LONDON — The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. A horse-drawn carriage carried the coffin…
TORUN, Poland — The mother of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is boycotting the world premiere of “Rust” at a film festival in Poland on Wednesday, saying she views it as an attempt by Alec Baldwin to “unjustly profit” from her daughter’s death. The Western is premiering at the International Film Festival of the Art of…
TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawawho pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated the “Peanuts” comic strip and penned the lyrics for the theme song of the animation series “Astro Boy,” died Nov. 13, his son Kensaku Tanikawa…
GENEVA– An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led three rival squads to pull out. The “Take the Throne” event, involving a video game that features cars that score goals with a ball like in soccer,…
SYDNEY– Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones was charged Monday with multiple sex crimes against males over two decades, police said. The 83-year-old will appear in a Sydney court on Dec. 18 on 24 charges relating to eight alleged victims from 2001 to 2019, Assistant Police Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald…
WASHINGTON — Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last location in Shanghai, where the Chinese government forced him out of business six years ago. “There is no pressure from the…
LONDON — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck, The 18-carat Tiffany , Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship,…
WASHINGTON — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a US official, one in a series of steps that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump. Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani met with Musk — a Trump ally named this week to advise his administration on ways to cut…
Republicans have won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on US government alongside President-elect. Donald Trump, Meanwhile, Trump’s pick of conservative loyalist Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general has Democrats sounding the alarm with Sen. Dick Durbin saying Gaetz “would be a disaster”…
2024 Latin Grammy Awards are here and back in Miami. It’s a big year: the award show is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and Latin music genres have never been bigger globally. So, what should you expect? Edgar Barrera the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma,…
