Jon Batiste’s won five Grammys, including album of the year for “We Are," on a joyous night for music that washed away some of the bad taste left by the Oscars.
Olivia Rodrigo won the best new artist crown at the Grammy Awards, joining esteemed previous company including Carly Simon, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tom Jones, the Beatles and Billie Eilish.
“This is my biggest dream come true,” she said.
Silk Sonic's "Leave the Door Open" won the Grammy for song of the year. The songwriting award goes to the duo’s two members, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, along with two co-writers.
On the #Grammys red carpet: former #BestNewArtist winners Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion, Cynthia Erivo and H.E.R., who won a Grammy for best traditional R&B performance.
Doja Cat, her hair accentuated in spikes, wore an ice blue Atelier Versace crystal embellished sheer look at the #GRAMMYs.
Odesa is rushing to defend its cultural heritage amid fears that the port city might be next as Russia attempts to strip Ukraine of its coastline. The multicultural city, Ukraine’s largest port, would be a huge strategic win for Russia. apnews.com/article/russia…
Bombardment from the sea last weekend further raised worries that the city is in Russia’s sights.
“The only thing we’re really afraid of is that the other side has no principles whatsoever,” said Valerii Novak, a local businessman. apnews.com/article/russia…
Once a gilded powerhouse of the Russian empire, Odesa is renowned for cultural sites including one of the finest opera houses in Europe — now one of the most heavily defended buildings in Ukraine. apne.ws/CsMm49A
The @AP and @FrontlinePBS have documented at least 34 assaults where Russian forces hit Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at ambulances and hospitals that still have patients.
An emerging pattern, tracked by the @AP, shows evidence of a consistent and relentless onslaught against the very civilian infrastructure designed to save lives and provide safe haven to Ukraine’s most vulnerable. apne.ws/1wVRW8N
This accounting of attacks on medical facilities is part of the War Crimes Watch project, an online database launched by the @AP and @FrontlinePBS to independently track evidence of potential war crimes committed during the Russia-Ukraine war. pbs.org/wgbh/frontline…
AP-NORC poll: A majority of Americans say they don't blame President Joe Biden for high gas prices, but they give his economic leadership low marks amid fears of inflation and deep pessimism about economic conditions. apne.ws/vxmIUio
About 7 in 10 Americans say the nation’s economy is in bad shape, and close to two-thirds disapprove of Biden’s handling of it, the poll shows. apne.ws/3waXyMc
Americans are more worried about gas prices than other types of inflation: 68% are very concerned about gas prices impacting their household finances, compared with 59% for groceries and 40% for housing. apne.ws/4w5gZiq
Democrats praised President Joe Biden’s choice of the Harvard-educated lawyer and appellate court judge as long overdue, making the judicial branch begin to look more like America.
It’s not the first time that empathy has been wielded as a disqualifying weapon against a nominee for the high court. Nor is it the only time the empathy standard was applied to the women tapped for the bench, rather than the much longer list of men. apnews.com/article/biden-…
As President Biden meets with allies in Brussels to coordinate a stronger response to Russia's month-long assault on Ukraine, a new AP-NORC poll shows Americans have yet to rally around his leadership. apne.ws/Nm5Fr5w
Concern about Russia has swelled and support for a major U.S. role in the conflict grew, but Biden's negative approval rating has not budged. Only 43% of Americans approve. That’s similar to an AP-NORC poll conducted days before the invasion. apne.ws/3XUQJCk
A majority of Americans also don't agree with Biden's approach to the war. Fifty-six percent of Americans think Biden has not been tough enough on Russia in response to the war, while 36% say his approach has been “about right.” apne.ws/MqUesR1
Tens of thousands of people left some of the nation’s biggest, most densely populated and costly metropolitan areas during the first full year of the pandemic, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. apne.ws/jX0RRku
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses, while Sunbelt metros like Dallas, Phoenix, Houston had the biggest gains. apne.ws/cbKMH80
“With the Houston housing market, it made sense to come here,” said Anthony Giusti, a San Francisco native who started a house-painting business in Texas last year. apne.ws/dB0V1C3