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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands crosses the finish line to win the Italian Grand Prix race at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (Marco Bertorello/Pool Photo via AP)2025-09-07T09:49:12Z MONZA, Italy (AP) Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of title contenders and McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.It was a first win since May for Verstappen and only his third of the season and capped a wonderful weekend at Monza for the four-time world champion, who had posted the fastest lap in Formula 1 history at the track on Saturday to claim pole position.Norris was second to trim the gap to Piastri in the title race to 31 points. He had started the day 34 points behind the Australian driver.Ferraris Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton had solid performances at the teams home race. Cheered on by the passionate, red-clad tifosi, Leclerc finished fourth while Hamilton surged through the field at the start to cross the line in sixth.___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

In this Sept. 3, 2025 photo, Samuel J. Redman, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, sits in front of content he uses from the Smithsonian on campus in Amherst, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)2025-09-07T13:59:23Z High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her lessons. She trusts its materials, which dont require the same level of vetting as other online resources. She uses documents and other primary sources it curates for discussions of topics like genocide and slavery. As the White House presses for changes at the Smithsonian, shes worried she may not be able to rely on it in the same way. We dont want a partisan history, said Matro, a teacher in Bethesda, Maryland. We want the history thats produced by real historians.Far beyond museums in Washington, President Donald Trumps review at the Smithsonian could influence how history is taught in classrooms around the country. The institution is a leading provider of curriculum and other educational materials, which are subject to the sweeping new assessment of all its public-facing content. Trump is moving to bring the Smithsonian into alignment with his vision of American history. In a letter last month to the Smithsonian Institution, the White House said its review is meant to assess tone, historical framing, and alignment with American ideals. Its part of Trumps agenda to celebrate American exceptionalism by removing divisive or partisan narratives, it said. Those opposed to the changes fear they will promote a more sanitized version of American history. In celebration of the countrys 250th anniversary next year, the Education Department recently launched the White Houses Founders Museum in partnership with PragerU, a conservative nonprofit that produces videos on politics and history. Visitors to the museum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, as well as the White House website, can read biographies on the signers of the Declaration of Independence and watch videos that depict them speaking. Real patriotic education means that just as our founders loved and honored America, so we should honor them, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a PragerU video introducing the project. The project mentions some signers favoring abolition and includes Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved woman who became the first published Black female poet in the U.S. But critics say it brushes over some of the nations darker past.Those are the kinds of things that teachers are really leery of because they dont see partisanship in the sources that were using as being good educational practice, said Tina Ellsworth, president of the National Council for the Social Studies.History teachers use supplemental resources over textbooksLike many other history teachers, Matro said she turns to materials from the Smithsonian because she doesnt have the time to create lessons from scratch or the budget to buy the latest books. She favors the museums digitized collections to guide her classes.I dont have to figure out is this real? Is this not real? I can trust the descriptions of the artifact, she said.More than 80% of history teachers report using free resources from federal museums, archives and institutions including the Smithsonian, according to an American Historical Association survey last year. The federal institutions materials have been widely trusted partly because they are thoroughly examined by professionals, said Brendan Gillis, the historical associations director of teaching and learning. Some teachers have out-of-date history textbooks, and online resources from institutions like the Smithsonian can fill the gaps, he said.Thats been one of the most influential and profoundly important ways that the federal government has invested in social studies education over the last couple of decades, Gillis said.While education always has been part of the Smithsonians mission, developing materials specifically for classrooms became more prevalent after World War II, said William Walker, a State University of New York, Oneonta, professor who has researched the Smithsonians history. The museum organizes professional development workshops for teachers and offers materials ranging from worksheets to videos. Russell Jeung, an Asian-American studies professor at San Francisco State University and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, took part in a Smithsonian video series in 2020 meant to educate high schoolers and adults on racism and discrimination against Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic and other points in American history.Jeung said he expects the project will be shelved by the White House review.I think the story will be told, Jeung said. But the tragedy again and the loss is that we wont get the national recognition that we deserve.In recent years, many states have passed laws adopting guidelines on how schools can address topics including racism, sexism and other topics. And professional groups say teachers will continue to adapt and find resources to put historical events in due context, regardless of what happens at the Smithsonian.Education is always political, so we know that as social studies teachers, its our job to navigate that terrain, which we do and we do well, Ellsworth said. Educators worry students will be turned off on historyMichael Heiman, a longtime social studies teacher in Juneau, Alaska, said he typically had his students do a scavenger hunt of artifacts in a virtual Smithsonian tour. He said the exhibits always have been culturally inclusive and if that changes, he worries it would affect students of color hes taught, including Native American children. It could discourage them from pursuing careers in museum sciences or engaging with history at all, he said.We are further quieting voices that are important to our country, Heiman said. We are also restricting certain kids in those underrepresented populations to really understand more about their past.About a decade ago, graduate students of history professor Sam Redman at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, had the opportunity to collaborate with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History for a blog series commemorating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The exercise connected objects in the Smithsonian collection to the civil rights law. The experience for his students was really incredible, he said.Each year, hes heard students say they want to get a job in the federal government or work at the Smithsonian after graduation. But not this year. Redman said he hasnt heard a single student express interest.This is a pressing concern, no doubt about it, he said. The Associated Press education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. 