BTS will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 7, 2027, the group announced on Wednesday. All seven members – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook – posted the same statement on their individual instagram accounts. “We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this…
Northumberland County Council received the most Green Flags in the region with 14. The parks and spaces which received the awards included: Alexandra Park (Cramlington), Astley Park, Bolam Lake Country Park, Carlisle Park, Castle Vale Park and Coronation Park, Doctor Pit Park, Druridge Bay Country Park, Eastwoods Park, Flagstaff Park, Hexham Parks, Hirst Park, Plessey…
WASHINGTON —The Space Development Agency has awarded L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space contracts, worth a total of $1.75 billion, to develop 36 satellites for missile warning, tracking, and targeting in support of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile shield. The new birds, dubbed “Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) space vehicles (SVs),” are to be ready…
The Navy this week awarded a $2.2 billion Vessel Construction Management contract to the Jacksonville, Florida-based TOTE Services LLC for the service’s new Medium Landing Ships. The Marine Corps commissioned the new Medium Landing Ships, or LSMs, with an eye toward potential conflicts with China in the Indo-Pacific. Measuring around 100 meters, the smaller, more…
The Kelly Clarkson Show and The View were both nominated in both daytime talk categories — best daytime talk series and best daytime talk series host — for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards. Winners will be announced on Oct. 30. Kelly Clarkson has been a double nominee in these categories for all seven seasons of her…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 21:52 GMT+2•Updated 22:06 A year after being chosen to deliver the speech on Portugal Day, Portuguese writer Lídia Jorge, one of the country’s leading contemporary literary figures, has received the highest distinction awarded to authors writing in Portuguese, the Camões Prize. Jorge thus succeeds the Angolan poet Ana Paula Tavares, who…
At Sunday’s 2026 BET Awards, there were a lot of highlights, including Janet Jackson presenting Teyana Taylor with the Icon of the Year award, a jam-session tribute to late neo-soul star D’Angelo, and Cardi B’s motorcycle-riding victory lap. But the show-ending celebration of Living Legend Icon award recipient Lauryn Hill stood out as something truly…
Between streaming and cable, viewers have a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, June 15-21. Details and times are subject to change. Pop culture, a summer surprise and football cheerleading. Cue AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” and find your favorite vest…
Denmark’s Den Gamle By (National Open-Air Museum of Urban History and Culture) is celebrating after winning the coveted European Museum of the Year Award. The Aarhus based arts centre collected the title on Saturday night at the EMYA award’s ceremony in Bilbao, Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Presenting the prize, EMYA’s co-chair and jury member Daniëlle Kuijten…
The crowd hushed as the black Escalade pulled curbside in the afternoon Toronto sun. Robbie Graham-Kuntz, the Canadian actor who plays Kip in the ubiquitous hockey drama “Heated Rivalry,” emerged from the giant SUV. The crowd screamed and tried to get closer to him, as a security guard stretched out his arms to hold fans…
