(PITTSBURGH) — Sen. John Fetterman’s office said the Pennsylvania Democrat is under “routine observation” in a Pittsburgh hospital after he fell during an early morning walk Thursday near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
“It was established he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries,” a statement from his office said.
“If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!” Fetterman said, according to the statement.
Fetterman opted to stay in the hospital so doctors can “fine-tune his medication regimen,” the statement said.
Fetterman suffered a stroke in May 2022 during the Democratic primary for the state’s open Senate seat. Despite his condition limiting his campaigning, he won the Democratic nomination and later defeated Dr. Mehmet Oz, now President Donald Trump’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, in the general election.
The following February, Fetterman was hospitalized for several days of observation after feeling lightheaded, though his aides said testing ruled out seizures or another stroke.
Weeks later, Fetterman checked himself into a Washington hospital for treatment of depression.
“While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks,” Adam Jentleson, his chief of staff, said at the time.
Black Stone Cherry has premiered a new song called “Celebrate,” the title track off the band’s upcoming EP.
“Celebrate/ You made it through another one today,” frontman Chris Robertson sings in the chorus. You can watch the “Celebrate” video on YouTube.
The Celebrate EP, which also includes the previously released single “Neon Eyes,” is due out March 6, 2026. It follows Black Stone Cherry’s 2023 album, Screamin’ at the Sky.
Black Stone Cherry is currently touring the U.S. into mid-December.
Little Big Town‘s adding a new track to their holiday album in time for the 2025 season.
“We wanted to give you another Christmas song as a thank you for this incredible year,” they teased on their socials Thursday. “‘The Innkeeper’ is available at midnight. Pre-save/add now at the link in bio.”
The Christmas Record was originally released in October 2024 with 11 tracks. You can get a peek of “The Innkeeper” on the foursome’s socials.
This year, they’ll also play four holiday nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Dec. 1-4.
“It’s always been a dream of ours to play Christmas shows at the historic Ryman,” they said. “It’s finally happening! Please come spend your holidays with us.”
‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ and guest Pete Townshend during Wednesday’s November 12, 2025 show. (Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)
The Who‘s Pete Townshend has revealed that he’s got lots of unfinished music in his vaults, but he’s not so sure whether fans will ever get to hear it.
Townshend appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday, where he talked about his unfinished works, revealing he has “350, 450 pieces of music.”
“Now, a lot of it is probably terrible,” he said. “I’ve managed to wade through about half of it,” adding, “I don’t know what to do with it.”
He said he’s “quite interested in AI” and he’d be open to using the AI platform Suno or some other platform on “old songs that didn’t quite work because I didn’t get them right [the] first time round.” He explained he’d like to see “what it can make of it. It might be some hits.”
During the episode, Townshend also sat in with The Late Show band, and discussed his Quadrophenia ballet, which opens in New York on Friday, and The Who farewell tour, which wrapped in North America in October.
He insisted the farewell is “genuine,” but joked, “We’re gonna end it after we’ve done as many shows as Elton John,” which got some laughs. “He did 330, we’ve done 22, so we just have another 308 to do. And then we’ll be gone for good.”
While Townshend said he doesn’t usually enjoy touring, he did this time around.
“I decided I was going to try to make Roger [Daltrey] happy, which isn’t easy,” he said, noting singing takes a lot out of Roger. “I thought, you know, I must forget about myself and just do this for him. It could be the last thing we ever do together. And it worked.”
Micky Dolenz 60 Years of The Monkees tour artwork (Courtesy of dis COMPANY)
Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, is heading out on a tour in 2026 to celebrate the band’s 60th anniversary.
Micky Dolenz: 60 Years of The Monkees will kick off Feb. 12 in Solana Beach, California, and wrap Nov. 6 in Northfield, Ohio.
“I remain proud of what I’ve achieved in my time, particularly with my late great and still-beloved Monkee brothers Davy, Peter, and Michael,” he says, referring to his late bandmates Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith. “What I want to do, as the 60th anniversary of that wonderful moment is upon me, is to look back and share with the fans the sheer joy of what we accomplished—and what it all still means to so many.'”
A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at MickyDolenz.com.
Dolenz has several dates left on his 2025 schedule. His next show is Nov. 29 in St. Charles, Illinois.
Sarah Jessica Parker is set to receive the 2026 Carol Burnett Award from the Golden Globes.
The six-time Golden Globe winner has been named the honoree for her contributions to the TV industry both in front of and behind the camera, according to the Golden Globes.
Parker will be awarded the honor during the first Golden Eve primetime special, which will air Jan. 8, 2026, on CBS and also stream on Paramount+. Dame Helen Mirren is set to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the same ceremony.
“Sarah Jessica Parker’s career embodies the very spirit of the Carol Burnett Award,” Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes, said in a press release. “Her trailblazing impact on television and her dedication to storytelling across stage and screen have left an indelible mark on popular culture. We are honored to celebrate her extraordinary contributions to entertainment.”
Parker is an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award winner who is best known for portraying Carrie Bradshaw in HBO’s Sex and the City and its sequel series And Just Like That. The Golden Globes say she “has captivated audiences for decades with her creative versatility, cultural influence, and enduring contributions to the arts.”
The 83rd annual Golden Globes ceremony airs live on Jan. 11. It will once again be hosted by comedian NikkiGlaser.
(LOS ANGELES) — Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas, according to county officials.
“Anyone in these areas should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice,” Los Angeles County officials said in a statement.