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Rev. Dr. Marshall Elijah Hatch, Sr. Senior Pastor of the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, preaches during a service at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)2025-09-07T18:39:26Z CHICAGO (AP) The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicagos West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention.You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you dont disappear, Hatch said during Sunday services at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. Were not going to despair. Were not going to feel threatened. Were not going to give up and give in to fascism and authoritarianism.As Chicago braced for an immigration enforcement crackdown and a possible National Guard deployment, churches across the city turned up their response from the pulpit. Some worked to quell fears about detention and deportation while others addressed the looming possibility of more law enforcement on the streets of the nations third-largest city. President Donald Trump has threatened federal intervention in Democratic strongholds, most recently warning apocalyptic force could be used in Chicago to fight crime and step up deportations. Hes repeatedly cited the expected plans over fierce objections from local leaders and many residents who call it unnecessary and unwanted. While fears have been high in immigrant circles since Trump took office the second time, the threat of more federal agencies and troops has also inflamed tensions, particularly in Black and Latino communities where trust in police is fragile. Stay up to date with the latest U.S. news by signing up to our WhatsApp channel. Among the church attendees was Lester Burks, a 74-year-old U.S. Army veteran who said a military presence in Chicago would be threatening. I dont want soldiers here, he said. They are trained to fight.Details on the expected intervention have been sparse, including its focus and when its expected to begin. Trumps border czar Tom Homan said Sunday on CNNs State of the Union that federal law enforcement action will come to Chicago this week. He also promised more worksite enforcement operations like the massive one at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. You can expect action in most sanctuary cities across the country, he said.The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted, and unsuccessfully sued, over Chicagos sanctuary laws, which are among the strongest in the nation. His administration launched a nationwide immigration enforcement operation in the city in January.There is no official definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities. The terms generally describe limits on local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE enforces U.S. immigration laws nationwide but sometimes seeks state and local help.This time, the Department of Homeland Security plans to use a military base north of the city and has alerted leaders of another suburb that theyll use a federal immigration processing center there for an operation thatll potentially last 45 days. Meanwhile, Trump has said he might send National Guard troops to New Orleans before Chicago.Trump has already deployed the National Guard into Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., where hes also federalized the police force. A federal judge has ruled the Los Angeles deployment is illegal. Most of Chicagos nearly 3 million people are Black or Latino. New Mount Pilgrim is located in the citys West Garfield Park neighborhood, a largely Black neighborhood which has faced persistent crime and years of disinvestment, including five schools that closed in 2013 as part of the largest mass public closure in U.S. history.The church has often called for action against street violence even as Chicagos rates of violent crime have dropped substantially in recent years as part of a national trend. Its large stained glass art installations depict the lives of slaves and memorialize Black people killed by violence. On Sunday, the church celebrated the groundbreaking of a nearby arts and activism center it said was part of the solution. Were not calling for military, were calling for resources, Hatch told congregants. We know that there is a correlation between resources and violence. Elsewhere in the city, other churches worked to remind people of their rights when it comes to interactions with immigration agents, urging them to carry necessary documents. The feeling of being on edge was familiar to many in Chicago, and the expected operation put a damper on the citys usually festive Mexican Independence Day celebrations. Church leaders said the January immigration operation in Chicago had a chilling effect on attendance at immigrant-heavy and Latino churches as people stayed home. Clergy said they were preparing for the same in the weeks ahead.It feels like anything can happen at any moment, said the Rev. Paco Amador of New Life Community Church in the predominantly Mexican Little Village neighborhood. It would be irresponsible not to talk about this.__Associated Press writer Calvin Woodward contributed to this report from Washington.

Staff of Giorgio Armani Spa gather outside the Armani/Teatro in Milan, northern Italy, as they wait for the hearse with the casket of designer Giorgio Armani, who died Thursday at age 91, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nicola Marfisi)2025-09-06T09:47:40Z MILAN (AP) Thousands of admirers paid their last respects over the weekend to Giorgio Armani, remembered by Milans mayor as a man of extraordinary elegance who left an indelible mark on the city and the global fashion world.Armani died Thursday at 91 at his home in Italys fashion capital surrounded by loved ones, having worked until his final days, according to his fashion house. One of his final projects was a runway show marking 50 years of his signature Giorgio Armani brand, which is due to close Milan Fashion Week later this month.More than 15,000 mourners filed over two days through the Armani theater normally dedicated to previewing runway collections. They included top names in fashion, politics, film and sports worlds with which Armani was closely entwined. Donatella Versace left a bouquet of white flowers on Saturday, and her brother Santo Versace was in tears Sunday. Inside the theater, where Armani took countless bows, his casket was positioned amid rows of candle-lit paper lanterns that cast a shimmering light. Piano music by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi played softly in the background and the scent of incense filled the air.The closed coffin was adorned with a bouquet of long-stem white roses, and flanked by carabinieri honor guards in ceremonial dress. An alabaster sculpture of the crucifix dear to Armani was placed next to the casket. Prominent