LONDON (AP) — Former U.S. President Joe Biden ’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview.
In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC broadcast late on Friday, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father’s condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further," he said. "It’s very painful and it's very debilitating in many respects.”
Joe Biden, 83, was the oldest man to serve as U.S. president and his age was a source of concern for much of his four years in office. He and his White House advisers have faced intense criticism for allegedly concealing the extent of his problems, especially after he was forced to abandon his bid for re-election after a disastrous debate with his eventual successor, Donald Trump.
The former president revealed his cancer diagnosis in May of last year, less than four months after he left the White House.
Hunter Biden said the diagnosis had been tough on the family.
“It's really sad to watch," Biden said. “The only thing that I'd say about my dad, about his health right now, is I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good.”
But Biden said his father remains “out there," speaking publicly about the issues that are important to him.
“He’s still doing his thing," he said. “He so believes in this country."
The former president will publish a memoir, “Promise Me, America,” after the mid-term elections.
FILE - Hunter Biden listens while his father, President Joe Biden, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
NICE, France (AP) — Demi Vollering launched a blistering attack to win the eighth stage of the Women’s Tour de France and take the yellow jersey heading into Sunday's final stage.
The Dutchwoman upped the pace on Saturday's fourth and final small climb and Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney cracked with about six kilometers (four miles) to go, sitting back down in her saddle as 2023 Tour winner Vollering surged ahead.
As Vollering zoomed along the famed Promenade des Anglais by the seaside in Nice, Niewiadoma-Phinney and former Giro d’Italia winner Elisa Longo Borghini could not close the gap.
“It’s funny but only this morning I saw myself taking the yellow Jersey,” Vollering said. “I thought it might come true, that maybe that’s the way things should be. During the day, I tried to remind myself I could do it.”
So it proved.
Vollering raised her arms triumphantly at the line, then sat on the ground and panted heavily as she tried to get her breath back.
“I was in so much pain, I can hardly describe it, but I made it happen,” Vollering said. "This goes to prove that if you really believe in something, if you dream big, it doesn’t matter how much risk you take or how much pain you have to go through.”
Longo Borghini was second and Niewiadoma-Phinney was third, both 17 seconds behind. The day belonged to Vollering, who won the Giro d’Italia this year to complete the hat trick of Grands Tour wins.
She is eight seconds ahead of Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024 champion, in the overall standings. The Polish rider took the yellow jersey with a brilliant solo win up Mont Ventoux on Friday, and rode a yellow bike to go with it on Stage 8.
The 172-kilometer (107-mile) route from Sisteron to Nice on the southeast coast was mostly flat for sprinters but featured four minor climbs which made it a little more tricky.
With the main title contenders initially saving energy for Sunday's tough-looking decisive stage in the hills around Nice, the yellow jersey group let Frenchwoman Maeva Squiban and Dutchwoman Loes Adegeest form a long breakaway.
Squiban slid off her bike heading into a turn on a downhill section and landed heavily on her left side. She had cuts and grazes and screamed in agony as a medic on a motorbike tried bandaging her arm while she was riding.
She carried on riding despite the pain while, up ahead, Adegeest was caught inside the last nine kilometers.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt pulled out of the race shortly before the stage after feeling unwell.
The French rider's Visma-Lease a Bike team said on X that the decision to pull her out of the race was made after consultation with the team's medical staff.
The 2024 Paris Olympic champion in mountain biking, she won the Women's Tour de France on her debut last year. But she struggled this year and was in 14th place overall before withdrawing.
Stage 9 features four sharp climbs of Col d’Èze, which is nestled in the hills overlooking the tiny Principality of Monaco.
Two years ago, Niewiadoma-Phinney beat Vollering on a final day mountain stage to win the race by just four seconds.
Vollering will have to ensure it's not a case of déjà vu.
“Tomorrow’s course is going to be super hard," she said. "We know it from the beginning of the Tour."
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Netherlands' Demi Vollering celebrates as she crosses the finish line after winning the eighth stage of the Women's Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) between Sisteron and Nice in Nice, France, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
The overall leader Netherlands' Demi Vollering celebrates on the podium with the yellow jersey after the eighth stage of the Women's Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) between Sisteron and Nice in Nice, France, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
Netherlands' Demi Vollering reacts after winning the eighth stage of the Women's Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) between Sisteron and Nice in Nice, France, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
Netherlands' Demi Vollering reacts as she crosses the finish line after winning the eighth stage of the Women's Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) between Sisteron and Nice in Nice, France, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
Netherlands' Demi Vollering reacts as she crosses the finish line after winning the eighth stage of the Women's Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) between Sisteron and Nice in Nice, France, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
FILE - France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot pedals during the women's Elite road race, at the road cycling World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
