LeBron and son Bronny James play together for the first time in a preseason game for the Lakers
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) -- LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history when they played together for the first time during the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason game against Phoenix. LeBron and Bronny are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the same team. The James family's remarkable moment coincidentally happened on Bronny's 20th birthday. Bronny James entered the game as a substitute to begin the second quarter, joining his father on the court out of the timeout.. The crowd at Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley cheered at the mention of Bronny's name.
Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar's 'The Room Next Door'
TORONTO (AP) -- Although "The Room Next Door" is Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton says it's in the director's inimitable style. Set in New York, Tilda Swinton stars as Martha, a terminally ill woman who chooses to end her life on her own terms. After reconnecting with her friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, Martha persuades her to stay and keep her company before she goes through with her decision. Swinton says she believes individuals should have a say in their own living and dying. She says she has personally witnessed a friend's compassionate departure and says that experience shaped her attitude about life and death.
AP Top 25: Texas returns to No. 1, Alabama drops to No. 7 after upsets force reshuffling of rankings
It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll. Texas returned to No. 1 after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt's monumental upset of Alabama. The Commodores' win over Alabama on Saturday caused the Crimson Tide to drop from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top-ranked team to fall so far was Ohio State, which plunged to No. 11 in 2010 following an October loss to Wisconsin. Texas, which had an open date, received 52 first-place votes and became the first team in two years to bounce in and out of the top spot in a span of three polls. The Longhorns also were just the third team since 2008 to be voted No. 1 after not playing the day before.
Donald Glover cancels Childish Gambino tour dates over health issue
Donald Glover has canceled the remaining dates of Childish Gambino's North American and European tour. The musician announced on Friday that he recently discovered an ailment that required surgery. After his New Orleans show on Sept. 7, he sought tests at a hospital and canceled a Houston show the following night. In a note on X, Glover did not elaborate on his condition. "The New World Tour" is Childish Gambino's first tour since 2019. The run began on Aug. 11 in Oklahoma City and was to hit many major North American cities before moving to Europe, the U.K., New Zealand and Australia into early 2025.
Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, has died at 63
Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63. Ciccone died Friday in Michigan, his representative Brad Taylor told The Associated Press Sunday. He had cancer. A dancer since his youth, Ciccone was deeply intertwined with his sister's rise in pop stardom in the 1980s. In 2008, Ciccone released a bestselling autobiography called "Life with My Sister Madonna" in which he wrote about their strained relationship, her romantic entanglements as well as recollections from his time on tour with her. In recent years Ciccone relocated to Michigan's Lower Peninsula to be closer to family and married Ray Thacker in 2016.
'Joker 2' stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics
"Joker: Folie à Deux" is the No. 1 movie at the box office but is not destined for a happy ending. Studio estimates Sunday show the follow-up to Todd Phillips' 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide this weekend to a muted $40 million. That's less than half of the original film opened to five years ago on its way to making more than $1 billion. Critics were divided on the sequel, but audiences seemed to reject it too, giving it a deadly D CinemaScore. "Joker: Folie à Deux" also cost at least twice as much as the first film to produce.
A faith is on the edge of vanishing in Georgia after being exiled from Russia centuries ago
GORELOVKA, Georgia (AP) -- Members of a pacifist Christian sect that emerged in 18th century Russia were exiled to Georgia about 200 years ago for refusing to serve in the tsarist army and rejecting orthodox rituals. The Doukhobors established 10 villages in Georgia, where they prospered as farmers and maintained their pacifist principles. But the sect continued to suffer persecution under successive Russian and Soviet regimes. Some were sent into exile while others emigrated to Canada to survive. And with the Soviet Union on the brink of collapse in the late 1980s, some Doukhobors even moved back to Russia. Today, only around 100 remain in two remote mountain villages in Georgia. Young and old, they are doing their best to preserve their culture and traditions of prayer and nonviolence.
Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut in an event in which "The Matrix" star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves spun into the grass Saturday without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race. He re-entered and continued driving, signaling he was uninjured. Reeves, who is 60 years old, is competing at Indianapolis in Toyota GR Cup, a Toyota spec-racing series and a support series for this weekend's Indy 8 Hour sports car event. He has a second race Sunday.
'Magical' flotilla of hot air balloons take flight at international fiesta amid warm temperatures
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A flotilla of hot air balloons ascended into a clear desert sky on Saturday to kick off a colorful mass ascension at the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day gathering draws hundreds of thousands of spectators and pilots to New Mexico each fall for the rare opportunity to be within arm's reach as giant balloons are unpacked and inflated. Balloons took flight to screams of delight after a brief weather delay and were spirited away by a gentle breeze. Propane burners roared and hundreds of balloons -- from traditional globes to cartoonish figures -- speckled the sky with color.