Former President Joe Biden said his cancer diagnosis will limit his book tour appearances ahead of this month’s release of his presidential memoir. Biden said on X that while his doctors “continue to be encouraged” by his response to his treatment for stage 4 prostate cancer, the illness has taken a toll on him. “It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down,” he wrote. As a result, Biden said he would not be able to have as many conversations about his book as he had hoped. His presidential memoir, Promise Me, America, is due for release on Nov. 17. “I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves,” he said. The memoir covers Biden’s four years in the White House, including the major challenges and decisions that shaped his presidency. “Looking forward, I’m going to keep following what my father told me a long time ago: “Champ, when you get knocked down, get up.” It’s a good lesson for me. And for America," Biden added.

A Cessna 172D Skyhawk plane carrying two people glided over the back of a pickup truck as it made an emergency landing on a busy Florida highway, footage shows. Miraculously, no injuries were reported at the scene. The aircraft made the emergency landing at around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, after the pilot reported an engine issue. The plane departed from Sebring, Florida, about 50 minutes before it made a complete landing near Bayshore Road and Interstate 75 in Fort Myers. “Couldn’t have been a better outcome. Grateful doesn’t come close!” Carmine Marceno, Lee County’s sheriff, wrote. The Federal Aviation Administration will open an investigation into the incident. The plane emergency follows a string of fatal crashes in Florida. On Wednesday, a Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into the water off Biscayne Bay in Miami, killing one. Last Sunday, a Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach, killing all nine people on board.

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Wisconsin state trooper Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe has been released from ICE custody after he was detained while attempting to board a domestic flight Thursday. The South African native moved to the U.S. aged 14, with his lawyers stating that—while having waited seven years and counting for his asylum case to be addressed—he has a valid work permit up until 2030. The Department of Homeland Security has defended his detainment on the grounds of “work authorization or a pending application” not granting civic status, while Van Der Merwe’s lawyers judged: “We don’t think ICE even believes its own statement.” They claimed: “USCIS, an agency within DHS, authorized Carel to work. He used that authorization to serve and protect Wisconsin communities. ICE, another agency within DHS, then detained him. DHS owes this family more than silence.” Van Der Merwe graduated as a state patrol trooper in 2025, in a ceremony overseen by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. The officer is now subject to electronic monitoring, and will have to defend his immigration case in court.

Two fishermen rescued a Royal Caribbean cruise ship pianist nearly 20 miles off Newport Beach in the Pacific Ocean. The man was treading water and is believed to have been stranded at sea for about nine hours before they found him. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s a human being. Stop the boat; let’s get all of our lines in,” one of the fishermen, Grant Garrett, was quoted telling CBS News. “Grant and I each got an arm and lifted him up,” Sean Norton said. “He was in total shock.” The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was hospitalized and is expected to survive. “The only thing he said to me was, ‘Thank you. I thought I was gonna die,’” Norton recalled. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating how the man ended up overboard from the “Ovation of the Seas” ship. “[W]e are providing support and assistance to our crew member during this difficult time. To respect the privacy of our employee, we have no additional details to share,” a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson said in a statement.

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Professional boxer Adrien Broner, 37, was seen on livestream being pushed in a wheelchair out of a Los Angeles concert by EMS workers. On rapper Blueface’s livestream, reported on by TMZ, Broner appears a little out of it before slumping over on a couch at Detroit rapper Skilla Baby’s show. The boxer-turned-online-streamer was then carried down a flight of stairs by his friends and an EMS worker, going in and out of consciousness. He eventually regained enough composure to walk on his own, but was then guided to a wheelchair and pushed to a car outside the venue. The cause of Broner’s medical emergency is unclear, but World Boxing News reports that Broner has long battled alcohol abuse. According to the boxing publication, he was diagnosed with pancreatitis after being hospitalized in August, only to return to drinking hours later. “If he keeps drinking too much, he’s gonna die,” Broner’s streaming partner DeenTheGreat said at the time. The boxing icon has won world championships in four different weight classes.

