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Nevada gubernatorial race shapes up as bellwether for GOP heading into 2028

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — Nevada’s gubernatorial primary has resulted in a face-off between incumbent Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democratic nominee Attorney General Aaron Ford and the race is indicative of whether GOP governors in battleground states can survive while distancing themselves from President Donald Trump’s low approval ratings, a dynamic with implications for 2028.

Economic anxiety, conflict overseas, a polarizing mass deportation program and low approval ratings for the president might become headwinds for Lombardo, despite a Republican presidential candidate carrying the state for the first time in two decades in 2024.

Nevada offers a particularly revealing test case: a tourism-heavy economy, a working-class Latino electorate and an expanding bloc of nonpartisan voters. Since Lombardo’s 2022 victory, registered independents have surged in the state.

Las Vegas tourism fell 7.5% last year, while unemployment remains among the nation’s highest.

Asked whether he can guarantee unemployment will fall, Lombardo said in a statement that since he took office, “… Inflation has come down, wages are rising, housing prices are stabilizing, and Nevada leads the nation in post pandemic job creation, as well as both small business and wage growth.”

His supporters have pointed to his work on the state’s education system.

“The governor has worked to bridge the gap in per pupil spending with several billion dollars in funding without raising taxes, as well as open enrollment, more school choice, and accountability reforms,” John Burke, spokesman for a pro-Lombardo PAC, said. “We’re already seeing results, graduation rates are growing and students are getting the resources they need to succeed.”

Ford, who was a single father in college relying on food stamps and Medicaid, said he’s focused on affordability.

“Nevadans … cannot afford a home, they cannot afford health care, they can’t afford gas, they can’t afford groceries, and it’s all this Lombardo-Trump economy doesn’t work for the working people, it’s working for this billionaire class,” Ford said in an interview with ABC News.

Ford has been endorsed by former Vice President Kamala Harris and Nevada’s Democratic congressional delegation.

“He’s battled fentanyl being trafficked across our southern border, gone after fraudulent landlords who are jacking up prices on working families, and won more than $1 billion in settlements from taking on big drug companies,” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., in a statement to ABC News.

Lombardo, a former Clark County sheriff endorsed by Trump, said in a KLAS interview that Nevadans may need to “feel a little pain” over Trump’s tariff policies to see job growth — a line Democrats have campaigned on.

“[Trump] ran on it, he was very vocal about it and very transparent about it in how he was going to accomplish that,” Lombardo said last year. “So, I think we maybe need to feel a little pain in the short term and hopefully in the long-term it’s a huge benefit for us.”

Ford has taken the Trump administration to court more than 40 times, including over tariffs.

“I sued up those tariffs, I won, and I’m not going to stop until Nevadans get the $1,700 of stolen money out of the pockets they had to pay in extra taxes because of those tariffs,” Ford said.

Peter Guzman, president of Nevada’s Latin Chamber of Commerce, told ABC News that Lombardo had conversations with the White House that resulted in Nevada avoiding large-scale immigration raids.

“We’ve been able to prevent any kind of chaos when it comes to ICE, because of his relationships, not only with Trump administration, but also because of his years in law enforcement,” Guzman said.

Nevada Republicans have criticized Ford for spending at least 322 days out of state, mostly attending professional conferences, according to a Nevada Independent review of his calendar. GOP campaign ads have branded him “high-flying Aaron Ford.”

Ford called the attacks “juvenile” and said working with attorneys general nationwide helped “address issues that transcend state borders.”

In 2022, Lombardo ousted incumbent Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak by just 1.5%.

“The average election in Nevada is often decided by a very narrow margin. Both parties have their constituencies, but there’s a group in the middle that decides these races and the best candidate will earn those voters,” Burke said.

Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years for murder in Texas track meet stabbing

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(FRISCO, Texas) — A teen was found guilty of murder over the fatal stabbing of another teen at a high school track meet last year and sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Karmelo Anthony, 19, was indicted on first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025.

Prosecutors called the stabbing “senseless” and “plain and simple murder,” while the defense argued that Anthony acted in self-defense.

Following the announcement of the jury’s announcement, Metcalf’s parents and his twin brother delivered emotional victim impact statements, addressing Anthony directly.

“We will never know what our future could have been,” Meghan Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s mother, said, according to WFAA. “For journalists, activists, this is a story. For our family, this is our reality.”

Jeff Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s father, said his son’s death destroyed the person he used to be.

