RCA Nashville You can go into the studio with Dolly Parton as she records the soundtrack for the new movie Dumplin’, in a new CMT special that premieres Thursday. Dolly’s collaborators Miranda Lambert, Alison Krauss, Mavis Staples, Elle King, Rhonda Vincent and Macy Gray join her for the hour-long event, as well as her producer and co-writer on the project, Linda Perry. “I’m excited that folks will …
Nov 26
Jimmie Allen gives it his “Best Shot” and hangs on for a second week at #1
Broken BowFor the second week in a row, newcomer Jimmie Allen’s debut single, “Best Shot,” remains at the top of the country chart. Success is especially sweet for the Milton, Delaware native, since he put in a decade of work to make it happen. “Looking back on my first 10 years in Nashville, there are definitely …
Nov 26
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to the bench after suffering fractured ribs
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back on the bench Monday in time for the first oral arguments since she fell earlier this month and suffered three fractured ribs. Ginsburg, 85, fell on the last day of the November sitting, which ended on Nov. 7, and returned in time for …
Nov 26
Eight-year-old shot in face, two teens wounded in potentially targeted attack: Police
WPVI(PHILADELPHIA) — An 8-year-old boy was shot on the right side of his face and two teenage boys were also wounded in a potentially targeted attack in Philadelphia, according to police. The triple shooting took place just before 8 p.m. Sunday, the Philadelphia Police Department said. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the foot while …
Nov 26
Temps to vary as an active pattern resumes
A storm system currently crossing the lower Great Lakes region will drift northeastward before stalling near the Canadian Maritimes. As a result, much of the eastern U.S. will experience an extended period of cold, breezy weather, with snow expected across northern New England and downwind of the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, a Pacific storm will produce …
Nov 26
Amazon adds real Christmas trees
This holiday season Amazon is selling real Christmas trees for the first time which the National Christmas Tree Association says will attract new customers. “What we see is it’s additive. What we think Amazon will do is bring new customers to us, customers who haven’t found that getting a real tree is convenient for them.” …
Nov 26
Republican senators ask Trump to ratify USMCA this year
A dozen Republican lawmakers are asking President Trump to send the final text of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement to Congress, so it can be ratified this year. In a letter, the legislators say it will be harder to pass the agreement when Democrats take control of the House in 2019. Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey …
Nov 26
Thirteenth century priest’s tomb discovered in Egypt’s Luxor
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(EGYPT) — A 13th century tomb belonging to a priest and his wife was found in Luxor, Egypt, after five months of excavation work, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities said Saturday. The tomb — colored with scenes depicting the owner with his family and found on the Nile River’s West Bank — belonged to …
Nov 26
General Motors to lay off 15 percent of workers, shutter 5 plants in North America
Danny Lehman/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(DETROIT) — General Motors is laying off 15 percent of its salaried workers and shuttering five plants in North America, the Detroit automaker announced on Monday. The company said it was “transforming its global workforce to ensure it has the right skill sets for today and the future, while driving efficiencies through the …
Nov 26
All of the 145 pilot whales beached on a remote New Zealand beach have died
ABCNews.com(STEWART ISLAND, New Zealand) — )As many as 145 whales have died after a “heart-breaking” mass stranding on a remote island, the New Zealand Department of Conservation said on Monday. The whales were reported to the authorities Saturday evening by a hiker on Stewart Island, a remote island which lies off the country’s south coast. …