Former WWE legend Glenn Jacobs has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Tennessee Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn in the Senate, according to a new report. Two Republican officials familiar with the matter said the 59-year-old has a major advantage, citing his longstanding relationship with Blackburn. This comes after reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not being considered for the soon-to-be-vacant seat. “Based on [what happened], it’s even more likely for Glenn,” one of the operatives told The Washington Sun. In October, Jacobs told the Fox News Rundown podcast about the speculation: “Well, for me, that is something that I’m very honored that people would say about me.” After decades in the WWE ring as the wrestler Kane, Jacobs entered politics when he won his campaign for mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, in 2018. He was re-elected in 2022 and served out his final term until Sept. 1 this year. Blackburn will officially appoint her successor when she takes office in January.

The nanny traveling on the Learjet 60 plane that crashed into a South Florida mobile home park last week made a final video call to her sister before takeoff, her sister said. Angie Ramirez Cetina tells the US Sun that her sister, 24-year-old Anita Maria Cetina, FaceTimed her to show her the children she was caring for and the private jet. “She was very happy,” she said. “She was truly happy because she had never been to the Bahamas, and even though she was working, she didn’t see it as work.” Anita, a bioengineering graduate from Colombia, had been caring for the young children—Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2—of Adam Robinson and Helen Sharp for about a year and a half. She died alongside the family, their friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, and crew members Jeffrey Gregory and Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras. Angie told The Sun that she and Anita were “inseparable.”

Two skydivers were killed Friday after they collided mid-air over the city of Lake Elsinore in southern California. According to Skydive Elsinore, the women were licensed, experienced skydivers visiting from out of town. A company spokesperson told NBC News they were participating in the California Women’s Upright Record Team, which was preparing for a world record attempt for the number of women to complete a standing-stance dive. The women collided near the end of their jump, and their parachutes became tangled, Skydive Elsinore said. Both sustained “critical injuries” when they reached the ground. NBC News reports that the women were taken to a hospital in critical condition and subsequently pronounced dead. Skydive Elsinore said there was no indication that the skydivers’ equipment malfunctioned. “Skydive Elsinore extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of both skydivers, and is grieving alongside all those affected,” the company said in a statement.

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Sen. Chris Murphy, 53, won’t be returning to the floor next week for the post-blue-wave session after suffering a stroke last weekend. The Connecticut Democrat’s office announced Friday that he was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital but will spend several weeks at a rehab center. His condition and expected return date were not disclosed. Dr. Jose Suarez, director of the hospital’s neurocritical care division, said Murphy “has shown tremendous progress” and is expected to make a full recovery. Murphy, who has been mentioned for a possible 2028 presidential candidacy, issued a statement about his recovery after he was discharged from the hospital. “The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I’ve made so far,” Murphy wrote. “In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center.” While attending his son’s hockey game on Oct. 31, Murphy felt a numbness in his arm and called 911, which took him to a nearby hospital. There, the vocal Trump critic was diagnosed with a “small” brain bleed. Meanwhile, his party prepares to take control of the Senate, and Republicans weigh their priorities for their last few weeks.

Reality star Joan Vassos and fiancé Chock Chapple have ended their engagement after two years. The couple, who met on the first season of The Golden Bachelorette in 2024, shared near-identical statements announcing the split on their Instagram stories Friday morning. “We spent the last two years living what we hoped would be the beginning of our love story, sharing our families, amazing adventures, laughter, and supporting each other through challenging times,” both messages read. “Sadly, our journey hasn’t turned out so happy, and we have decided to end our engagement.” Vassos and Chapple, both 63, got engaged during The Golden Bachelorette season finale in November 2024. Months later, the pair told the Bachelor franchise’s official news site, Bachelor Nation, that they hadn’t started planning the wedding yet. “We don’t have a biological clock, we’re not having kids, so I think when the time is right we’ll know it, and we’ll go and do it!” Vassos said.

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