“People think grief is sadness, it is not. It is rage. Pure unfiltered rage,” he said, as he slammed his fist on a table, according to WFAA.

The jury began deliberating midday Tuesday before reaching the guilty murder verdict in three hours, according to a court spokesperson. The jurors also could have considered manslaughter, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years.

The same jury reached a decision on the sentence after several more hours of deliberation on Tuesday.

After being remanded to the custody of the sheriff’s office, Anthony could be seen crying when he returned to the court for the punishment phase, according to ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA, which was in the courtroom for the trial.

Anthony’s mother was the only person to take the stand during the punishment phase, asking the jurors to show him mercy as he is sorry for what he did, WFAA reported. The judge said that Anthony waived his right to testify during the punishment phase, according to the station.

The murder charge carried a sentence of five years to life in prison. The state agreed to allow jurors to consider “sudden passion,” which, if proven, would have limited the sentence from two to 20 years, according to WFAA. The defense argued that Anthony was overwhelmed by a strong emotion and acted before having time to calm down.

The deadly stabbing occurred at a Frisco Independent School District stadium on April 2, 2025, during a track and field competition involving multiple schools in the district.

Police said Metcalf, an 11th grader at Frisco Memorial High School, was stabbed during an altercation under his school’s tent in the stadium bleachers. Witnesses said the two got into an argument over Anthony, a then-17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, being under Metcalf’s school tent during the rainy track meet.

Jurors heard testimony over four days at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas. Anthony did not take the stand in his own defense.

Judge John Roach imposed a gag order in the case, restricting what those involved can say, and barred any electronics from the courtroom during the trial due to the attention the case has garnered.

Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye told jurors that the stabbing was not self-defense but “unjustified” murder, according to WFAA.

In his closing argument on Tuesday, Wirskye claimed that Anthony provoked Metcalf, questioned why the defendant didn’t walk away and called the stabbing disproportionate.

“You don’t get to meet a shove with a stab — especially if you provoke a shove,” Wirskye told jurors, according to WFAA.

Defense attorney Mike Howard told jurors that Anthony had gone to the Memorial tent to get out of the rain when Metcalf confronted him and told him to leave, WFAA reported. Howard said Anthony “acted in fear and chaos” after Metcalf pushed him, and stabbed the other teen in self-defense, according to WFAA.

During his closing argument on Tuesday, Howard said Metcalf had “no legal right” to use force on Anthony, WFAA reported. In response to contentions that Anthony could have just left, the defense attorney said, “I am sure he wishes he did,” according to WFAA.

Multiple students who were at the track meet that day testified that they saw Metcalf push Anthony, who was seated on the bleacher, with some describing it as a two-handed push, like a “lineman move,” while others said it was a one-handed “small shove,” WFAA reported.

One witness testified that Anthony was asked to leave the tent about 15 times, according to WFAA. Some recalled Anthony saying, “Touch me and see what happens,” during the altercation, which witnesses said lasted about four to six minutes, according to WFAA. Another witness quoted Metcalf as telling Anthony, “I’m not going to fight you,” the station reported.

Surveillance footage from the track meet played in court did not show the stabbing, and some of the witnesses were asked to demonstrate the incident, according to WFAA.

After the stabbing, witnesses said Anthony jogged away from the tent, and a coach who spoke to him on the track testified that he said, “He put his hands on me. I stabbed him,” according to WFAA.

A pocket knife used in the stabbing was found on the bleachers, police said. Collin County Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Ventura testified that Metcalf was stabbed on the left side of his chest, and the knife perforated his right ventricle, according to WFAA.

Several people spoke during the trial of the efforts to save Metcalf. A football coach who was helping at the track meet testified that he put pressure on the stab wound, and Memorial’s athletic trainer said she did CPR until paramedics arrived, according to WFAA.

“Everybody was praying,” Memorial High School head track coach Robert Starr said in emotional testimony, according to WFAA. “I just knew Austin was gone.”

Metcalf was transported to an area hospital, where he was ultimately pronounced dead, police said.

Frisco ISD reacted to the verdict, saying in a statement, “We respect the judicial process and will continue to support our students with compassion and care.”

“We know this trial has brought strong emotions and deep grief, and we ask that our community continue to support each other with respect, sensitivity and understanding,” the statement continued.

Taylor Swift talks ‘Toy Story 5’ song, performs it at movie’s LA premiere

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift is sharing new details about the inspiration for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her original song for Toy Story 5.