mournersOther designers who paid their respects included Dean and Dan Caten, the Canadian twin designers behind the Dsquared2 label; Ferrari creative Rocco Iannone; British designer Neil Barrett and Italian designer Andrea Incontri.The world of sport was represented by Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Federica Pellegrini, retired AC Milan star Paolo Maldini and the president of the Italian Olympic Committee, Giovanni Malag. Two former premiers, Mario Monti and Matteo Renzi, paid their respects on Sunday.Italian film directors Giuseppe Tornatore and Gabriele Salvatores, the composer Einaudi and Italian fashion chamber president Carlo Capasa with his brother, Costume National designer Ennio Capasa also bade Armani farewell. A remembranceMilan Mayor Giuseppe Sala was among the first to arrive, offering condolences to Leo DellOrco, Armanis longtime collaborator and the head of menswear, who stood near the coffin.A man of extraordinary elegance, Sala told reporters outside. Milan is full of signs of Armani. It will be impossible to forget him.Sala remembered a phone call from Armani in early August, when news of a corruption scandal in the city broke.He said, I understand this is a difficult moment. There is always something positive in difficult moments. True friends show themselves. I am your true friend. This I will always remember, Sala said.Armani tributes Many mourners brought flowers to leave in remembrance, or wore pieces of Armani plucked from their wardrobes. Annamaria Longo Dorni traveled more than two hours from Lago Maggiore, north of Milan, to pay her last respects wearing an Armani midnight blue jacket.You put it on, and youre perfect, she said in tribute. Its always up to date, even after 20 years.'The outpouring by many ordinary Milanese reflected Armanis close ties to his adopted city. Armani is Milan. He was a beautiful person inside who always gave a lot to Milan, in every moment. It is correct to be here to pay homage, said Silvana Proglio. He was a great person with a capital G.Armani and MilanMilans Armani landmarks include his Armani/Teatro show space and the Armani/Silos museum in the heart of the citys design district, as well as his residence and historic offices in the city center, and his flagship stores and hotel.He was also a major supporter of cultural institutions, like Milans Teatro alla Scala, and owned the Olympia Milan basketball team. A prominent permanent Emporio Armani billboard greets passengers arriving at Milans Linate Airport, and Armani has long occupied a permanent billboard in the citys Brera district, emblematic of his mastery of visual communication and brand presence. Final farewellsArmani missed Milan Fashion Week in June 2025 for the first time during the previews of Spring-Summer 2026 menswear to recover from an undisclosed condition.Condolences have poured in from friends and admirers around the world, including Ralph Lauren, Julia Roberts, Anna Wintour and Leonardo DiCaprio.Armani left a final message for mourners, projected in the theater next to a photo of the designer smiling and waving: The mark I hope to leave is one of commitment, respect and genuine care for people and for reality. Thats where everything truly begins.Following the public mourning, Armani will be buried Monday in a private ceremony in his hometown of Piacenza province, southeast of Milan. COLLEEN BARRY Barry covers all things Italy for The Associated Press. Her focus includes fashion and design, overtourism and the environment, politics and sometimes the Vatican. twitter instagram mailto

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the US Open tennis men's singles final Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Flushing, N.Y. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)2025-09-07T06:45:03Z NEW YORK (AP) The start of the U.S. Open mens final between No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday was pushed back by a half-hour because of extra security, and President Donald Trump was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from early arriving spectators when he waved from an Arthur Ashe Stadium suite.Increased security checks at entrances to the grounds and, separately, to get into the arena building prompted the U.S. Tennis Association to announce that the final would begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT instead of the originally scheduled 2 p.m. EDT to ensure that fans have additional time to get to their seats.Trump is the first sitting president to attend the tournament at Flushing Meadows since Bill Clinton in 2000.Sinner, a 24-year-old from Italy, is trying to become the first repeat mens champion at Flushing Meadows since Roger Federer won five championships in a row there from 2004 through 2008. Hes also bidding for his third Grand Slam title of the season, after the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and fifth of his career.Alcaraz, a 22-year-old from Spain, is seeking his sixth major trophy overall and second of 2025, after the French Open. His first Slam title came in New York in 2022 as a teenager after defeating Sinner in the quarterfinals. Even though both are quite young, theirs is already quite a remarkable rivalry.Sundays showdown represents the first time in tennis history that the same two men played each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals within a single season. This hard-court matchup follows Alcarazs victory over Sinner erasing a trio of match points on the French Opens red clay in June, and Sinners victory over Alcaraz on Wimbledons grass in July.So this is a tiebreaker of sorts. Plus the winner will be at No. 1 in the rankings on Monday.No matter who comes out on top, this is the eighth consecutive major title and 10th of the past 13 that will end up in the hands of Sinner or Alcaraz. Sundays match is Sinners fifth final in a row at the biggest events in tennis, a run that began with his title at the U.S. Open a year ago. Since the start of that tournament, he has won 33 of 34 matches at the majors. The loss? To Alcaraz at Roland-Garros.Over the last two seasons, Sinner is 1-6 against Alcaraz and 109-4 against everyone else.Alcaraz, meanwhile, has won 36 of 37 contests since May. The loss? To Sinner at the All England Club also Alcarazs first defeat in a Slam final. Alcaraz leads the tour in wins (60) and titles (six) in 2025 and has reached the finals at his past eight tournaments.___Howard Fendrich has been the APs tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: https://apnews.com/author/howard-fendrich. More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis HOWARD FENDRICH Fendrich is an Associated Press national writer based in Washington, D.C. He reports on tennis and other sports. twitter mailto

