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HBO documentary 'Simple As Water' looks at the Syrian conflict through its impact on families

The film is on the shortlist for an Oscar nomination for best documentary feature.

Actor Gaspard Ulliel at a Chanel fashion show in 2015. Ulliel died Wednesday after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to officials in Albertville, France.

'Hannibal' actor Gaspard Ulliel has died in a ski accident at age 37

Ulliel, known for playing fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent in a 2007 biopic and alongside Audrey Tatou in A Very Long Engagement, will be featured in Marvel's Moon Knight.

Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order on Tuesday that permits state employees to work as substitute teachers while retaining their regular jobs with no reduction in pay or benefits.

Oklahoma will allow state employees to work as substitute teachers to fight shortages

It's the latest state to float an unorthodox solution to the problem of teachers and staff calling out sick because of an omicron-driven spike in COVID-19 infections across the country.

New investigation finds massive undercount of COVID-19 death toll in U.S.

An investigation by Documenting COVID-19 and the USA Today Network revealed that inaccurate death certificates filed across the country are hiding the pandemic's true death toll.

Nusrat Choudhury, lead attorney for the National ACLU National Security Program, speaks with reporters following oral arguments on the ACLU No Fly List challenge, in Portland, Ore., on May 11, 2012. President Biden has nominated Choudhury to be a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York.

Biden's latest picks include 1st Muslim woman nominated to serve as a federal judge

Nusrat Choudhury is among eight new judicial nominees announced by the president. The White House said the nominees reflect his commitment to diversifying historically white, male-dominated positions.

NCDOT in Eastern NC prepares roads for winter storm, dangerous driving conditions

The State Department of Transportation crews are out in force preparing for ice, snow and sleet. PRE’s Meredith Radford has more. NCDOT began pretreating…

In divided votes, NC legislature OK's another primary delay

The North Carolina General Assembly has agreed to delay the state's already postponed primaries for U.S. Senate, House, the legislature and other…

Eric Trump speaks at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in support of then-President Donald Trump before the Capitol attack.

Jan. 6 panel seeks phone records from Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle

It marks the first public reporting of the committee seeking records from the former first family.

Ventura County firefighters respond to a fire aboard the Conception dive boat in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California on Sept. 2, 2019.

Coast Guard issues new safety rules stemming from 2019 boat fire that killed 34

The fire aboard the Conception off Santa Barbara marked the deadliest marine disaster in modern state history and led to criminal charges and calls for tougher regulations for small passenger boats.

Marilyn Bergman (L) with her husband and partner in lyric-writing, Alan Bergman (R)

Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93

Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were."

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