Every year since 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has held the Academy Awards as an annual celebration of excellence in cinema. Informally known as “the Oscars,” which refers to ...

The late Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay, had relapsed in his substance addiction in the years before his death, allegedly suffering as many as three overdoses after being administered ketamine ...

Native youth in Sacramento use powwow dances like jingle as cultural healing tools. Traditional practices address trauma and mental illness amid limited Native therapists. Culturally rooted events ...

At the 106th annual Crow Fair, every step taken in the arena tells a story. For dancers, the moccasins they wear carry those stories along. But time, and hard dancing, can take its toll on these ...

When Mariano Medina made Colorado his home in 1858, he was already a well-respected mountain man who’d spent years in the Rocky Mountains. Born in Taos, New Mexico on February 20, 1812, Mariano Medina ...

On the eve of the 97th annual Academy Awards, let’s revisit some of the wildest things that have ever gone down in the name of the little golden man Bettmann Archive/Getty; Ron Galella/Ron Galella ...

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish ...

In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A peyote plant blooms while growing in the nursery ...