Oregon running back Jayden Limar (27) celebrates after his touchdown with offensive lineman Isaiah World, center right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Lydia Ely)2025-09-07T18:00:55Z Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, Oregon is back in the top five and South Florida is ranked for the first time in seven years.There was some movement inside the top 10, but the biggest changes came from Nos. 11 to 25.Ohio State, whose 70-0 win over Grambling was among a bevy of weekend blowouts, received 57 of the 65 first-place votes from the media panel. Penn State got five first-place votes and LSU two.No. 4 Oregon, which thrashed Oklahoma State, received the other first place-vote and flip-flopped with Georgia. The Bulldogs uninspired win over FCS foe Austin Peay caused them to slip to No. 6 behind Miami.Texas, Notre Dame, Illinois and Florida State round out the top 10, with the latter two teams in the top 10 for the first time this season. Oklahoma earned a five-rung promotion to No. 13, its highest ranking in two years, after its win over Michigan. The Wolverines dropped to No. 23. Tennessee jumped seven spots to No. 15, and No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 17 each moved up three. The biggest upward mover was No. 18 South Florida, which was eight spots out of the Top 25 last week. The Bulls pulled the upset of the day with their 18-16 win over then-No. 13 Florida. That followed their 34-7 home win over then-No. 25 Boise State. In and outNo. 24 Auburn and No. 25 Missouri cracked the rankings along with USF.Auburn followed a two-touchdown win at Baylor with an easy victory over Ball State and are in the Top 25 for the first time under third-year coach Hugh Freeze.Missouri, which appeared in all but two polls last season, is back in after a win over Border War rival Kansas.Arizona State (12), Florida (13) and SMU (17) are out.The Sun Devils erased a 17-point deficit and led in the final minute before losing at Mississippi State. Floridas loss put heat back on coach Billy Napier. SMU also blew a lead in the last minute and lost to Baylor in two overtimes. Poll points The Bulls ascent under third-year coach Alex Golesh is more of a revival than breakthrough. They have their first ranking since 2018 under Charlie Strong. Jim Leavitt had the 2008 team as high as No. 10, and his 2007 team spent three straight weeks in the top 10 and was No. 2 after a 6-0 start. No. 10 Florida State, up four spots, has its highest ranking since it was No. 10 in the 2024 preseason poll. No. 9 Illinois has its first top-10 ranking since it was No. 7 in December 2001. Clemson, which trailed Troy 16-0 midway through the second quarter before winning 27-16, slipped from No. 8 to No. 12. Until Sunday, Alabama and Auburn had not appeared in the Top 25 at the same time since November 2021. The 16-team Southeastern Conference is the first league to have 11 teams in the Top 25.Conference callSEC 11 ranked teams (Nos. 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 24, 25).Big Ten 6 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 9, 22, 23).ACC 3 (Nos. 5, 10, 12).Big 12 3 (Nos. 14, 20, 21).American 1 (No. 18).Independent 1 (No. 8). Ranked vs. rankedNo. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami: Bulls will try to become the fifth team, and first since Miami in 1987, to open a season with three wins over ranked opponents.No. 6 Georgia at No. 15 Tennessee: First big test for Volunteers QB Joey Aguilar. Bulldogs go for ninth straight win in the series.No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 8 Notre Dame: Irish out to avoid second 0-2 start in four years. Jeremiyah Love scored late tie-breaking touchdown for Notre Dame in last years season-opening meeting in College Station.___AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this report.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football___This story has been updated to correct the number of SEC teams. ERIC OLSON Olson is an Associated Press college football writer based in Omaha, Nebraska. He also covers the Big Ten, the NCAA, the College Football Playoff alongside local teams Nebraska and Creighton. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

In this Jan. 20, 2011 photo, Mark Volman teaches a class in music management at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)2025-09-07T16:14:35Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Turtles, whose hits include Happy Together and Elenore, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday after a brief, unexpected illness, according to his publicist, Ame Van Iden. He was 78. Volman was known for his exuberant stage presence and distinctive vocals. In a 1967 performance of Happy Together posted to YouTube, Volman wears bright orange and dances around with a French horn that he doesnt appear to play, but does place on bandmate Howard Kaylans head. His significant other, Emily Volman, posted to his official Instagram account that Volman had joked he wanted news of his death to read, Teen Idol Dead, Drugs Suspected. I messed up! she posted. Sorry, honey.She called him a magical man who was goofy and happy and funny and smart and generous and kind and talented and gentle and creative and thoughtful and hardworking and tough and unique. The Turtles broke up in 1970 during an acrimonious split with their label, and a contract clause would not allow the members to perform under their own names. So Volman and Kaylan reinvented themselves as the duo Flo & Eddie, earning a reputation for their humor and versatility. They toured with Frank Zappas Mothers of Invention, created background vocals for Bruce Springsteen, and wrote music for television shows like Strawberry Shortcake. Always funny, always upbeat, and a spirited and inventive performer, we will miss him greatly, Evan Cohen, Volmans attorney and longtime friend, posted to Facebook. He wrote that Volman and Kaylan set an example by advocating for the rights of musicians in owning their recordings and band names. They eventually regained control of The Turtles music and name and began touring again. Stay up to date with the latest U.S. news by signing up to our WhatsApp channel. During a Happy Together tour in 2011, Volman told The Daily Republic that he constantly heard stories from people about what the hit song meant to them, including many people who played the tune at their weddings. That one song changed our entire future forever, Volman said. We were very fortunate to be part of a song that has such staying power. That song has really become part of the American life of so many people. A borderline C student in high school who figured he would do sheet-metal work like his father if his band didnt take off, Volman enrolled in college at age 45 after visiting a school with his older daughter. He eventually earned a masters degree and started teaching music business, landing at Belmont University in Nashville in 2005. He would even take students on tour with him as part of his classes, giving them firsthand experience in tour management, stage management, audio engineering and tour accounting.Speaking about the decision to teach, Volman told the Nashville Scene at the time, Successful artists are few and far between, and I wanted to attach an element of reality to things. Failure is an option, a good option because it teaches you to pick yourself up. Just because you put out a record that doesnt succeed, that doesnt make it a bad record. In 2023, he published his memoir, Happy Forever: My Musical Adventures With The Turtles, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, Flo & Eddie, and More.Volman was diagnosed in 2020 with Lewy body dementia, but he continued to perform on annual Happy Together tours in the years that followed. He publicly revealed his diagnosis in 2023.He is survived by Emily Volman; his ex-wife, Pat Volman; and their daughters, Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller; and his brother, Phil Volman.____Sejal Govindarao contributed from Phoenix.

