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Largest nursing strike in New York City history looming as contract negotiations continue

Nurses hold signs during a strike over contract negotiations on January 11, 2022. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The largest nurses' strike in New York City history could begin on Monday morning if a tentative settlement isn't reached between the nurses' union and hospitals.Nearly 16,000 nurses are threatening to walk off their jobs on Monday morning, according to the New York State Nursing Association (NYSNA), the union representing the nurses.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state […]

todayJanuary 11, 2026

Music News

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dead at 78

Honoree Bob Weir of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead performs onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Bob Weir, rhythm guitarist, co-vocalist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.His death was announced in a post on Instagram, which revealed that he had been diagnosed with […]

todayJanuary 10, 2026

National News

More severe thunderstorms including tornadoes, flash flooding possible in the South

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A severe weather threat continues over the Deep South on Saturday with tornadoes and flash flooding possible. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for more than 8 million Americans in parts of Alabama and Georgia until Saturday evening.Early Saturday morning, there were already active storms over parts of the South, primarily in Mississippi. The main threat will be in the morning into the afternoon hours where conditions will be more favorable for severe development.These storms […]

todayJanuary 10, 2026

National News

Struggling to keep your New Year’s resolutions? Here’s how to keep yourself on track

Sorapop Udomsri / EyeEm/Getty Images(LONDON)-- It is one thing to make a New Year's resolution. It is, however, a very different thing to be able to keep it.Every year they are made with the best of intentions -- with the hope and desire to become a better version of ourselves -- so why is it that millions of people make New Year's resolutions knowing the odds of them ever following through with them are minimal?Jasper Rook Williams -- fitness expert, […]

todayJanuary 10, 2026

Music News

Iconic items from The Beatles, David Gilmour & more going up for auction in March

Archival photo of The Beatles (ABC)Instruments and other music memorabilia previously owned by The Beatles, David Gilmour, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and more are headed to auction in March.The items are part of The Jim Irsay Collection — an assortment of instruments, sports items and pop culture memorabilia acquired over decades by Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay, who died in May.Christie’s will handle a series of auctions throughout 2026, with the first featuring over 400 items and running from March 3 to 17.Among the items […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026

National News

Uvalde jurors see graphic photos from classroom where students were killed

A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022 during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on January 6, 2026, in Uvalde, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) -- Editor's note: Some of the testimony described below is extremely graphic.The families of some of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting victims passed around tissues before graphic photos were shown in court on Friday at the trial of former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales.Gonzales -- who was […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026

Music News

Glenn Hughes cancels US tour due to ‘minor health issue’

Glenn Hughes performs onstage during a concert at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns)Former Deep Purple singer/bassist Glenn Hughes announced on social media that he's canceling a planned spring U.S. tour to deal with a “minor health issue that requires his attention over the upcoming months.”“I am taking advice from my medical team, who I am working closely with,” he wrote in the post. “Hoping to see you on the road of […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026

Music News

The Police, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie get ‘Stranger Things’ bump on the UK Singles Chart

Rock band The Police, who released their first album for over a year, 'Synchronicity', recently. They are (l-r) Sting (Gordon Sumner), Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)Songs by The Police, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and more have jumped up the U.K. Official Singles Chart thanks to their use in the final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things.The iconic Police tune “Every Breath You Take” has jumped to #17 from #41, which is its highest chart placement in 43 […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026

Music News

The Doors’ John Densmore & Robby Krieger team with Playing for Change for new take on ‘Riders on the Storm’

Robby Krieger and John Densmore attend Reel To Reel: The Doors: Break On Thru – A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek at the GRAMMY Museum on February 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )The Doors’ John Densmore and Robby Krieger have teamed with Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, to release a reimagined take on the Doors' 1971 classic "Riders on the Storm."The new recording, part […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026

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