HOUSTON— Drake has reached a settlement with Texas-based iHeartMedia in his ongoing legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” according to court records. In November, Drake filed a legal petition in Bexar County, Texas, where San Antonio is located, alleging that iHeartMedia had received illegal payments from …
Read More »Philadelphia musicians up for Grammys Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for album honoring composer Florence Price
Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their collaborative album has earned a nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Karen Slack, a soprano vocalist, and Michelle Cann, a pianist and professor at the Curtis Institute of Music, collaborated on “Beyond the Years,” a …
Read More »Man accused of fatally burning woman on NYC subway indicted for murder and arson, Brooklyn DA says
NEW YORK — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally setting a woman on fire a New York City subway train, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Investigators said Sebastian Zapeta, 33, used a lighter to set the unidentified woman’s clothes on fire as she slept inside a train …
Read More »Alabama woman doing well after gene
A 53-year-old Alabama woman is now free from years of dialysis after receiving a pig kidney transplant last month. Towana Looney, who is recovering from the procedure, is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn’t as sick as prior recipients who died within two months of receiving a pig …
Read More »TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy, as sit
Restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, saying it is looking for ways to “ensure the long-term viability” of the casual dining brand after closing many of its branches this year. The Dallas-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Texas federal court. TGI Fridays Executive …
Read More »Rural North Carolina county is set to reopen its shuttered hospital with help from a new federal program
Williamston, North Carolina — On a mid-August morning, Christopher Harrison stood in front of the shuttered Martin General Hospital recalling the day a year earlier when he snapped pictures as workers covered the facility’s sign. “Yes, sir. It was a sad day,” Harrison said of the financial collapse of the small …
Read More »Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower risk of heart disease, research finds
Busy week have you catching up on sleep during the weekend? That may be good for your heart health, according to new research. In a study set to be presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress on Sunday, researchers found the risk of heart disease fell about 20% for …
Read More »Boeing gives rare glimpse into 737 Max production facility as it faces whistleblower complaints over safety
As Boeing faces multiple whistleblower complaints over safety, the company recently gave special access in a tightly-controlled media tour to its 737 Max production this week. The rare glimpse aimed to show changes the company says are being made in real time after a door panel blew out on an …
Read More »NYC man tried to drown 2 children at West Haven beach, Connecticut police say
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Police stopped a New York City man who tried to drown two small children at a beach in Connecticut, according to authorities. Police identified the man as Romney Desronvil, 41, of Queens, New York, on social media. Early Saturday morning, an officer spotted an SUV parked on …
Read More »“We’re flying blind”: CDC has 1 million bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps
It’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms. The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of its potential to cause a pandemic, yet the U.S. has tested only about 45 people across the …
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