The chilling true crime story depicted in the limited series The Sixth Commandment may get a disturbing coda: The release of the man convicted in the gaslighting and murder of a 69-year-old university lecturer whom he convinced to marry him and put him in his will.Now the killer, described by prosecutors as calculating and ruthless, has been given a chance to appeal his conviction. Related Police suspect homophobia in murders of four men found floating in river In 2011, Benjamin Field, then 20 years old and a candidate for the priesthood, met university lecturer Peter Farquhar while he was a student at the University of Buckingham, England.Taken with the handsome and bright student in his Romantic Literature class, Farquhar would eventually invite Field to be a lodger at his home in the village of Maids Moreton, northwest of London. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Soon after, prosecutors said, Field convinced Farquhar a celibate bachelor, lay minister, and author that he was in love with him, despite their 40-year age difference.The two held a private betrothal ceremony, and Farquhar changed his will on three different occasions to benefit Field.Over the four years before Farquhars death, prosecutors told the court that Field engaged in a sustained gaslighting plot aimed at making Farquhar question his sanity. The older mans drinks were topped up with bioethanol and poteen, a high-strength Irish alcohol, and his food was laced with drugs, prosecutors said. Field exploited the resulting night terrors and hallucinations, which Farquhar recorded in a handwritten journal.During the trial, Field a ministers son who was diagnosed variously as having narcissistic personality disorder or psychopathic personality disorder admitted drugging Farquhar with benzodiazepines and hallucinogens to torment him, but denied killing him.He did it for no other reason other than it was cruel, to upset and torment Peter purely out of meanness, his defense team told the jury, claiming there was no evidence Fields behavior led to murder. But prosecutors claimed Field had a profound fascination in controlling and manipulating and humiliating and killing. After Farquhars last change to benefit Field in his will, the 69-year-old had to die, prosecutors said.One night in October 2015, with Farquhar drugged to incapacity, Field suffocated him with a pillow when he was too weak to resist, prosecutors said.Field left a half-empty bottle of whisky next to Farquhar to create the misconception he had drunk himself to death, they told the jury, the culmination of a long campaign by Field to convince Farquhars family that he abused alcohol, despite no previous history that hed ever done so.Field delivered the eulogy at Farquhars funeral and inherited his estate, which he used to buy a nearby townhouse. But it would be two years before suspicion fell on Field in Farquhars death only after the death of a woman in her 80s who died of natural causes before Field could allegedly make her a victim of a similar manipulative scheme.Field allegedly plotted against his second victim in the same village, Ann Moore-Martin, 83, with whom he entered into a sexual relationship. Prosecutors showed video evidence, recorded by Field, of the elderly woman servicing him.Gaslighting Moore-Martin took the form of messages scrawled on mirrors in her home, which terrorized her, prosecutors told the court. She, too, was persuaded to change her will before she died 18 months after her intimate relationship with Field began.In 2019, following a massive investigation and the exhumation of Farquhars body, Field was sentenced to life in prison for his first victims murder. In his appeal, Field is relying on a legal theory rejected by the judge in his original case, the BBC reports.His defense argued that as a matter of British law, an individuals deceptive conduct could only amount to murder if the deception was related to the nature of the act, and not their intention in committing it.The UKs Criminal Cases Review Commission said it would refer the case to the Court of Appeal over whether Farquhar had been tricked into drinking his final glass of whisky, or had done so willingly.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

The Right says the Left wants to take away your guns. Well, I dont know about the Left, but I want to take away your guns! REPEAL THE 2ND AMENDMENT!!There! I uttered the unutterable, the ultimate taboo in U.S. political discourse. Related Yes I want to take away your guns. When will enough be enough? I inserted my quote onto the social media sites to which I subscribe just one day following the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota when, on August 27, 2025, a shooter scattered bullets at a terrifyingly high velocity through the stained-glass windows, killing two young students (aged 8 and 10) and injured another 15 students and three adults before committing suicide.Toxic forms of hypermasculinity require the promotion and use of firearms to keep at bay the intensive psychosocial compulsive fear and dread of penetration from bullets, from homosexuals, from trans people in bathrooms, from invading immigrants from our southern borders, and from the female gaze Dive deeper every day Join our newsletter for thought-provoking commentary that goes beyond the surface of LGBTQ+ issues Subscribe to our Newsletter today Though the act of repealing the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has, since its inception, been merely a pipe dream, at this inflection point in history, it seems that the pipe dream in addition to the tens of thousands of residents each year have been murdered and buried deep in the Earth.While some of the participants who responded to my plea on social media supported the idea of repeal, the vast majority not only disagreed, but more tellingly, attacked me as the messenger. Below, I list a small representative sample of the nearly 200 responses all were written by what appeared to be white cisgender males (according to the picture profiles accompanying their responses): Dont call the police and leave the country if you dont like it.Hey, Warren, just try coming and taking my guns!You pedophile communist fascist. Hey Jew. Dont you remember what they did to 6 million of your people? You should love the second amendment.Youre totally mental, but I like your dogs [in your profile picture].Who are you to talk? You kill babies with your so-called reproductive freedom crap. You are a treasonous Benedict Arnold, and you know what they do to traitors!God gave us the right to own guns, and you dont have the right to take them away.You better write your will and testimony [testament] and get