Postmaster General DeJoy says mail delays are ‘unacceptable’ and calls for urgent reform

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday to answer lawmakers’ questions on how to put the USPS on a better financial footing. The service came under scrutiny in the fall after DeJoy ordered certain service cuts. DeJoy said that recent postal delays were “unacceptable” and suggested officially slowing …

Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd share video of their song “Chasing After You”

Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd have released the single “Chasing After You,” their first-ever duet. The ballad (written by Brinley Addington and Jerry Flowers) is about two people who can’t stop themselves from falling in love. The couple met through a songwriting session in Nashville, and married in 2018. In March 2020, Morris and …

David Foster and wife Katharine McPhee welcome a son

American Idol alum Katharine McPhee has given birth to her first child with husband David Foster. A rep for the couple told People, “Katharine McPhee and David Foster have welcomed a healthy baby boy. Mom, Dad and son are all doing wonderfully.” Just moments before the news broke, Katharine had revealed she was expecting a …

Cast of MTV’s The Real World: New York are reuniting for ‘Real World: Homecoming’ on Paramount+

The original seven roommates from MTV’s The Real World: New York are reuniting for The Real World Homecoming: New York, a multi-episode docuseries.  The series will air on streaming service Paramount + (formerly CBS All Access) and will star all seven of the original MTV housemates: Becky Blasband, Norman Korpi, Kevin Powell, Eric Nies, Julie …

Texas energy board members resign after crisis due to winter storm power outages

Four board members of Texas’ power grid operator will resign after last week’s blackouts left millions of people without electricity after a winter storm hit the area. More than 3 million people and businesses were left without power after a major winter cold front swept Texas last week, leaving Texans without power in below-freezing temperatures. …

Tiger Woods undergoes surgery for leg injuries after serious car crash

Tiger Woods was seriously injured Tuesday when his SUV rolled over and ended up on its side in suburban Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the news in a statement. According to the LASD, the 45-year-old  athlete had to be pulled from his vehicle with the “jaws of life” by firefighters and …

Cody Johnson to share his country music journey in the documentary “Dear Rodeo”

Cody Johnson went from the rodeo circuit to music, touring all over Texas to establish a fan base, which led to him inking a major record deal with Warner Music Nashville. In 2019, he issued his seventh album – his first in conjunction with a major label – called Ain’t Nothin’ to It. Last year, …

Lauren Alaina teams with Jon Pardi for her single ‘Getting Over Him’

Lauren Alaina teamed up with her good friend and fellow country artist Jon Pardi for the title track of her Getting Over Him EP released last September. Getting Over Him follows Alaina’s Getting Good, which she dropped in March of 2020. Alaina co-wrote “Getting Over Him” with Paul DiGiovanni and Emily Weisband, and said in …

Mandy Moore gives birth to first child with husband Taylor Goldsmith

Mandy Moore announced on Tuesday the birth of her first child, a baby boy, with husband Taylor Goldsmith.  Moore posted a picture of her son on social media with the caption: “Gus is here ????????????????,” she wrote. “Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the …

Bruce Springsteen teams up with Barack Obama for Spotify podcast ‘Renegades’

Former President Barak Obama and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up for a new eight-episode podcast on Spotify titled Renegades: Born in the USA. Obama and Springsteen will sit down to discuss race, fatherhood, marriage and the future of the United States. Obama asks in the introduction of the first episode: “How did we get here? …