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9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon

9-year-old boy in Tennessee catches 80-pound lake sturgeon

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — A nine-year-old boy in Tennessee became the third child in his family to catch a monster fish, reeling in an 80-pound sturgeon that outweighed him by far.
Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case

Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case

LONDON — Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive.
Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class

Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class

NAIROBI, Kenya — The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely.
Trump-backed Tiffany wins Wisconsin congressional race

Trump-backed Tiffany wins Wisconsin congressional race

MADISON, Wis.
Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders

Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders

At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse.
Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast

Fauci warns: More death, econ damage if US reopens too fast

WASHINGTON — The U.S.
Cannes is empty, the day the film festival should have begun

Cannes is empty, the day the film festival should have begun

CANNES, France — The stars stayed home, their beach backdrop is closed and the prestigious grounds of the Cannes Film Festival have been repurposed as a homeless shelter.
'Bombshell' concert stream will reunite cast of 'Smash'

'Bombshell' concert stream will reunite cast of 'Smash'

NEW YORK — The cast of “Bombshell,” the fictional Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe, is coming together again to aid those confronting the coronavirus.
Kobe Bryant's sports academy retires "Mamba" nickname

Kobe Bryant's sports academy retires "Mamba" nickname

LOS ANGELES — The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by the late Kobe Bryant has retired his “Mamba” nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon's death in a helicopter crash.
Elon Musk becomes champion of defying virus stay-home orders

Elon Musk becomes champion of defying virus stay-home orders

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has emerged as a champion of defying stay-home orders intended to stop the coronavirus from spreading, picking up support — as well as critics — on social media.