your affairs in order. Youre hiding behind the bodies of dead children to promote your agenda.Toxic forms of hypermasculinity require the promotion and use of firearms to keep at bay the intensive psychosocial compulsive fear and dread of penetration from bullets, from homosexuals, from trans people in bathrooms, from invading immigrants from our southern borders, and from the female gaze especially since patriarchy promises males the right to the aggressive outward intrusive gaze and the mandate to penetrate others.For many members of the firearms movement yes, it is a movement their guns are not simply a commodity, a product, or a thing they own and use. It is something much greater. Guns are an integral and essential element of their identities. For anyone to challenge the Second Amendment, they take it as a challenge to their very being, to their lives, and yes, to their identities. I love my life, and I love the people of my country far far far more than I value the freedom to bear arms. I dont know if any reforms will really solve the problems of gun-related violence in the United States, though I still hold out hope.And though impossible, in all actuality, I believe wemustrepeal the Second Amendment while granting some accommodation to licensed hunters and people who can document that their lives are at heightened risk of violence.Though we can never bring back the tens of thousands of victims mowed down by gun-related violence each year, by gutting the Second Amendment, we can give our residents a greater chance of life.As the horse once served as a primary means of transportation in earlier times, it now grazes and prances peacefully on open pastures. Possibly during former moments in our history, we may have had reason to enact and enforce the Second Amendment of our great Constitution, but those bygone days have long since passed. Now, we must put the Second Amendment out to pasture.I believe that even our brilliant and well-meaning (but flawed) founders, did not want unlimited and unrestricted rights of firearm ownership. This is why they began the Second Amendment with the phrase, A well regulated Militia, before they continued with, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.They could never have imagined the enormous leaps and heights to which the Second Amendment now menaces not only the very lives of our people, but more poignantly, how it imposes an existential threat to our nation. | Shutter Even if our early leaders had advocated for unrestricted gun ownership, these same men owned and marketed enslaved Africans, committed genocide against and expelled Native peoples, withheld enfranchisement from women, engaged and killed one another in duels, and so on.Since those early times, legislation, judicial actions, and constitutional amendments have at least attempted to redress some of those past tragedies. Though we can never bring back the tens of thousands of victims mowed down by gun-related violence each year, by gutting the Second Amendment, we can give our residents a greater chance of life.The United States ranks number 1 of 178 countries with the highest rate of firearms: 120.5 per 100 people.I often travel abroad visiting cities and people around the world. Increasingly, during my journeys, people express to me their admiration for the remarkable achievements and wonders of the United States, but because of the perennial gun-related violence, they vow never to step foot on this land.These same people believe they have more freedom in their countries with severe firearms restrictions than we could ever have under our Second Amendment. And because of their well-founded hesitations to visit our country, theyll never experience our gleaming cities, our open plains, our lush grasslands, our majestic mountains and national parks, and yes, our seemingly endless quantity of shops (and lets not forget our peanut butter and M&Ms).In the end, the realities of gun-related violence in the U.S. hurts everyone everywhere, with the possible exception of firearms manufacturers, their lobbyists, and the politicians they funnel in funds to stay in office. This violence also helps our enemies who desire to witness us being defeated from within. Rather than working to reduce the supply of firearms on our streets and in our homes, gun sales and ownership steadily increase. The United States ranks number 1 of 178 countries with the highest rate of firearms: 120.5 per 100 people.What will it take for us to cease fighting insanity with insanity? How many more of our precious people of all ages will have their lives cut short under the banner of freedom to bear arms? What will it take for us to reverse the unholy alliance betweencorporate America and powerful pressure groups controlling politicians in the service of firearms manufacturers? When is enough, enough?!Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

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Hip hop artist Snoop Dogg recently made a homophobic comment about a Pixar movie that included a same-sex couple, and now the writer who created the characters is speaking out.Lauren Gunderson worked on the film Lightyear and reportedly revealed on her private Threads profile that she was the creator of the wife-and-wife couple (who appeared in a brief scene where one gives the other a chaste peck). Related Iconic writer Malcolm Gladwell says hes 100% against trans women in sports: This is nuts. Gunderson explained that when a key character needed a partner, it felt so natural to write she instead of he.'As small as that detail is in the film, I knew the representational effect it could have. Small line, big deal. I was elated that they kept it.Im proud of it. To infinity.Love is love.As Huffpost reported, she also added that Snoop Dogg sucks and expressed hope that he joins the side of Love. