michelle Yeoh at the The 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 12, 2023.
Jean Todt and Michelle Yeoh at the The 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 12, 2023.

‘Oppenheimer’ film draws debate over the absence of Japanese bombing victims

Viewers are divided on whether the film should have shown Japanese victims of the weapon created by physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Experts say it’s complicated.
Photo illustration of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945; maps detailing the bomb sites over Japan; Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer;" and a Japanese child crying among rubble after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
Photo illustration of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945; maps detailing the bomb sites over Japan; Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer;" and a Japanese child crying among rubble after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Chrissy Teigen shares baby Wren's first smile — and fans point out surprising family resemblance

While fans often say the older kids look just like their famous parents, they claim youngest Wren looks more like Teigen's mom.

Simu Liu wants to help you find your 'Kenergy.' Here’s how he did it

The 34-year-old described the moment during filming when, all of a sudden, he felt "the Kenergy rising up in him."
Simu Liu
Simu Liu

Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accident

Jones had gone out into the ocean Sunday morning during a trip to the Mentawai Islands off the western coast of Sumatra when his surfboard fin cut his femoral artery.
This May 19, 2019, photo provided by Dr. John Jones shows Mikala Jones at Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, holding a surfboard his brother made using material from the agave plant.
This May 19, 2019, photo provided by Dr. John Jones shows Mikala Jones at Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, holding a surfboard his brother made using material from the agave plant.

Padma Lakshmi reacts to the announcement of the new 'Top Chef' host

The model and television host announced her departure from the show last month.
Padma Lakshmi and Kristen Kish
Padma Lakshmi and Kristen Kish

‘Top Chef’ announces Kristen Kish as new host

The news about a new “Top Chef” host comes a little more than a month after Lakshmi announced she was leaving the show after 17 years.
Top Chef - Season 20
Top Chef - Season 20

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs at Harvard and UNC

The ruling is the culmination of a decades-long effort to end the consideration of race in admissions.
University of North Carolina students make their way across the campus in Chapel Hill on March 28, 2023.
University of North Carolina students make their way across the campus in Chapel Hill on March 28, 2023.