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'Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon

Nov. 19, 2024 09:45 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — It's not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy. In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases for the 2024 season. ...

Partial list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards

Nov. 08, 2024 12:20 PM EST

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

Oct. 04, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

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

Aug. 30, 2024 18:47 PM EDT

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...