NEW YORK (AP) – The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including the addition of five new categories. The academy on Tuesday announced the addition of a best Asian pop music performance category – celebrating releases across K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and beyond – awarded to the performer.
NEW YORK (AP) – Some of the most promising young filmmakers in the movie business are arriving in Hollywood already experts at entertaining audiences and going viral.
NEW YORK (AP) – Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
World leaders are gathering in a French spa town Monday for a summit of the Group of Seven club of powerful democracies with a new impetus following President Donald Trump ‘s announcement of an agreement that he says will bring an end to the U.S. war against Iran.
The Group of Seven wrapped up three days of talks in the French Alps on Wednesday with discussions on the contentious future of artificial intelligence. Executives of leading AI companies, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, attended discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders.
NEW YORK (AP) – A hearing in Luigi Mangione ‘s state murder case in the killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was postponed until Wednesday after prosecutors failed to inform his jailors that he was needed in court.
NEW YORK (AP) – Christopher Jackson, one of the original cast members of the megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back to reprise his George Washington.
NEW YORK (AP) – The marmalade-loving, Peruvian emigree bear Paddington is on the move again. Next stop, Broadway.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) – Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on their first full day Tuesday, including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the Middle East crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France.
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