Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 9.8.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, includes results and highlights for Aurora area teams in softball, boys soccer, girls volleyball, boys golf and more.
What to Stream: ‘The Paper,’ Bloc Party, ‘Call My Agent!’ and a ‘Halloween’ game
The second season of “The Paper” and a new album from Bloc Party are some of the new television, 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: a new “Call My Agent!” movie, a new […]
An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice
VENICE, Italy | A slew of high-profile films are debuting Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival, including Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, a psychological thriller with Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and a drama from Casey Affleck. With a runtime of nearly four hours, including an intermission, “Musk” is a portrait of the world’s richest […]
For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, ‘Practical Magic 2’ heals old wounds
LOS ANGELES | Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago. In 1998, the film received mixed reviews and had a modest box office performance. It has since become a cult favorite, embraced by a new generation who found the romantic comedy […]
US sinks an Ecuadorian boat in the Pacific it alleges is tied to drug trafficking
QUITO, Ecuador | The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking. The joint task force intercepted a floating […]
Trump wants voters to pretend he’s on the ballot. The Republican Party is going along for the ride
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump is embracing his inner cowboy, seeking to gallop into this week’s Republican convention in Dallas and save the midterm elections for his party just in the nick of time. As first-of-their-kind festivities open Wednesday, Trump wants to stoke his core supporters’ enthusiasm by making Election Day on Nov. 3 all […]
An Iranian port city feels the pain of Washington’s tightening economic measures
BANDAR ABBAS, Iran | In the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterfront once busy with boats, trucks and workers has fallen quiet. It’s a front line of the economic pain that the United States now hopes to intensify after six months of war. The Associated Press visited the […]
EU warns of a chilling new terror menace 25 years after 9/11 as online youths seek violent thrills
BRUSSELS | A quarter of a century after the Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, jihadist groups still pose a major threat to security in Europe, but a new menace has surfaced that is driven mostly by young people online and the authorities are worried. The exact size of the network behind what is being […]
German vote shows rise of far right in Europe, but it hasn’t been a steady march
BRUSSELS | The stunning victory of the Alternative for Germany in a state election has renewed fears of an ascendant far right in Europe, as voters repeatedly vent discontent and mainstream leaders grapple with myriad crises, from affordability to Russian aggression and scraps with China and the United States over trade. But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian […]
Aurora police and regional task force arrest 8 people linked to metro area crime spree
AURORA | A regional police task force arrested eight people they say are linked to a string of crimes, including burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, robberies and assaults, across the metro metro area. Police investigators with the Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network identified 10 people, seven adults and three minors, in connection with 89 felony and misdemeanor […]