• Associated Press

    Time is on their side: Rolling Stones to rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries

    The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is usually akin to a 14-ring musical circus — a variety of musical acts playing simultaneously on stages spread throughout the sprawling infield of a historic horse racing track. “We didn’t want to have 13 empty stages and no people in front of them when the Stones start singing favorites like ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash,’” festival producer Quint Davis told The Associated Press ahead of the festival. “Everyone who bought a ticket for that day primarily bought one to see The Stones.”

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    King Charles and Queen Camilla host private dinner for London Clinic staff at Clarence House - details

    King Charles and Queen Camilla held a private dinner at Clarence House for staff from The London Clinic, where the monarch and Princess Kate were both treated earlier in the year, before their cancer diagnoses were discovered

  • Associated Press

    Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses

    President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats. The White House, which has been peppered with questions by reporters, has gone only slightly further than the president. On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden is “monitoring the situation closely," and she said some demonstrations had stepped over a line that separated free speech from unlawful behavior.