Ex-President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says
Ex-President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says
By Jan Wolfe
Aug 8 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC.
• “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told BBC’s “Newsnight,” according to video posted online on Friday. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”
• A spokesman for the 83-year-old Democrat declined on Saturday to comment on Hunter Biden’s interview.
• Biden revealed in May 2025, less than four months after he left the White House, that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, saying at the time that it had spread to his bones.
• A Biden spokesman said in October he was undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy.
• Biden was the oldest person to win the U.S. presidency at the time of his election in 2020.
• Biden’s physical health and mental acuity drew scrutiny during his 2021 to 2025 presidency.
• Biden attended the dedication of Barack Obama’s presidential library in June in Chicago. Biden served as Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2017.
• Biden’s presidential memoir is scheduled for release on November 17.
(Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Sergio Non and Cynthia Osterman)
A national scheme means children between five and 15 travel free on some local services in August.
New town councils for Windsor and Maidenhead could be established following a public consultation.
The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered “out of control”, has spread over more than 36 sq miles (95 sq km).
Rania Mini Market, in Boscombe, is served a three month closure order by trading standards officers.
Oxfordshire County Council says it has issued fines to a firm after it closed an A40 slip road.
Jules Hobbs from Wiltshire is waiting to use Frampradine which has been made available on the NHS.
Skywatchers are set to witness two major celestial events next week, with a deep partial solar eclipse followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
All static fishing nets have to be clearly marked with red and white floats.
Hannah Le Morvan is given the 2026 Nigel Quérée Environment Award by the Société Jersiaise.
A rare turtle is being flown home to the Caribbean Sea after being found washed up in Wales.
Survey finds 96% of 1,500 people asked rated their experience as good, very good or excellent.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been various cases of Ukrainian drones straying into NATO airspace.
Stories about a famous footballer, a folk band, and a streaker were among our most read this week.
When C.C. Opanowski of Hudson Falls, New York, was a teenager, she survived a terrifying attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Shawn Doyle. Years later, he would kill Lori Leonard, a mother of two young sons in Chittenango, New York.
Officials say it is remarkable that a range of rare items escaped the flames.
In reporting on the case of Joe Shymanski, a Washington, D.C., photographer murdered in 2023, “48 Hours”‘ Nikki Battiste says the story took her into unfamiliar territory: confronting someone she grew up with.
The hot summer reveals parch marks from centuries old structures at sites including Blenheim Palace.
A series of inquests into deaths at HMP Lowdham Grange have revealed damning failings.
Indonesian authorities have closed access to a national park on Java Island as firefighters battle a wildfire raging there for nearly a week.Authorities barred access to visitors late Saturday until further notice.
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content
Powered by WPeMatico