Josh Turner is "Heatin Things Up" with the lead track from his forthcoming new album, due out later this year. Of his newly released song, Josh says, "This song was kind of in the same vein as [multi-Platinum hit] Your Man, but musically, it’s just very interesting. I went to the studio to track the song and when the first pass was over, [bassist] Glenn Worf said, My God, that first note felt like you just had a load of gravel dumped on you! I can’t wait to see how fans react to that live."Mickey Guyton has released her new song, "Scary Love," and announced her upcoming headlining tour, CMT ON TOUR Presents Mickey Guyton. The track, which Mickey co-wrote, was inspired by motherhood and her 3-year-old son, Grayson. Tickets to Mickey s 22-city trek go on sale May 3 at 10 a.m. local time at mickeyguyton.com.Anne Wilson has announced her The REBEL Tour. The 28-city tour kicks off September 12 in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Alex Kent/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Student protesters critical of the Israeli government s military actions in Gaza have continued to face accusations of antisemitism, as politicians from across the ideological spectrum react to the widening demonstrations on college campuses.But many of the student groups behind the protests – including Jewish activists voicing their support for a cease-fire in Gaza – said that individuals making inflammatory remarks do not represent their groups or their values concerning the war in Gaza."At universities across the nation, our movement is united in valuing every human life," read a statement from Columbia University Apartheid Divest, one of the groups involved in the protests. "As a diverse group united by love and justice, we demand our voices be heard against the mass slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza."Some Jewish students have long warned against conflating antisemitism with views critical of Israel s government and blanket
aimintang/Getty Images(AUGUSTA, Maine) Democratic leaders in Maine are threatening to eliminate the state s split-vote system for allocating Electoral College delegates if Nebraska Republicans move forward with their plan to do the same.The two states are the only ones in the country to allocate some delegates proportionally by congressional district, which in 2020 allowed President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to each secure one delegate in states that were otherwise won by the other – Biden in Nebraska and Trump in Maine.But in early April, Trump, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and other prominent Republicans endorsed a legislative measure that would change Nebraska s allocation of Electoral College votes to a Trump-favorable, winner-take-all system. The state currently awards one vote for each of the state s three congressional districts and then two for the overall winner of the state.Now, Democratic leaders in Maine, the only other state in the nation that awards elec
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The families of victims who died in one of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes met with Department of Justice officials Wednesday regarding the looming decision to prosecute or dismiss charges against the company.The fatal Boeing crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 killed 346 people. Family members of victims of the 2019 crash in Ethiopia met with prosecutors in Washington D.C. Wednesday.The first crash on Oct. 29, 2018, in Jakarta, Indonesia, killed all 189 passengers and crew.The second crash, on March 10, 2019, happened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when a Boeing aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff and killed 157 people onboard.Both crashes preceded the Alaska Airlines incident earlier this year, when a door plug fell out of the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9, a newer model, after departure.After a five-hour meeting on Wednesday, lawyers for the families of some of the victims said that they received no additional information a