Swift said in a new interview with ABC News that she was inspired by the journey of Jessie, the beloved cowgirl ragdoll in the animated movie franchise.

“We have seen her go through such heartbreak and such, you know, triumphs and loss and we learned her back story,” Swift said in an interview that aired Wednesday on Good Morning America. “But in Toy Story 5, we see such a character development and, really, lessons that I could relate to as she’s grown up and as she has learned more about her experiences and her memories.”

The singer continued, “Just the feeling that, like, sometimes people’s paths diverge, and that doesn’t mean that that’s the last time that you get to feel those memories or know that person.”

When the song was released on June 5, Swift revealed that she collaborated on it with singer-songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff. She shared on social media that they wrote the song with “adoration” for the Toy Story characters that were staples of their childhoods.

Swift performed “I Knew It, I Knew You,” for the first time live at the Toy Story 5 world premiere Tuesday night in Los Angeles. She also performed “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” alongside Randy Newman, the man who wrote and sang Toy Story‘s signature tune.

Toy Story 5, a Disney and Pixar film, is scheduled to premiere in theaters on Friday, June 19. Swift posed at the film’s premiere with its stars, including Joan Cusack, who voices Jessie on the big screen.

The 14-time Grammy winner said that as a longtime Toy Story fan herself, it was a “poignant” moment for her to pen and perform a song for the movie’s latest release.

“I watched Toy Story when I was 5 and I’ve watched every single one of the films so many times,” she said. “So I really think that, like, to be able to be welcomed into something that has welcomed me, unknowingly, its entire existence, just as a fan, feels like very poignant for me and for my family.”

The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ABC News and Pixar.

Anthony Anderson, Mary Mary tapped for second annual The Rise and Rhythm Cruise

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Rise and Rhythm Cruise is returning for its sophomore year, offering four nights of entertainment over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.

The Norwegian Jewel will set sail Jan. 14, 2027, from Miami and make stops at Great Stirrup Cay and Freeport, Grand Bahama. Cletus Kassady returns as host, while the entertainment lineup includes performances by Kem, Mary Mary, Calvin Richardson, Avery*Sunshine, Madison Ryann Ward and more.

Guests will also hear from a lineup of speakers, including Anthony Anderson, Keion Henderson and Lady Shaunie Henderson, who will share their experiences, insights, wisdom and advice through live podcast recordings, meet-and-greets and other interactive events.

Tickets and all other information can be found on riseandrhythmcruise.com.

In brief: ‘Whalefall’ trailer, ‘Furious’ first look, and more

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ever wondered what would happen if you got swallowed by a whale? That’s the premise for the new survival thriller Whalefall, which just released its first teaser trailer. It stars Austin Abrams as a diver who gets trapped inside a sperm whale. Josh Brolin plays his late father. The film opens Oct. 16 …

Fresh off her recent Tony win, Lesley Manville has landed a role in the Prime Video rom-com series Escorted. According to Deadline, she’ll play the mother of Brett Goldstein’s character, a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort …

Hulu has released the first look at Furious, the new show from New Girl creator Elizabeth Meriwether. The series stars Emmy Rossum as an FBI agent on the hunt for a female serial killer, played by Lola Petticrew. It premieres with its first three episodes on July 27 …

Scoreboard roundup — 6/9/26

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Hurricanes 5, Golden Knights 3 (Stanley Cup Final – Game 4, series tied 2-2)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Mariners 6, Orioles 5
Diamondbacks 6, Marlins 10
Red Sox 3, Rays 4
Dodgers 12, Pirates 3
Twins 4, Tigers 10
Yankees 3, Guardians 2
Phillies 2, Blue Jays 3
Cardinals 7, Mets 0
Braves 5, White Sox 6
Rangers 3, Royals 5
Cubs 3, Rockies 7
Astros 1, Angels 10
Reds 5, Padres 3
Nationals 6, Giants 3
Brewers 5, Athletics 7

Why HARDY’s hangover cure is always with him on the road

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

What’s HARDY’s biggest source of fun on the road? (Besides the fans, of course.) Well, the “Favorite Country Song” hitmaker says all you have to do is look behind him for the answer.

“The band is awesome,” he says. “I have two guitar players and a drummer and, man, they are all unique in their own way. And I have such a great relationship with my guys.”