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today She praised Pixar for deciding to include the moment despite the controversy it caused. I know they got a lot of sh*t for this inclusion, but stuff like this matters because beautiful love like this exists.The scene has indeed stirred international controversy and got the movie banned in several countries, including Bahrain, Brunei, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates, and restricted in Singapore. And now, Snoop has brought the controversy back. During an appearance on the Its Giving podcast, he said he was recently forced to talk to his grandson about queer parents when they watched the film together.What you see is what you see, and theyre putting it everywhere, he said. Theyre like, She had a baby, with another woman. Well, my grandson, in the middle of the movie, is like, Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? Shes a woman!Oh s**t, I didnt come in for this s**t, he continued. I just came to watch the goddamn movie. Snoop, who is a born-again Christian, said the movie f**ked me up. Im like, scared to go to the movies. Yall throwing me in the middle of s**t that I dont have an answer for. He did not explain why he could not answer the simple question.These are kids. We have to show that at this age? Theyre going to ask questions. I dont have the answer, he said.Despite his offense at a brief kiss, Snoops music was often cited by activists in the 1990s. concerned about obscenity in the recording industry. His albums, filled with swear words and explicit sexual imagery, were some of the first to get parental advisory stickers. He also has a history of homophobia, and his earlier music contained anti-gay slurs. After the recent controversy, Snoop appeared to post a lackluster apology in an Instagram comment from his verified account, but his representative told Entertainment Weekly that the post was fake.I was just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandsons, read the comment. All my gay friends [know] whats up. They been calling me with love. My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6-year-old. Teach me how to learn. Im not perfect. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)2025-09-07T18:33:17Z TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) Israels Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.The decision was a rare case in which the countrys highest court ruled against the governments conduct during the nearly two-year war. Since the war began, Israel has seized thousands of people in Gaza that it suspects of links to Hamas. Thousands have also been released without charge, often after months of detention. Rights groups have documented widespread abuse in prisons and detention facilities, including insufficient food and health care, as well as poor sanitary conditions and beatings. In March, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy died at an Israeli prison and doctors said starvation was likely the main cause of death. Sundays ruling came in response to a petition brought last year by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and the Israeli rights group Gisha. The groups alleged that a change in the food policy enacted after the war in Gaza began has caused prisoners to suffer malnutrition and starvation. Last year, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees the prison system, boasted that he had reduced the conditions of security prisoners to what he described as the bare minimum required by Israeli law.In Sundays ruling, the panel of three justices ruled unanimously that the state is legally obligated to provide prisoners with enough food to ensure a basic level of existence. In the 2-1 ruling, the justices said they found indications that the current food supply to prisoners does not sufficiently guarantee compliance with the legal standard. They said they had found real doubts that prisoners were eating properly, and ordered the prison service to take steps to ensure the supply of food that allows for basic subsistence conditions in accordance with the law. Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the ruling, saying that while Israeli hostages in Gaza have no one to help them, Israels Supreme Court to our disgrace is defending Hamas militants. He said the policy of providing prisoners with the most minimal conditions stipulated by the law would continue unchanged.ACRI called for the verdict to be implemented immediately. In a post on X, it said the prison service has turned Israeli prisons into torture camps.A state does not starve people, it said. People do not starve people no matter what they have done.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gestures as speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)2025-09-07T18:43:36Z Floridas plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely wont take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, the health department said Sunday.The department responded to a request for details, four days after Floridas surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, said the state would become the first to make vaccinations voluntary and let families decide whether to inoculate their children.Its a retreat from decades of public policy and research that has shown vaccines to be safe and the most effective way to stop the spread of communicable diseases, especially among children. Despite that evidence, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed deep skepticism about vaccines.Floridas plan would lift mandates on school vaccines for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib influenza and pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis, the health department said. The Department initiated the rule change on September 3, 2025, and anticipates the rule change will not be effective for approximately 90 days, the state told The Associated Press in an email. The public school year in Florida started in August. All other vaccinations required under Florida law to attend school remain in place, unless updated through legislation, including vaccines for measles, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, mumps and tetanus, the department said. Stay up to date with the latest U.S. news by signing up to our WhatsApp channel. Lawmakers dont meet again until January 2026, although committee meetings begin in October. Ladapo, appearing Sunday on CNN, repeated his message of free choice for childhood vaccines.If you want them, God bless, you can have as many as you want, he said. And if you dont want them, parents should have the ability and the power to decide what goes into their childrens bodies. Its that simple.Florida currently has a religious exemption for vaccine requirements. Vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives globally over the past 50 years, the World Health Organization reported in 2024. The majority of those were infants and children. Dr. Rana Alissa, chair of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said making vaccines voluntary puts students and school staff at risk. This is the worst year for measles in the U.S. in more than three decades, with more than 1,400 cases confirmed nationwide, most of them in Texas, and three deaths. Whooping cough has killed at least two babies in Louisiana and a 5-year-old in Washington state since winter, as it too spreads rapidly. There have been more than 19,000 cases as of Aug. 23, nearly 2,000 more than this time last year, according to preliminary CDC data.

