Kendrick Lamar and SZA perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans
For a few minutes on Sunday evening, the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will be teleported 1,895 miles away to the city of Compton, Calif. Kendrick Lamar, the first solo rapper to headline the NFL Super Bowl halftime show, is well known for holding up the torch of West Coast hip-hop to remix its roots and burn it bright for all to see.
With the biggest captive audience of his career — around 80,000 fans in the Superdome and millions more at home — Lamar’s performance will conjure a medley of hits that could span his 15-year discography, and will feature R&B star SZA as a special guest.
Medicare negotiations underway to lower prices for next batch of drugs
In the shadow of President Trump's efforts to lower drug prices, the Medicare drug price negotiation process that began in the Biden administration continues.
Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine drone strikes, Iran during 75-minute call
President Trump said it was a "good conversation" but noted the Russian leader had vowed "very strongly" during the call to respond to Ukraine's Sunday drone strikes on air bases in Russia.
Alex Warren finally tops the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Ordinary’
The biggest news this week belongs to singer-songwriter Alex Warren, whose blockbuster track "Ordinary" ascends to No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart for the first time.
Vietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy
A declining birth rate led lawmakers to approve a new policy on Tuesday that lifts the limit on the number of children many families may have.
Some federal workers lost health coverage they had paid for. A Democrat wants answers
Commerce Department employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again learned belatedly that their health insurance has been cut off. Some had already racked up thousands in medical bills.
Edmund White, who broke ground in gay literature, has died at 85
Many of White's books chronicled his own experiences as a gay man, making an indelible impression on gay culture and how LGBTQ experiences were understood more broadly at the dawning of the AIDS health crisis.
