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Keith Urban will be headliner of “The Road,” a new singing competition show from CBS that tests up-and-coming musicians’ ability to perform in front of live audiences. The series, releasing this fall, follows Urban’s special performances across Texas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. ...

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the country's defense spending will increase to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027. He announced the £13.4 billion ($16.96 billion) uplift ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, to discuss the war in Ukraine. ...

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows. ...

The trial of a suburban Chicago landlord accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son is set to start Tuesday. Joseph Czuba, 73, is charged in the fatal stabbing of six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023. ...

Rome (AP) - Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for saints and call a formal meeting to set the dates for their canonization, the Vatican said Tuesday. ...

On a busy Tuesday across the English Premier League, one club looks to sneak into the top four, as Aston Villa is set to visit Crystal Palace. Watch the Premier League on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and Peacock ...

Sales of Nvidia's AI Chip in Focus Amidst Competition - Latest News NEW YORK -- Sales of Nvidia's artificial intelligence chip Blackwell will be top of mind when the company releases its latest financial results Wednesday, with analysts eyeing future demand amid a Chinese upstart's claim that it can train competitive AI models using ...

MISS MANNERS by Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been married to the same man for 40 years. He has recently decided that opening doors for me, serving me first at dinner, and other forms of respect and thoughtfulness are “sexist.” ...

An Australian couple has been left "heartbroken" after they were forced to sit next to the body of a passenger who died midway through their flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were traveling on a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Venice, Italy when a woman onboard “collapsed” and died, they said during an interview on the Australian news program A Current Affair. ...

Konami and Bloober Team have announced that they will be working together again on a new game. Bloober Team enjoyed critical success with its remake of Silent Hill 2, but now the studio will work with the publisher on a new title. ...

Balatro seemingly can't stop scoring victories. The indie hit from developer LocalThunk revealed another round of cosmetic content packed with prestigious crossovers ranging from Assassin's Creed to Rust. The Friends of Jimbo (Pack 4) DLC brings another eight sets of card flavor to the poker-inspired roguelike deck-builder — and does so completely for free. ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and Beijing. ...

DoorDash will pay nearly $17 million in a settlement after the food delivery platform used customer tips to subsidize the wages of its delivery workers in New York instead of allowing them to keep the tips in addition to their guaranteed pay, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday. ...

Pope Francis, who remains in a critical condition in hospital with pneumonia and mild kidney failure, rested well during the night, the Vatican said. ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers from “his house” and allies cheered him on from afar in hopes that he might recover and get back to leading the Catholic Church. The Vatican’s typically brief morning update said: “The pope slept well, all night.” ...

Jon Stewart's appearance on Monday night's episode of The Daily Show left him bloodied after he smashed a coffee mug while ranting about the high price of prescription drugs. See the moment he cuts his hand on a shattered mug at about 16:58 in the video below. ...

VATICAN CITY -- Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Monday evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions. ...

After more than a decade in a galaxy far, far away, Kathleen Kennedy is charting a course toward retirement. The Lucasfilm boss has told associates she plans to retire by the end of 2025, Puck reported Monday night. Reps for Kennedy and Lucasfilm were not immediately available for comment. ...

Chris Jasper, known for shaping some of The Isley Brothers' biggest hits, has died, his son Michael Jasper confirms with PEOPLE. He was 73. Jasper's family first announced the news on Facebook Monday, Feb. 24. He died the day prior, after being diagnosed with cancer in December 2024, his family said. ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- On the third anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the United States joined Russia in voting against a United Nations' resolution condemning the Kremlin for the war while its own resolution calling for a swift end to the conflict failed. ...

Today’s Birthday (02/25/25). Family fortunes blossom this year. Personal ambitions come true with consistent practice and engagement. Celebrate springtime victories with your partner, before you’re in the money this summer. Personal breakthroughs light up this autumn. Support each other through winter transitions. Fill your house with love. ...

Dear Abby: My son-in-law is never on time for anything. He’s in charge of driving his young son to elementary school and is consistently late by four or five minutes. He and my daughter have gotten letters reminding them of the importance of being on time. I witness this because we share a home. He was fired from his last job due to lateness. ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Check your tickets — the winning numbers are in for the Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, Powerball drawing for a jackpot estimated at $230 million. The numbers are 10-11-34-59-68 Powerball 14 Power Play 3x. Monday’s Classic Lotto numbers are 1-3-6-14-25-41 Kicker 052423. The jackpot is $1.2 million for the Wednesday, Feb. 26 drawing. ...

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday separately endorsed entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio's gubernatorial race. Ramaswamy, who ran against Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, announced his candidacy earlier on Monday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in the 2026 election. ...

A new one-hour documentary will examine the circumstances behind the death of beloved Friends star Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023 at his Pacific Palisades home. ...