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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to stand trial in Mexico over alleged ties to Sinaloa Cartel

A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said.
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Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children and kidnapping victims

At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said.
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Historic treasure at NYCHA housing complex is restored: ‘Something you’d see at Smithsonian’

The stunning 80-foot-long concrete frieze, “Exodus and Dance,” was created in 1939 and installed in front of the Kingsborough Houses in the Weeksville section of Crown Heights — home to one of the nation’s first free black communities — two years later.
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Jerry Adler, actor in The Sopranos and The Good Wife, dies aged 96

Adler was involved behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before finding acting success in his 60s

Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died aged 96.

Adler died on Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Adler “passed peacefully in his sleep”, Paradigm Talent Agency’s Sarah Shulman said on behalf of his family. No immediate cause was given.

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Britney Spears flaunts figure in nothing but knee-high boots after sparking fan concern

Last week, fans expressed worry after the pop icon posted a clips of herself singing “off-key” and talking in a strange accent.
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Trump has no basis to deploy troops to Chicago: Top Democratic US lawmaker

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to ‘manufacture a crisis’ to abuse power.
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US Open picks: Daniil Medvedev vs. Benjamin Bonzi odds, predictions and best bet

There is a lot of betting support for Benjamin Bonzi to upset Daniil Medvedev on Sunday night.
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‘Give me a break’: Chris Christie slams Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trump praise as phony

‘We’re going to believe Ghislaine Maxwell?’ the former New Jersey governor, a vocal Trump critic, told ABC News on Aug. 24.
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Tommy Fleetwood Foresees ‘Great Time’ Chasing Maiden Win at Tour Championship

Tommy Fleetwood started the final round of the Tour Championship leading the pace, and he plans to enjoy the moment to the fullest.
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Ghislaine Maxwell was celebrated at posh Clinton event years after sex crimes accusations emerged

Late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was an honored guest at an exclusive Clinton Global Initiative conference in September, 2013, more than five years after sexual abuse allegations first surfaced against her, according to a CNN analysis.