Jessie Buckley wins best actress for ‘Hamnet’ at Oscars and becomes the first Irish woman to win in the category

Jessie Buckley wins best actress for ‘Hamnet’ at Oscars and becomes the first Irish woman to win in the category

March 16, 2026Updated: March 16, 2026

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessie Buckley wins best actress for ‘Hamnet’ at Oscars and becomes the first Irish woman to win in the category.

Regional

Huskers earn four seed in Oklahoma City, play Troy on Thursday

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Pilots assist in fighting Cottonwood Fire

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Howells-Dodge Caps Off "Title Town" Claim with Boys State Championship

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Irish tradition keeps going in O'Neill ahead of St. Patrick's Day

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State

Hyannis Public Schools cancels Monday classes due to Morrill Fire

Feed, fencing donations available Monday

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Sports

Kearney welcomes champions back to town

Eagles notes: Villwok 3rd, Gehlhausen 4th, Smith 8th at Nationals

Merino ends season as Class 2A runner-ups

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Howells-Dodge Caps Off "Title Town" Claim with Boys State Championship

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Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion