National Lifestyle

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome.

AL-TUWANEH, West Bank (AP) — Just last week, Israeli troops came and tore down a Palestinian family’s shed in this remote, hilly corner of the West Bank, residents say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne , held a debut news conference Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday night marked Hulu's first time airing the Oscars live. But its A cademy Awards debut ended on a chaotic and frustratingly premature note.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominicans on Monday celebrated Zoe Saldaña's Oscar win for best supporting actress for her role in “Emilia Pérez,” marking a moment of immense national pride.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as costumed revelers celebrate Mardi Gras with huge parades and partying in the streets of New Orleans

For British Columbia visual effects supervisor Stephen James, winning an Oscar for his work on “Dune: Part Two” felt something like getting swept up in the swirling sandstorms of Arrakis.

NEW YORK (AP) — “James,” Percival Everett ’s acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.

TORONTO — Nurses, midwives and doulas can treat depression and anxiety symptoms experienced during pregnancy and after delivery, a new study says.