“We’ve been through a lot,” he continues, “and we’ve had to have, like, sometimes, like, difficult conversations and things like that, but they always resolve, and I think that just builds for, like, a really strong relationship. So I can’t say enough about how great my band is onstage and off.”

To hear HARDY talk about it, you’d think they can even cure a hangover.

“My favorite thing to do on tour, outside of playing the show, is literally — let’s just say we tied one on the night before,” he begins. “And my favorite thing to do is get off of my bus and go get on the band bus and just sit around and shoot the s*** with them for hours and we just laugh. We make jokes and it’s the favorite part of my day.”

HARDY happens to have enough guys to form a superstar band with him on his latest hit. Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw all join him on the top-20 hit “McArthur.”

Justin Trudeau was ‘so happy to be’ by Katy Perry’s side at film premiere

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Katy Perry and her boyfriend Justin Trudeau made their red carpet debut Monday night at the premiere of Katy’s concert film Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live in Paris at New York’s Tribeca Festival. Katy posted plenty of photos and footage of the moment on her Instagram, but Justin’s own post included a sweet message to her.

On Tuesday afternoon, Justin posted a few photos of himself and Katy on the carpet, and wrote in the caption, “What a special night. Huge energy on screen, huge energy in the audience! So happy to be by your side, Katy.”

Katy joked in the comments, “it’s Katheryn to you, baby.” Katy’s birth name is Katheryn Hudson.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere, Justin said he was excited to see the movie, because it documents Katy’s entire Lifetimes Tour set, from start to finish.

“I saw the show three times, but wasn’t really paying attention to anything but Katy,” he admitted. He laughed, “So I’m looking forward to seeing it tonight, for the first time!”

Katy also spoke to Entertainment Tonight about what it was like taking her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom with her on the tour. Katy said she wanted Daisy to be inspired by watching her mom do her thing in front of 20,000 screaming fans.

“When she gets to see me onstage feeing free and authentic, she’s just gonna be a little duplicate copy of me in her own little way, and we’ll see what that is, and I’ll support her along the way,” she said.

‘Just Pretend’ Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron is a metalcore drummer and watch him play along to Bad Omens

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron is looking to pivot musical styles following his departure from Pearl Jam, we think he’d make a pretty good metalcore drummer.

We say that after watching the grunge icon rock out to Bad Omens in the latest edition of Drumeo‘s “For the First Time” series.

As part of the YouTube channel’s challenge, drummers are tasked with coming up with their own part to a song they’ve never heard before while playing along to a drumless version of the track. For Cameron, Drumeo chose the Bad Omens song “Just Pretend,” which, despite hitting #1 on both the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay and Alternative Airplay charts, was completely new to him.

After a few takes, Cameron delivered a final “Just Pretend” performance that included some of his signature tom grooves that will be familiar to any Soundgarden fans.

“Bad Omens f****** rules,” Cameron declared after learning the identity of the band. “It’s a good song, man.”

At the end of the video, Drumeo showed Bad Omens drummer Nick Folio reacting to Cameron’s rendition.

“Wow, excellent job, Matt, that was awesome,” Folio responded.

Cameron announced his departure from Pearl Jam in 2025, ending his 27-year tenure with the “Even Flow” rockers. He later clarified that he’s “still an active musician” and will be performing at Tom Morello’s Power to the People festival in October.

Pearl Jam, meanwhile, is set to reveal their new drummer during their headlining set at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival in September.

As for Bad Omens, you can catch them headlining Ohio’s Inkcarceration festival in July.

Tyla will play a character in a special version of ‘Toy Story 5’

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Following Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, Tyla is the latest Grammy-winning artist to be involved with Toy Story 5. Like Bad Bunny, she’s voicing a character in the film, but only in a certain part of the world.

Disney Africa‘s Instagram account announced that Tyla will play Inflatable Flamingo in the sub-Saharan version of the film, which will be seen in select African countries, including Tyla’s home of South Africa.

In a YouTube video that shows her recording her part, Tyla says of being involved in the franchise, “I just couldn’t believe that the offer was even presented to me. … I just grew up watching Toy Story — it’s such a big movie in my family. My parents love it, my whole family loves it. … So the fact that now we get to watch it and hear a little bit of my voice in it is insane.”

“I just remember growing up watching it, and trying to peek through a door to see if my toys actually moved,” she recalls.

Meanwhile, Taylor has contributed the song “I Knew It, I Knew You” to the soundtrack, while Bad Bunny will voice a character called Pizza with Sunglasses.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

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