What the royal family doesn't understand about PR in 2024 The release of the Mother's Day photo was not meant as a proof of life. However, any clever communications person should have known it would be taken that way and closely scrutinized by the public. Linda Holmes
With a few days likely left in the Iditarod, a frontrunner gets a time penalty With days likely left in the sled dog race, one of the frontrunners has been given a 2-hour time penalty after officials deemed he didn't sufficiently gut a moose that got tangled with his dog team. Casey Grove - Alaska Public Media
The big takeaways from last night's Oscars With the Oscars handed out, NPR critic Linda Holmes reflects on the night's big winners, takeaways, and telecast highlights. Linda Holmes
U.K.'s Kate Middleton apologizes for 'confusion' over edited photo "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," the princess of Wales said, acknowledging suspicions about a family photo. Bill Chappell
Lily Gladstone left the Oscars empty-handed. But her former Mountlake Terrace classmates say it's just the beginning It wasn’t quite the Hollywood happy ending Lily Gladstone’s former teachers and classmates were hoping for when they packed into the auditorium of Mountlake Terrace High School to watch the 96th Academy Awards ceremony. Noel Gasca
The high school drama program that helped launch Oscar hopeful Lily Gladstone sees its funding cut in half ‘There are some kids that all you need to do is expose them to things and they do the rest. And I feel that way about Lily.’ -former teacher Stephen Merlino Paige Browning
Remembering 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama, dead at 68 Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama has died. He was 68. His "Dragon Ball" series has sold millions of copies worldwide and has inspired TV, film and video game adaptations. Mandalit del Barco
Why 'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama was so important to the world of anime Akira Toriyama has died at 68. He was known globally for his best-selling manga series Dragon Ball, which gave rise to the popular anime series Dragon Ball Z, multiple films, and video games. Diba Mohtasham
CBS is developing its first Black daytime soap opera in 35 years The series, currently titled The Gates, will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. There's no word yet about when the show will air or who will star in it. Jonathan Franklin
What's next for the Alec Baldwin 'Rust' case after film's armorer was found guilty? Special prosecutors face an uphill battle in trying to convict the actor over the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a former federal prosecutor says. Bill Chappell
