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Hunter Biden says his father’s prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out
LONDON | Former U.S. President Joe Biden ‘s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview. In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC broadcast late on Friday, Hunter Biden grew emotional […]
What to Stream: ‘Michael,’ Travis Barker, ‘Lanterns’ and ‘Madden NFL 27’
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker 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: players can get back on the gridiron in “Madden NFL […]
Blink-182’s Travis Barker almost died. A new documentary celebrates his life before and after
NEW YORK | The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into ” Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear.” Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It’s 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four others did not. And then, a cut. The documentary, which follows the Blink-182 drummer from 2017 […]
A man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing is on trial. Here’s what to know
LAS VEGAS | The case of rap icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has been unresolved for decades; now the man charged in his 1996 killing in Las Vegas is going to trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal […]
Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election
LONDON | Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke candidate who wears a garbage can on his head. Count Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior, has landed in the center of the U.K.’s political universe ahead of a special election Thursday that was derided as a […]
Watchdog for $46 billion tribal gambling industry can’t enforce the law without a chairperson
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | On opening day at the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma’s new Harrah’s-branded casino, the tribe’s chairman watched customers pack the gambling floor while a queue of cars spilled out of the parking lot. “We couldn’t let them in because we were so full,” Chairman Jacob Keyes said. “That’s a direct impact from the […]
Iran’s president says supreme leader urges ‘unity’ amid US sanctions, and other Mideast developments
Iran’s president says the country’s supreme leader is calling for “unity and cohesion” as the Islamic Republic faces economic hardships and sanctions stemming from its war with the United States. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday. Full coverage can be found here. Meeting […]
Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families
Congressional Democrats said they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families after The Associated Press found more than 50 active-duty troops’ spouses and parents have been detained by immigration authorities. In a letter sent Sunday evening to the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department and the Department […]
Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say
Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 75 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war. The Ukrainian military said it hit an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, which is about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) […]
UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record
PARIS | The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May. National weather agency Météo-France is warning about temperatures approaching 40 C (104 F) from Tuesday onward in southeastern France. And in […]