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The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York MEXICO CITY -- The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Associated Press reviewed the video and was able to verify that it was altered. The recording released by the presidential office incorporated applause for U.S. President Joe Biden, who spoke moments before Petro, making it appear the applause was directed at the Colombian leader. The manipulation was first reported by the Colombian website La Silla Vacía. The presidential office was asked for comment by AP but had not responded by late Friday afternoon. Although Petro did receive applause, the final clip of the video posted Thursday on the government’s YouTube channel does not correspond to what was broadcast in the ...

A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated NEW YORK -- A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated. Seven days after Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” conspired to set box office records, the two films held unusually strongly in theaters. “Barbie” took in a massive $93 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Oppenheimer” stayed in second with a robust $46.2 million. Sales for the two movies dipped 43% and 44%, respectably — well shy of the usual week-two drops. “Barbenheimer” has proven to be not a one-weekend phenomenon but an ongoing box- office bonanza . The two movies combined have already surpassed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore, call it “a touchstone moment for movies, moviegoers and movie theaters.” “Having two movies from rival studios linked in this way and both boosting each other's fortunes — both box-office wise and it ter...

A Mississippi mom is demanding justice after her 11-year-old son was allegedly shot by a police officer who responded to their home. A Mississippi mom is demanding justice after she says her 11-year- old son was allegedly shot and injured by a police office r who responded to their home. Nakala Murry said she was asleep when, around 4 a.m. Saturday, she heard a knock on her window and saw her daughter's father standing there. "I noticed he was kind of irate. And from dealing with him in the past, I know the irate version of him, what it could lead to," she told ABC News' "GMA3" on Thursday. Murry said she gave her phone to her 11-year- old son, Aderrien, and told him to call his grandmother. Nakala Murry, right, and her attorney Carlos Moore appear on "GMA3," on May 25, 2023. ABC News "He called the police first, and then he called my mom," she said. "My mom also called the police." Two officers responded to the home in Indian...