Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of his film Song Sung Blue during 2024 AFI Fest at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. The pair smiled for cameras, with Jackman, 57, in a classic black suit and satin tie,...
UN peacekeepers shot down an Israeli drone near Kfar Kila over the weekend, but Israel and UNIFIL dispute what happened next. Israel's military says the drone was on routine reconnaissance and did not target peacekeepers; after it fell, troops tossed a hand grenade at the crash site. UNIFIL says the...
More than 160,000 New Yorkers turned out as early voting opened in an unusual three-way mayoral contest. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, leading in polls, flexed a dominant ground game, with thousands of volunteers and tens of thousands of doors knocked. Andrew M. Cuomo, running as an independent, leaned on endorsements and...
Former President Joe Biden, 82, returned to Boston after completing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. Calling these “dark days,” he urged Americans to stay optimistic amid what he called attacks on free speech and tests of executive limits by...
Cameroon’s Constitutional Council declared President Paul Biya, 92, winner of the Oct. 12 vote with 53.66%, ahead of Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s 35.19%, on 57.7% turnout. The ruling followed deadly unrest: at least four protesters were shot dead in Douala as crowds clashed with security forces, and Tchiroma alleged two civilians...
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Monday urged lawmakers to return Nov. 3 for a special session to redraw congressional maps, sharpening a midcycle fight fueled by President Donald Trump. Despite months of White House meetings and repeat visits by Vance, a spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said...
Spanish police seized 6.5 tons of cocaine and arrested nine people after a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration tip led them to raid a Tanzanian‑flagged cargo ship off the Canary Islands. The 177‑foot vessel, en route from Panama to Vigo, hid the drugs in its hold and behind unusual onboard structures,...
Lithuania moved to close its border with Belarus indefinitely and authorized the military to shoot down smuggler balloons after repeated airspace violations shut Vilnius airport four times last week. Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said no “hybrid attack” would be tolerated and that the military could take “all measures,” including shooting...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and police rejected social-media rumors of a serial killer after a spate of bayou deaths, including University of Houston student Jade McKissic, whose autopsy showed no signs of trauma or foul play. Officials say the fatalities span ages, genders, and races, and none have been ruled...
Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue revives the true tale of a Milwaukee auto mechanic and his hairdresser wife who turn a Neil Diamond tribute act into a crowd-pleasing lifeline, buoyed by rousing full-length performances and tender, bittersweet drama. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson headline as Lightning and Thunder, their chemistry...
