More than 100 people are to sue rap musician Sean 'Diddy' Combs for sexual assault, rape and sexual exploitation, a US lawyer has said.Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee said that some of the alleged victims include minors who were abused when they were as young as nine years old ( Read more... )

Ringo Starr has cut his 2024 autumn US tour short due to illness.

The former Beatles drummer was scheduled to perform at TD Pavilion at The Mann in Philadelphia on Tuesday (September 24) and Wednesday (25) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.“Ringo has come down with a cold and after consulting a doctor he was advised to cancel these two ( Read more... )

Five contestants competing on a MrBeast-hosted reality competition show have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the YouTube star’s production company and Amazon, claiming they were denied pay, forced to participate in unsafe conditions and subjected to a “culture of misogyny and sexism.”The lawsuit was filed Monday in a Los Angeles court ( Read more... )

A baseless claim that illegal immigrants from Haiti have been eating domestic pets in a small Ohio city has been repeated by Donald Trump.During ABC's presidential debate, Trump said: "In Springfield, they are eating the dogs. The people that came in, they are eating the cats. They’re eating - they are eating the pets of the people that live there ( Read more... )

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dymtro Kuleba resigned on Wednesday, signaling a major reshuffling of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration.Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, posted Kuleba’s resignation on his Facebook page, along with resignations of at least five other officials. Stefanchuk said the resignations ( Read more... )

The Trump campaign is blaming an Arlington National Cemetery official for a reported confrontation during the former president’s visit there Monday to mark the anniversary of the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. service members amid the withdrawal from Afghanistan.The incident, first reported by NPR, stemmed from the presence of a ( Read more... )

CHICAGO - Former President Barack Obama delivered his most animated address in nearly a decade as he worked to pass his political legacy to Kamala Harris while skewering Donald Trump.Obama, who largely stayed behind the scenes as other Democrats worked to remove President Joe Biden from the ticket, was suddenly front and center Tuesday night, ( Read more... )

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down next month, signaling possible political uncertainty ahead for one of the closest U.S. allies in Asia.

Kishida’s announcement came as the Japanese were observing the traditional Bon holidayHe told a press briefing that he would not run for reelection next month as ( Read more... )

EVANSVILLE - After decades of studies, protests, construction and mad scrambles for money, Interstate 69 between Evansville and Indianapolis is finally complete.The last leg of project between Martinsville and Indy opened to traffic Tuesday morning. It comes more than 20 years after now-deceased Gov. Frank O’Bannon chose the final route in 2003 ( Read more... )

BEIRUT (AP) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against ( Read more... )