Stock market slides as U.S. prepares to impose 104% tariff on China

The stock market slid on Tuesday at closing, after a rally that had sent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up more than 4% earlier in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 320 points – or 0.8%; while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index dropped 2.2%, and the S&P 500 fell 1.5%, putting the …

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration’s firing of 16,000 probationary federal employees across six agencies and departments to go forward. The high court’s 7-2 decision blocks a ruling from a lower court judge that required the government to temporarily reinstate more than 16,000 probationary employees (per CNN). In the unsigned, two paragraph opinion, …

Wynonna Judd announces first-ever Greatest Hits Tour

Wynonna Judd is hitting the road to celebrate four decades of chart-topping hits on the Wynonna Judd: The Greatest Hits Tour. Wynonna Judd: The Greatest Hits Tour kicks-off June 13th in LaGrange, Georgia and will spotlight songs from her time as one-half of the legendary duo The Judds, along with her solo accomplishments. A social post …

Tim McGraw drops ‘Paper Umbrellas’ featuring Parker McCollum

Tim McGraw has released his new song “Paper Umbrellas” featuring Parker McCollum, a fresh take on the fan-favorite track from McGraw’s 2023 album “Standing Room Only.” The collaboration was written by Monty Criswell and Drake Milligan and is produced by McGraw’s long-time produceer Byron Gallimore, Eric Masse and McGraw. The track also has an accompanying …

See Rami Malek in the trailer for ‘The Amateur’

Rami Malek plays a CIA code-breaker on a quest for revenge against the terrorists who killed his wife in the official trailer for The Amateur.  The film’s official poster was revealed on social media with the caption: “Tickets are now on sale for #TheAmateur, starring Academy Award® winner Rami Malek and Academy Award® nominee Laurence …

Lizzo to play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in new Amazon MGM Studios biopic ‘Rosetta’

Deadline reports that Lizzo will play trailblazing gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the upcoming biopic from Amazon MGM Studios, titled “Rosetta”. “Rosetta” — from writers Natalie Chaidez (“The Flight Attendant”) and Kwynn Perry (“Tigerbelles”) — will tell the story of how Tharpe became known as the ‘Godmother of Rock & Roll’, influencing the likes …

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block return of Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring it to return a Maryland man who was accidentally deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador, claiming that it “sets the United States up for failure” because it cannot compel El Salvador to “follow a federal judge’s bidding.” The Justice …

Trump threatens to impose additional 50% tariff on China

As the fallout continues over President Donald Trump’s severe tariffs against virtually all U.S. trading partners, Trump threatened that the U.S. will apply an additional 50% tariff on imports from China on Wednesday if Beijing doesn’t remove the retaliatory tariffs it placed on the U.S. by Tuesday. According to ABC News, a senior White House …

Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, Eric Church and more to perform at ACM Awards

Blake Shelton, Eric Church and Lainey Wilson were revealed as the first round of performers set to take the stage at the upcoming 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire. Additional performers, presenters and ACM Awards week will be announced in the coming weeks. The 60th ACM Awards “will celebrate six decades …

Chase Rice shares three-song EP ‘Live from Chief’s’

Chase Rice recently surprised fans with the release of a special three-song EP, Live From Chief’s, captured during his recent acoustic shows at Chief’s on Broadway in Nashville last month. The project opens with covers of Eric Church’s “Carolina,” and George Strait’s iconic hit “I Can Still Make Cheyenne,” which itself inspired the EP’s third …