September 2026
Aurora Sports Notebook: Four former stars in football, basketball/track & field and soccer to join Grandview Hall of Fame
News and notes about current or former Aurora prep sports, athletes and coaches from Sports Editor Courtney Oakes.
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 9.22.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, includes results and highlights for Aurora area teams in boys soccer, girls volleyball, boys tennis, field hockey and boys golf.
Robert Pattinson brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to life in new film ‘Primetime’
When Robert Pattinson first got the script for “Primetime,” a dramatization of NBC Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator” and the controversial sting operation that would lead to its cancellation, he was amazed it hadn’t been made into a movie already. Here was a fascinating tale with shades of “Network,” “Ace in the Hole” and “To […]
What to stream: ‘A Different World,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ and Kenny Chesney
The Disney+ debut of “Toy Story 5” and a new album from Kenny Chesney are some of the new television shows, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the “A Different World” sequel, “Backrooms” […]
In a concrete-covered culture, John Wilson carves out a micro-movie revolution
NEW YORK | Years ago, John Wilson began just walking out into New York with his camera. Wilson was freshly out of college and eager to establish himself as a filmmaker. But he was naturally timid. It took some gumption to leave his apartment in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens and start pointing his camera. […]
Prada puts skirts center stage at Milan Fashion Week
MILAN | The Prada model grips her full, pleated skirt, forming a rosette at the unfinished waist in a gesture that evokes feminine beauty with a subversive twist. Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons kept the focus of their Spring Summer 2027 collection firmly “waist down,” in reference to a two-decade-old traveling Prada exhibition […]
Republicans dump cash into red states as they try to hold the line against Democrats in the midterms
WASHINGTON | Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their chances in November, with aligned groups pumping money into reliably GOP states and candidates scrambling to distance themselves from unpopular White House policies. From Texas to Ohio and Alaska to Iowa, campaigns are grappling with a fed-up electorate that is sour on the president and angry […]
How Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time
NEW YORK | Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit. “Choosin’ Texas” is also the longest-running No. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday. That means the track […]
Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York
NEW YORK | Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years after his 2020 conviction was overturned. A jury found […]
Iran’s president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developments
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations on Wednesday as Tehran downplayed talks with the United States. Meanwhile, another ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile, highlighting the dangers that continue to restrict traffic through the critical waterway as the seven-month war grinds on. […]