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Keith Urban shares the secret to a great song ahead of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony

Keith Urban shares the secret to a great song ahead of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country superstar Keith Urban and Kix Brooks of powerhouse duo Brooks & Dunn will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Wednesday night at Nashville's Music City Center.
Charles Spencer, younger brother of Princess Diana, is writing a book about his boarding school

Charles Spencer, younger brother of Princess Diana, is writing a book about his boarding school

NEW YORK (AP) — British author-journalist Charles Spencer is working on a book about his childhood years at the Maidwell Hall boarding school and the painful lessons he endured.
How to complain about your upcoming student loan bill

How to complain about your upcoming student loan bill

The return of federal student loan bills may feel like a bad dream. And if poor guidance from your servicer, an incorrect balance or other account errors keep you up at night, consider filing a complaint.
King Charles III to travel to Kenya for state visit full of symbolism

King Charles III to travel to Kenya for state visit full of symbolism

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will travel to Kenya later this month for a state visit full of symbolism: His mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, learned she had become queen while visiting a game preserve in the East African nation in 1952.
Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage last year. He's releasing a memoir about the attack

Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage last year. He's releasing a memoir about the attack

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie has a memoir coming out about the horrifying attack that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand. “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder” will be published April 16.
Music Review: Jamila Woods’ ‘Water Made Us’ showcases what we love, and loathe, about romance

Music Review: Jamila Woods’ ‘Water Made Us’ showcases what we love, and loathe, about romance

Love can bring great joy and great pain; no wonder it is the source material for great art. For Jamila Woods , the Chicago-based neo-soul musician and poet, romantic love is a featured topic on her third studio album, “Water Made Us.
How does the new Honda Pilot stack up against the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander?

How does the new Honda Pilot stack up against the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander?

The Honda Pilot is a popular midsize SUV for shoppers in need of a versatile family-oriented hauler. For years, buyers have enjoyed its three rows of seating, loads of storage, and clever features. Now there’s a new generation that debuted for 2023.
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low

ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low

High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework , according to the nonprofit organization that administers th
'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' will be a blockbuster - and might shake up the movie business

'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' will be a blockbuster - and might shake up the movie business

NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Marcus has been in the movie business for years but he never expected to be urging moviegoers to take out their phones during a film — let alone to be crafting friendship bracelets in preparation for an opening weekend.
Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,' dies at 100

Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,' dies at 100

NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose coming-of-age novel "Daddy Was a Number Runner" is widely regarded as a groundbreaking and vital portrait of race, gender and class, has died. She was 100.
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