The evacuation warnings are in effect for the following burn scar areas: Canyon, Bethany, Eaton, Palisades, Hurst, Kenneth, Sunset, Lidia, Franklin and Bridge, according to officials.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that emergency resources will be pre-deployed ahead of the storm to protect communities in the Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties from mudslides and debris flow.
This storm — which is a moderate atmospheric river building along a cold front — will begin to hit areas of Northern and Central California, Washington and Oregon on Thursday before slamming parts of Southern California.
Heavy rain will push through the Bay Area and Sacramento on Thursday morning, bringing up to 4 inches of rain in some areas, before traveling south to Los Angeles late Thursday into Friday morning.
Rain, heavy at times, will continue across Southern California on Friday and Saturday, with 1 to 3 inches of rain expected across much of Western California — although some localized areas at higher elevation could receive more.
Over just two days, Friday and Saturday, higher elevations around Santa Barbara could see 4 to 6 inches of rain, bringing the threat of rockslides, landslides and debris flow through the weekend and into next week as more rain continues over these saturated soils.
This system will also force below-average temperatures over Southern California, with scattered showers remaining a possibility on Sunday through at least Tuesday.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said anyone living in burned or flood-prone areas should “stay away from flood channels, catch basins, canyons and waterways which are vulnerable to floods” and if people have to evacuate, to “return to your home only after local authorities have said it is safe to do so.”
The evacuation warnings in Southern California will be in effect through Sunday, officials said.
Representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks to members of the media in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
(NEWARK, N.J.) — Congresswoman LaMonica McIver must face at least two of three federal charges accusing her of assaulting and impeding immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center after federal judge on Thursday rejected her attempt to dismiss the case.
The New Jersey Democrat was charged with three counts of assaulting, resisting, impeding and interfering with federal officials following her May 9 visit to Delaney Hall, a privately owned, 1,000-bed facility in Newark that ICE uses as a detention center.
The government alleges McIver intervened as federal agents attempted to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper turned down McIver’s arguments that she is immune from prosecution under the Speech or Debate Clause.
“Impeding an arrest, whether lawful or unlawful, goes beyond any reasonable definition of oversight and, accordingly, exceeds the safe harbor of legislative immunity,” Semper wrote in an order published Thursday.
McIver’s actions as described in count one, which alleged she placed her arms around the mayor in an attempt to thwart his arrest and then slammed her forearm into a federal agent, were “wholly disconnected from the oversight she and the Representatives later conducted when touring the facility, where they engaged in protected fact-finding related to federal immigration policy,” the judge continued. “Defendant’s presence at Delaney Hall does not grant constitutional protection for every act performed in connection to that visit.”
Semper said he is still considering whether the Speech and Debate Clause might apply to count two — which alleged she forcibly struck an ICE officer following the arrest — noting, “the factual record is still being developed.”
The judge also rejected McIver’s argument that her case amounted to selective and vindictive prosecution by a Republican administration that called her visit to Delaney Hall a “reckless stunt.”
“Defendant has not demonstrated that her prosecution is a result of personal animus harbored by the prosecution,” Semper said.
McIver has pleaded not guilty. The trial was supposed to start this week but had been delayed pending the judge’s ruling.
She has alleged the prosecution is politically motivated, and her office called the charges “baseless.”
“This is Trump weaponizing the DOJ for people who speak out against him, for members and elected leaders who do their jobs to hold this administration accountable,” she said at a press event following her arraignment in June. “We will not be intimidated.”
Tensions escalated at the facility when a federal officer ordered Baraka to leave a secured area of the facility or face arrest, and pushing and shoving allegedly occurred, according to prosecutors.
Baraka was arrested at the facility and charged with trespassing, which was later dropped.
New Kids on the Block ‘renew’ their Las Vegas residency dates at Little White Wedding Chapel (Al Powers @powersimagery)
New Kids on the Block will be “Hangin’ Tough” in Las Vegas in 2026.
The boy band has just added 16 new dates to their THE RIGHT STUFF residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, bringing the total number of dates there next year to 24. To announce the extension, the group went to Las Vegas’ famous Little White Wedding Chapel, where they received the keys to the Las Vegas Strip and then “married” the city for the long term in a mock ceremony.
The new dates, which are scheduled for June, July and October, will go on sale Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. PT. A fan club presale starts Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. PT; a Citi presale begins that same day at noon PT via citientertainment.com. Other presales will run through Nov. 20.
New Kids member Donnie Wahlberg said in a statement, “What we’ve built here in Vegas, together with our incredible [fans, the] Blockheads, feels truly magical. The energy in that room each night — the lights, the lasers, flying up to the balcony to see all our blockheads dancing and singing along — is so far beyond anything we’ve ever done before.”
He added, “Vegas has been so welcoming to us, we couldn’t leave just yet! We are having the absolute best time and are so excited and honored to be asked to extend our stay here.”
Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band (Photo by Scott Robert Ritchie )
Ringo Starr is hitting the road again.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a string of spring 2026 tour dates, launching May 28 in Temecula, California. The trek features several stops in the Golden State and will also hit Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, before wrapping June 14 in Los Angeles.
As usual, Ringo will be backed by his All Starr Band, made up of Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson.
A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at RingoStarr.com.
In the meantime, Ringo is hard at work back in the studio with T. Bone Burnett, who produced his 2025 country album, Look Up, with plans to release a new album in 2026.
