Alien-shred, Brit-rock royalty, one blues icon and a hardcore superstar: here are Guitar World's Guitarists of the Year 2025

All the players who rocked our world, in the year of Oasis reunions, Black Sabbath farewells, and guitarists keeping their ...

Federal threat to halt child care funding could squeeze thousands of Minnesota families

The Trump administration’s pledge to freeze $185 million in child care payments to Minnesota could put a financial squeeze on thousands of low-income families as federal and state leaders spar over ...

"There's always a loose end, trailing off into the distance": Inside the mind of a Metroidvania creator and how they spin up mysteries

Along the way, ideas emerged in various ways. Some grew out of unintentional bugs, including one that allowed players to die ...
Longmont Times-Call

From the archives: The New Strings Bluegrass Band to perform at Christmas Arts and Crafts Festival

From the Times-Call photo archive via Longmont Museum: “‘The New Strings Bluegrass Band,’ a group of Longmont area teenagers who pick and sing, will entertain shoppers at the Christmas Arts and Crafts ...
Defense One

And just like that, the Navy’s frigate program is back on—sort of

SIMI VALLEY, California.—The White House has greenlit a plan to design and build a frigate domestically as part of its proposed “Golden Fleet,” Navy Secretary John Phelan announced at the Reagan ...
Politico

‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies

The Trump administration offered states a deal: pledge to enact White House-favored policies for a chance to win a bigger share of the $50 billion aimed at transforming the nation’s struggling rural ...
North Country Public Radio

Brown University shooting suspect found dead. And Epstein files release deadline looms

The man suspected of fatally shooting two students at Brown University has been found dead. And, today is the Justice Department's deadline to release files on Jeffrey Epstein.