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FILE: A man walks through a market destroyed by a Russian attack in Odessa, Ukraine, on Thursday 12 February 2026.

Kent Rollins shows how to cook rabbit using two proven methods built for tough cuts and open kitchens. One method focuses on ...

As the country celebrates its 250 birthday, Route 66 celebrates 100 years. Here's how Amarillo is getting involved in both.

It’s a pleasant surprise to find some of the year’s best movies enthusiastically acknowledged by the Academy, but plenty of greatness has been left by the wayside.

Following swift and fierce backlash to Odessa A'zion's casting in Sean Durkin's "Deep Cuts," the actress herself says she doesn't ever want to offend anyone with her choices. A'zion was cast in late ...

Ariela Barer is giving Odessa A’zion a shoutout after she was cast in Sean Durkin’s Deep Cuts. The recasting followed controversy around whitewashing the fictional character from Holly Brickley’s ...

Odessa A’zion was recently cast as Zoe Gutierrez, a Jewish character with Mexican heritage, in the upcoming film adaptation of Holly Brickley’s Deep Cuts. The breakout star, who is Jewish but not ...

Latina actor Ariela Barer is cast in the upcoming A24 movie 'Deep Cuts' to replace Odessa A'zion following backlash.

'The Last of Us' actress Ariela Barer will costar with Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey in 'Deep Cuts,' an adaptation of author ...

Odessa A’zion was recently cast as Zoe Gutierrez, a Jewish character with Mexican heritage, in the upcoming film adaptation of Holly Brickley’s Deep Cuts. The breakout star, who is Jewish but not ...