Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edge

Even with two incomes, Charity Pallum said she and her husband would not be able to afford child care for their 1-year-old ...

Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could follow

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, ...
Toronto Star

Final CPP and OAS payments of 2025 land next week. Here’s what Canadians need to know

The final monthly Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security payments for 2025 are set to hit bank accounts Monday. Anyone 60 years of age or older is entitled for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) — a ...
GMA Network

CPP unilaterally declares 4-day ceasefire amid anniv, holidays; it's propaganda, says gov't

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Monday ordered its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), to implement a four-day ceasefire in observance of its 57th anniversary and the holidays.
Jambands

Billy Strings Concludes 2025 Touring with Intimate Sit-Down Traditionals Show in Austin

Billy Strings rolled into Austin, Texas over the weekend for the final performances in a long year on the road. Even seasoned road warriors like Strings and his band of Billy Failing, Alex Hargreaves, ...
Lansing State Journal

Michigan native Billy Strings performs Tiny Desk Concert. What to know

Michigan native Billy Strings got the Tiny Desk Concert treatment this week on NPR's YouTube channel. Strings, now based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a west Michigan native. He grew up in Muir, a ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
WTHR

Bluegrass artist Billy Strings to perform 2 shows at Fishers Event Center next spring

Strings will be performing at the Fishers Event Center on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, 2026. The tour extension is in support of his latest full-length album, "Highway Prayers, which was ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Consumer Reports

Gas vs. Battery String Trimmer: Which Is Better?

Battery string trimmers start up effortlessly, perform quietly, and have zero emissions. Gas string trimmers have endless run times (as long as you refuel). Both styles of these tools remain popular, ...
Phys.org

String theory: Scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...
Jambands

Puff of Smoke: Billy Strings Covers “Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette” for First Time with a Full Band in Pittsburgh

Billy Strings turned in two performances over the weekend. The concerts arrived after the Michigan-bred guitarist ignited the Universal Monsters theme during his Halloween show at the CFG Bank Arena ...