The ACM Awards are nearly here with first-time host Shania Twain

The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards return for their 61st annual show Sunday night. There’s a lot that’s noteworthy: Women lead the nominations for a second year in a row. Shania Twain will host for the first time, taking over for Reba McEntire.

Oil prices keep swinging, and so do stocks worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices and stock markets worldwide kept swinging with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war. The S&P 500 ended 0.1% lower Monday. The Dow Jones added 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5%. Stock prices moved in the opposite direction of oil prices.

When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know

WASHINGTON (AP) – Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend women begin at age 40 or 45 while another recently opted for age 50. They also differ on whether yearly or every other year is best.

Top Asia Pacific Breaking News: Latest Updates

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine Senate convened as an impeachment court Monday for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over criminal charges, in a time of deep divisions that erupted into an exchange of gunfire last week in the chamber.

Maine communities mourn 27-year-old firefighter killed in lumber mill explosion

MORRILL, Maine (AP) – A 27-year-old firefighter killed in a huge fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine’s midcoast region was being honored Saturday, a day after the incident that injured at least 11 others.

Russia unleashes aerial barrage on Ukraine as long-range strikes escalate

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia targeted eight regions of Ukraine in its latest nighttime drone and missile barrage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, with local authorities reporting that the strikes wounded more than two dozen civilians, including three children.

Wife of US Army sergeant released from federal immigration custody

The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant has been released from federal immigration custody after spending a month in detention. Sgt. Jose Serrano, an active duty soldier stationed in Texas who served three tours in Afghanistan, said that immigration agents arrested his wife during an April 14 appointment with immigration services.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times and others

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times and others

Today in History: May 16, China's Cultural Revolution begins

Today is Saturday, May 16, the 136th day of 2026. There are 229 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized “counterrevolutionary revisionists” within the party and marked the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.