Argentine authorities probe what happened before Liam Payne's fatal fall from his hotel balcony

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The circumstances surrounding the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne were suspicious and possibly involved drugs, though there was no sign of a third party being involved, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday. Payne, 31, who died on Wednesday,...

What we know about Liam Payne's death, including some of the unanswered questions

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at age 31 after falling three stories from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne was a beloved member of the group, which formed in...

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...

One Direction were 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 /...

In first public reaction to Liam Payne's death, all 4 former One Direction bandmates say they're 'completely devastated'

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In first public reaction to Liam Payne's death, all 4 former One Direction bandmates say they're 'completely devastated.'

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said. Buenos Aires police said...

Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame

LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era. That helped propel them to a level of fame comparable to Beatlemania, but with the constant scrutiny of a world of smartphones and...

Liam Payne, ex-member of boy band One Direction, dies at 31 in Buenos Aires hotel fall, local officials tell media

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Liam Payne, ex-member of boy band One Direction, dies at 31 in Buenos Aires hotel fall, local officials tell media.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31: Aug. 25: Actor Tom Skerritt is 91. Director John Badham (“Saturday Night Fever”) is 85. Singer Walter Williams of The O’Jays is 81. Actor Anthony Heald (“Boston Public”) is 80. Singer Henry Paul of BlackHawk (and Outlaws) is...