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Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight announce ‘Just the Two of Us’ Vegas concert

'Just the Two of Us' show poster (Live Nation)Two music legends will unite in Las Vegas for a special performance titled Just the Two of Us. Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight will come together Aug. 25 at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, for an evening of "some of the biggest songs in history," according to a press release.Gladys' catalog includes classics like "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia," while Smokey is known for “You’ve Really Got […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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Bonnie Raitt adds more 2026 tour dates

Bonnie Raitt performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Bonnie Raitt has added some more tour dates to her 2026 schedule.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has added a leg of summer shows in Canada and the U.S., kicking off Aug. 12 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, before hitting the U.S. on Aug. 19 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The tour is set to wrap Sept. […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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Person shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona, sheriff says

(NEW YORK) -- A person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesperson told ABC News.The shooting occurred early Tuesday morning, the Santa Rita Fire District said. Emergency responders provided first aid at the scene and the person was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, officials said.The sheriff's office said it's working with the FBI and Customs and Border Protection.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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Detainees say they heard Cuban man being slammed to the ground before his death in ICE custody

In this June 25, 2018, file photo, an entrance to Fort Bliss is shown, in Fort Bliss, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE)(EL PASO, Texas) -- Several detainees at a Texas immigration detention facility claim in sworn court declarations that they heard a Cuban immigrant, whose death was later ruled a homicide, pleading for medication shortly before hearing what sounded like guards slamming him to the ground.Geraldo Lunas Campos died in ICE custody on Jan. 3 at Camp East Montana, according […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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On This Day, Jan. 27, 1970: John Lennon wrote and recorded ‘Instant Karma’

On This Day, Jan. 27, 1970…John Lennon wrote and recorded the single “Instant Karma” in one day, at one point telling reporters he “wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch, and we’re putting it out for dinner.”The song, produced by Phil Spector, featured his Beatles bandmate George Harrison on acoustic guitar and piano, with Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono and Billy Preston contributing background vocals.The inspiration for the tune came to Lennon during a visit he and Yoko took to […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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Lou Gramm drops new single, ‘Young Love,’ off upcoming album

Cover of Lou Gramm's 'Released' (Stray Notes Music/Rhino Entertainment)Back in December, former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm revealed that he had a new album on the way, and now we know the details.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to drop the new solo album Released on March 27, featuring 10 tracks written by Gramm and his former Black Sheep bandmate Bruce Turgon.“My new album Released is a collection of unreleased songs that were recorded in the 1980s during the production […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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Neil Young offers Greenland residents free access to his archives

eil Young performs onstage during the Light Up The Blues 7 Concert celebrating Autism Speaks' 20th Anniversary at the Greek Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Neil Young is offering up his music for free to folks in Greenland.The rocker announced the news in a post on his Neil Young Archives website, offering up a free year subscription to the site “to all our friends in Greenland.”“I hope my music and music films […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

National News

‘Doomsday Clock’ 2026: This is how close we are to self-annihilation, scientists say

The 2025 Doomsday Clock time is displayed after the time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The "Doomsday Clock" -- a symbolic clock that represents how close humanity is to global catastrophe -- has moved closer to midnight.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday that the clock is now 85 seconds to midnight, with midnight representing the […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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Post-surgery, Barry Manilow announces more 2026 tour dates

Barry Manilow in 2024 (Dana Holland)Barry Manilow isn't letting his health issues keep him from making the whole world sing.The music legend has announced seven new arena dates for his 2026 tour. He'll perform in Long Island, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; and in Albany and Buffalo, New York, from April 13 through April 22. These will be his final concerts in these areas.A presale for those dates starts Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. local time; […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026

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