- 5d ago
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies in Dublin motorbike crash at 56
The Frames frontman and Once star was found on a road near Lucan in the early hours of Wednesday after a member of the public raised the alarm. Gardaí are preparing a file for the coroner.
- Jul 26
Trump returns to rescheduled correspondents' dinner, swaps jokes for insults aimed at CNN, Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar
Speaking at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the US president blended self-pity with personal attacks, calling the assembled journalists 'the largest group of people with Trump derangement syndrome ever brought together.'
- Jul 25
Trump floats 2028 run at White House correspondents' dinner, defying term limits
Wearing a red 'Trump 2028' cap, the US president told the White House correspondents' dinner he would run again, ignoring the 22nd Amendment ban on a third term.
- Jul 19
World Cup final halftime show stretches to 27 minutes as Madonna, Bieber, Shakira perform
FIFA's first-ever World Cup final halftime show featured Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira, but the break lasted 27 minutes and 20 seconds, violating football's 15-minute rule and drawing criticism from former players.
- Jun 22
Clive Davis, music executive who launched Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies at 94
The record executive who discovered Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, and Janis Joplin died Monday in Manhattan. Stars from Carlos Santana to Patti Smith called him a visionary and a father figure.
- Jun 19
Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with four former presidents and a pointed message on democracy
Barack and Michelle Obama inaugurated the $850 million presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, joined by Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and a host of celebrities, as the former president delivered a speech on the rule of law that many saw as a rebuke of Donald Trump, who was not invited.
- Jun 19
Obama opens $850 million presidential center in Chicago with star-studded ceremony and a call for hope
The Obama Presidential Center, an $850 million complex on Chicago's South Side, was dedicated Thursday with a star-studded ceremony attended by former presidents, international leaders, and music legends, as Barack Obama urged Americans to reject cynicism and protect democracy.
