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A hotel collapses in Argentina and leaves 1 dead and several trapped
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 10-story hotel under renovation in Argentina collapsed Tuesday, leaving one person dead and at least seven trapped in the debris, authorities said. Firefighters searching for survivors rescued a woman who was alive from the rubble of the Dubrovnik Hotel in...
What we know about the death of Liam Payne
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Oct. 16 at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne was a beloved member of the group, which formed in 2010 after its...
Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony, a government official said Thursday. A police special investigations unit went to the...
Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said. The final...
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a burst of adrenaline, the Argentine students charged into oncoming traffic. Trucks screeched to a halt. Motorbikes swerved. Some drivers flipped their middle fingers, yelling insults. Others pumped their fists in solidarity, howling, “Public...
Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, Cheryl, Simon Cowell and more mourn singer
LONDON (AP) — Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday at age 31. A look at some of the reactions: __ ...
Liam Payne's father arrives in Buenos Aires days after the pop star's fatal hotel plunge
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday to arrange for the return of his son's body to England two days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony. After landing at the Buenos...
One Direction was the internet's first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
Liam Payne's voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction's debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne. “You’re insecure, don’t know what for /...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Oct. 11-17, 2024 One Direction fans flocked to the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after singer Liam Payne died in a fall from a hotel balcony. Businesses in Ecuador’s capital have seen their sales dented by rolling power cuts introduced by the government...
Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, James Corden and more friends and musicians mourn singer
LONDON (AP) — Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians expressed shock and sadness Thursday over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday at age 31. A look at some of the reactions: __ "We...
