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Partial list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have been announced, and Beyoncé leads the way. She received 11 nominations, including for album, song and record of the year for music from “Cowboy Carter,” her much-anticipated country album. Post...
Advocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in alleged violations of federal law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio's Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being systematically removed from the rolls in several counties in alleged violation of federal law. A letter sent Thursday to Secretary of State Frank LaRose,...
Women's college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder's will from 1900
Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year, making the school an outlier among the nation's diminishing number of women's colleges. The private women's liberal arts school said the policy stems from the legally...
Here are all of the celebrities at the Democratic convention's starry roll call
The Democratic National Convention transformed what should have been the driest part of the evening – the roll call – into a party Thursday, complete with lively music and several celebrity appearances. Although the Democratic party previously held a virtual vote on Aug. 6 that...