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Did we all take a second to think about how long that speech at the VMAs? Ros really went for it and stood her ground at the 2025 MTV VMAs. The BLACKPINK star brought out her laundry list to thank as some people put it online with a lot of people wondering when the speech actually was going to start. Nervous but bubbly as ever, the star went up to the podium to thank her collaborator Bruno Mars on their viral hit APT. In just this part of the speech alone the star took up nearly the entire amount of time other artists took the stage before her in the night. Fans on social media thought the speech was ending, but girl it was just getting started. The On My Mind singer went on to declare her love for her team, fans, and gave one insightful speech that most of us cant even tell you how long it was. While accepting her award from Paris Hilton, Ros thanked Mars and promised to call him after the show to tell him just how much he means to her. She also took the time to thank her fellow Blackpink members, giving them a shoutout on stage.Apt., meanwhile, is nominated for several awards, including the top honor Video of the Year. The singer is also nominated for Best K-Pop for Toxic Till the End.The speech clocked in at just a few shy of five minutes long, but many got a chance to hear how deeply personal it was. Many had a lot to say about the time length with their thoughts online. Read the full speech here: Oh, my gosh, I cant believe this. Thank you so much. I prepared something cause I didnt want to mess this up, and I feel like this is a really big moment for myself and a lot of other people. And so, if you dont mind me, Ill speed through this, hopefully.First of all, Bruno, I know that youre watching Oh, my God First of all, thank you so much, Bruno. I cant believe this. Im gonna call you up after, so Ill say everything. Thank you so much for believing in me and helping me build this world together. Im really, really forever grateful for you, and our friendship, and everything.Someone asked me the other day what my fear in life was, and I was quite shocked at my own response. I had no idea how deeply personal this journey had been for me. I told them I feared that somewhere along the way, this journey of pursuing my dreams, I might hit a wall and possibly disappoint my 16-year-old self, who grew up always an oddball among society, that wished someday she, too, could be herself and equally pursue her dreams just as well as anyone else I saw on television. Twelve years later, I dedicate this award to my 16-year-old self, who dreamed, and to all those who have watched me grow into the artist that I am today and placed their dreams in me to make this change. Every single one of you has put me here, and now I believe there is no impostor in the world when MTV has given me this award here at the VMAs. This is a really big moment for 16-year-old me and anyone else who has dreamed of being accepted equally for their hard work.I accept this award proudly because it has come with the hard work and discipline of my extremely hardworking teamYuna, Jane, Ashley, and Megan, thank you all so much. My extremely talented and loyal hair and makeup and stylists. All the amazingly talented songwriters and producers who believed in me and helped me make my musical dreams come true. Thank you all. Atlantic Records and TBL for trusting me and giving me a chance. Mum and Dad, I love you so much. And Alice, thank you for helping me stand independent. All those sleepless nights you spent for me to stand strong alone is really paying off today. I love you so much. My forever mentor Teddy, thank you for being there for me, always, and believing in me from the beginning. Kay, who encouraged me to go out there and dream big and break the norm. My loyal fans, number ones, for believing in me. Again, Bruno, my absolute idol and incredible teacher, I love you so much. I hope youre proud. Blackpink members Jisoo, Jennie, and LisaAnd certainly, last but not leasthmm, this is heavyas my therapist tells me to do every day, Id like to thank myself for not giving up, even in the toughest of times. And always remember, youve got you. Thank you MTV for this award, and thank you everyone for loving APT. Thank you so much. This means so much to me.Source

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards brought the music world to UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, Sept. 7, with LL Cool J as host and a lineup that was pure spectacle. From powerhouse performances to history-making wins, this years VMAs leaned into queer icons, fan-favorite allies, and the artists pushing culture forward.Lady Gaga dominated nominations going in with 12, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year. She walked away victorious, snagging Artist of the Year and cementing her role as the nights main event. Gaga also hit the stage with Bruno Mars for their soaring duet Die With A Smile, which had the crowd on its feet.Queer artists and allies were front and center throughout the night. Sabrina Carpenter delivered her viral hit Manchild, while ROS, one of K-pops brightest stars, shared the spotlight with Mars on APT. Alex Warren, who has been open about his queer identity, had a breakout moment after winning Best New Artist. Meanwhile, Mariah Carey and Ricky Martintwo legends beloved by LGBTQ+ fanswere honored with special performances.Other major winners included Tate McRae, who secured Song of the Summer for Just Keep Watching from F1: The Movie, and sombr, who took home Best Alternative for back to friends. Mariah Carey added another accolade to her career with Best R&B for Type Dangerous.The shows fashion moments were just as memorable, with Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, and Charli xcx all bringing distinct style to the pink carpet.Below is the full list of winners and nominees across the nights top categories:Artist of the YearBad BunnyBeyoncKendrick LamarLady Gaga WINNERMorgan WallenTaylor SwiftThe WeekndVideo of the YearAriana Grande brighter days aheadBillie Eilish Birds of a FeatherKendrick Lamar Not Like UsLady Gaga & Bruno Mars Die With A SmileROS & Bruno Mars APT.Sabrina Carpenter ManchildThe Weeknd & Playboi Carti TimelessSong of the YearAlex Warren OrdinaryBillie Eilish Birds of a FeatherDoechii AnxietyEd Sheeran SapphireGracie Abrams I Love You, Im SorryLady Gaga & Bruno Mars Die With A SmileLorde What Was ThatROS & Bruno Mars APT.Tate McRae Sports CarThe Weeknd & Playboi Carti TimelessBest New ArtistAlex Warren WINNERElla LangleyGigi PerezLola Youngsombr FINALISTThe Maras FINALISTBest R&BChris Brown ResidualsLeon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs MUTT (Remix)Mariah Carey Type Dangerous WINNERPARTYNEXTDOOR N o C h i l lSummer Walker Heart of a WomanSZA DriveThe Weeknd & Playboi Carti TimelessBest AlternativeGigi Perez Sailor SongImagine Dragons Wake UpLola Young Messymgk & Jelly Roll Lonely Roadsombr back to friends WINNERThe Maras Back to MeSong of the SummerAddison Rae Headphones OnAlex Warren OrdinaryBenson Boone Mystical MagicalBigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman All The WayChappell Roan The SubwayDemi Lovato FastDoja Cat Jealous TypeJessie Murph Blue StripsJustin Bieber DaisiesMOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae What I WantRavyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County Love Me NotSabrina Carpenter Manchildsombr 12 to 12Tate McRae Just Keep Watching WINNERThe VMAs once again proved themselves to be a night where pop meets politics, queerness meets mainstream, and fans get the moments theyll be replaying for weeks.Source