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Latest 'Scary Movie' aims to cancel 'cancel culture,' creators say

Latest 'Scary Movie' aims to cancel 'cancel culture,' creators say

With its fake horror and off-color jokes, the creators of the sixth installment in the "Scary Movie" franchise say they are offering an antidote to what they see as today's censorious culture.

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Selfie-seeking fan banned for life by NBA after crashing Finals game

Selfie-seeking fan banned for life by NBA after crashing Finals game

A fan who crashed the court in San Antonio in a bid to take a selfie with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama during game one of the NBA Finals has been banned for life from all league arenas, an NBA spokesperson said Thursday.

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Lyles reigns in Rome 100m, Pathirage stuns with javelin

Lyles reigns in Rome 100m, Pathirage stuns with javelin

Olympic champion Noah Lyles scorched to victory in the men's 100m at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Thursday in 9.88sec.

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German serial killer found guilty of murder of French schoolboy

German serial killer found guilty of murder of French schoolboy

A German serial killer already in prison for the murders of three children was found guilty by a French court on Thursday for the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old boy during a school trip in 2004.

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Trump announces $700 mn support for US coal projects

Trump announces $700 mn support for US coal projects

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was using Cold War era legislation to tap $700 million in funding for a slew of coal projects, his latest push to increase use of the most-polluting fossil fuel.

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Dissing critics with humor, Hunter Biden finds social media stardom

Dissing critics with humor, Hunter Biden finds social media stardom

Drug use, sobriety, erections... The son of former US president Joe Biden has become an unlikely social media sensation as he takes aim at critics with a mix of self-deprecating humor, biting retorts and salty language.

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Qualifier Chwalinska in 'shock' at French Open title run

Qualifier Chwalinska in 'shock' at French Open title run

Polish world number 114 Maja Chwalinska admitted she felt "overwhelmed" by her shock run from qualifying to the final of the French Open, following her semi-final victory over Diana Shnaider on Thursday.

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SpaceX IPO: rockets, AI losses and Musk in control

SpaceX IPO: rockets, AI losses and Musk in control

SpaceX is inviting investors to bet on Elon Musk's vision of AI data centers in space and humans on Mars.

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In open letter to Putin, Zelensky calls for meeting and ceasefire

In open letter to Putin, Zelensky calls for meeting and ceasefire

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences amid a spate of Ukrainian attacks.

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Four-wicket Robinson sparks New Zealand collapse in 1st Test after England slump

Four-wicket Robinson sparks New Zealand collapse in 1st Test after England slump

England's Ollie Robinson marked his first Test for more than two years with four wickets, including three in a sensational opening over, as New Zealand collapsed to 61-6 at stumps at Lord's on Thursday.

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