5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

5 days ago in Local

Manchester School Disitrct approves policy updates related to transgender student-athletes

Monday evening the Manchester School Board approved a plan to update its policies bringing them in line with the state standard that mandates student-athletes only participate on teams that align with their biological sex.

5 days ago in Sports

Serena Williams is back at the US Open, playing mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz

Serena Williams is back at the U.S. Open for her first match at the Grand Slam tournament since 2022, playing mixed doubles alongside defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz.

5 days ago in Local

Second victim dies out of Whitefield shooting

Authorities say Michael Marro is the second person to die from their injuries after his brother Eric Blake Jr. shot him and his family on August 11th.

6 days ago in Sports

After a stop in the NFL, Dae’Quan Wright could be heading back to LSU thanks to court order

After a stop in the NFL, former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright could be heading to LSU thanks to a court order that is creating havoc throughout college sports by allowing Wright and others an unexpected fifth year of eligibility.

6 days ago in Sports, Trending

Roger Federer is coming back to play at the US Open, but not interested in coming back to pro tennis

Roger Federer is actually nervous about his tennis. The man who won five straight U.S. Open championships during the height of his dominance of the sport is set to play again in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night for the first time since 2019.

6 days ago in Country Music News

Dolly Parton Is Exploring Avatar Concerts So Fans Could See Her Perform Long Into the Future

Dolly revealed in an interview published Monday, August 24, that she’s in the early stages of exploring avatar performances that…

6 days ago in Country Music News

Dan + Shay’s New Album Started With Grief—and Became Their Most Personal Record Yet

Dan + Shay have made plenty of songs for weddings. Their new album is about what happens after the wedding.…

6 days ago in Country Music News

Cole Swindell Wrote a Song About His Dad’s Old Bronco—Then His Brothers Actually Found It

Sometimes you write a country song about a memory. Sometimes your family goes out and finds the memory. That’s essentially…

6 days ago in Country Music News

Megan Moroney’s Fans Created a Concert Dress Code—and Nobody Actually Told Them To

Apparently there is a dress code for a Megan Moroney concert. There’s just one strange detail. Megan never created one.…

6 days ago in Country Music News

Reba McEntire Has Been Doing This for 50 Years—and She’s Still Figuring Out Ways to Keep It Interesting

Fifty years into a career, you would think Reba McEntire had earned the right to put things on cruise control.…

6 days ago in Country Music News

Luke Combs Is Bringing His Stadium Tour Back to New England

New England country fans may want to put a reminder in the phone for Friday morning. Luke Combs is bringing…

6 days ago in Lifestyle

3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren’t sold

Condensed college programs have exploded in popularity. As of this spring, 26 U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor's, according to the nonprofit research group RAND. Advocates say these programs are a solution to the college affordability crisis and a godsend for non-traditional students.

6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

What to know about the first week of a trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

In the first week of testimony at the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, the night of Sept. 7, 1996, has been run and rerun many times — through police who were at the scene, through the people near the hip-hop superstar, and through the recorded words of the suspect, Duane "Keffe D" Davis.

6 days ago in Sports

Gauff beats Pegula for 2nd Cincinnati Open title; France’s Fils beats American Tiafoe in men’s final

Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4, to capture her second women's Cincinnati Open title on Sunday, and Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, in the men's final for his first Masters 1000 title.

6 days ago in Sports

Klay Thompson joins Heat, set to team up alongside newly acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo

Klay Thompson has signed his deal with the Miami Heat, who waited patiently for weeks to see if they would get the chance to add the sharpshooter to their reworked roster.

6 days ago in Sports

Yordan Alvarez’s Triple Crown bid will have to survive a major challenge from the AL East

As the season winds down, Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez will have to worry about two sets of spoilers. The first is the more traditional type — teams that will try to beat the Astros in key games and deny them a spot in the postseason. The other includes individual spoilers — players who could prevent Alvarez from making history as baseball's next Triple Crown winner.

6 days ago in Local

Friends & family remember Charlie St. Clair

Following word of his passing over the weekend the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association released a statement thanking hospital staff in Ohio for their compassion and care, while elected officials like Sen. Jeannie Shaheen and Gov. Kelly Ayotte issued statements following his passing.

6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend; ‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. "The Odyssey" also became Christopher Nolan's highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.

6 days ago in Local

Ayotte faces off agaisnt NASCAR Hall of Famer Martin to benefit New Hampshire public schools

NASCAR retuned to New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sunday and during the fun Governor Kelly Ayotte faced off against racing legend Mark Martin all to benefit New Hampshire public schools