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10 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut
Not like us? More like him: Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations, announced Friday.
18 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are about be announced. Here’s what to know
Nominees will be announced during a video livestream on the Grammy website and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel on Friday at 8 a.m. Pacific and 11 a.m. Eastern.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Bruce Springsteen performs at New York Public Library gala
Bruce Springsteen was among six honorees Monday night at the New York Public Library's annual "Library Lions" gala, which pays tribute to "outstanding achievements" in arts, culture, letters and scholarship.
4 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as "Suspicious Minds" and "When a Man Loves a Woman" and was a featured singer with the Grateful Dead for much of the 1970s, has died at 78.
Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform
The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.
Lifestyle
18 hours ago in Lifestyle
Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
1 day ago in Lifestyle
Peloton recalls nearly 878,000 exercise bikes after several seat posts break
Peloton is recalling nearly 878,000 of its exercise bikes across the U.S. and Canada because the products' seat posts can break during use, posing fall hazards.
1 week ago in Lifestyle
Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters
Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.
1 week ago in Lifestyle
Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive condo and hotel project.
1 week ago in Lifestyle, Trending
How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.
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10 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut
Not like us? More like him: Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations, announced Friday.
17 hours ago in Entertainment
Shaggy recounts his relief mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa and shares how you can help
After the devastating October storm that killed at least 75 people across the northern Caribbean, Shaggy, 57, mobilized relief immediately for Jamaica, shuttling supplies from Miami and hand delivering them to the worst-hit areas.
18 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are about be announced. Here’s what to know
Nominees will be announced during a video livestream on the Grammy website and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel on Friday at 8 a.m. Pacific and 11 a.m. Eastern.
1 day ago in Entertainment
On the set of the first Agatha Christie show where mysteries are solved with the internet
In a departure from what could be the logline for many a cozy English mystery before it, "Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence" marks the first time Agatha Christie's work has been modernized for an English-speaking TV audience.
1 day ago in Features, Trending
Rockefeller Christmas tree is harvested from upstate New York and begins trek to Manhattan
The towering Christmas tree that will light up Rockefeller Center this holiday season is on its way to New York City.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Rockies hiring Paul DePodesta from NFL’s Browns to run baseball operations, AP source says
The Colorado Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta of "Moneyball" fame from the NFL's Cleveland Browns to run baseball operations, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame
Slime, that gooey, sticky and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Trivial Pursuit.
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Unknown Illinois: Cryptids In The Corn
Are you ready for the Spooky Month? Here’s something to get you in that October mood… Unknown Illinois: Cryptids in the Corn
Teacher of the Month
MIX 94-point-5 and Rick Ridings in Monticello present our Teacher of the Month Award. Few people inspire a child better than a…
