Rivers Cuomo of Weezer performs during the 2025 When We Were Young Music Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on October 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images) Olivia Rodrigo at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Weezer‘s collaboration with Olivia Rodrigo at Lollapalooza 2025 in August will be immortalized to vinyl.
The pop star is releasing a 7-inch single featuring the two songs she played with Rivers Cuomo and company at the Chicago festival. It’s available now to preorder via Rodrigo’s web store and will ship on Dec. 5.
Weezer joined Rodrigo for performances of their songs “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So.” In introducing the band to the stage, Rodrigo told the crowd that Weezer was her first-ever concert.
“Thank u @weezer for still making me this excited all these years later!” Rodrigo later shared in an Instagram post.
The single cover artwork features a throwback picture of a young Rodrigo wearing a Weezer t-shirt and oversized headphones, while the back is a photo from the Lollapalooza performance.
Rodrigo is known to be a big fan of alternative and rock music. She also brought out The Cure‘s Robert Smith during her set at Glastonbury in June and just covered The White Stripes during the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is paying tribute to our nation’s veterans with the Veterans Day release of a new live video.
The clip is for the track “Red White and Blue” featuring 38 Special founding member Donnie Van Zant. Donnie is the brother of Skynyrd’s current frontman Johnny Van Zant and their original frontman Ronnie Van Zant, whodied in the 1977 plane crash that also killed Skynyrd guitarist Steve Gaines and four others.
The performance appears on the live album and DVD, Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman, which was released in June. It captures Skynyrd’s 50th anniversary concert, which took place in November 2022 and was the final concert of Skynyrd founding guitarist Gary Rossington, who passed away in March 2023.
In addition to Donnie Van Zant, the album features guest appearances by JellyRoll, Brent Smith of the rock band Shinedown, country star John Osborne of Brothers Osborne and Marcus King.
The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is close to being over as the House is slated to convene on Wednesday to vote on the federal spending bill.
The Senate passed the measure Monday night with eight members of the Democratic caucus joining Republicans.
President Donald Trump said he supports the deal, and pushed for its passage in the House. If it passes and if Trump signs it, federal agencies and services are expected to immediately return.
Here’s what to know about the implications of the bill that addresses SNAP benefits, federal workers and more.
When will the government reopen?
The bill reopens the government through Jan. 30, 2026, starting at the time Trump signs the legislation.
Some agencies, like the Department of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs, will be funded for the remainder of the fiscal year.
When will SNAP benefits resume?
The bill includes a provision to fully fund SNAP benefits through the end of September 2026.
The money will immediately go out to SNAP beneficiaries once the bill is signed.
Federal courts ordered the administration to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown, however, the Supreme Court paused the order as the appeals litigation continued.
When will federal workers go back to work?
At least 670,000 federal employees were furloughed during the shutdown, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Furloughed workers will be expected to return to work after the bill is signed.
When will employees receive back pay?
Federal workers deemed essential, including Capitol Police officers, TSA workers and air traffic controllers, had been forced to work without pay during the shutdown.
During the shutdown, the administration issued layoffs for federal workers in various agencies.
The Senate bill includes language to reverse Trump administration firings due to the shutdown and ensures that furloughed workers receive back pay.
Trump signaled Monday that he would abide by the Senate reversing his administration’s mass firing.
“I will be. I’ll abide by the deal. The deal is very good,” Trump told ABC News’ Karen Travers.
All federal workers are entitled to back pay under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which was signed into law by Trump during his first term in office.
The law covers both furloughed employees and those required to work without pay during a government shutdown.
When will air traffic controllers be fully staffed?
The shortage of air traffic controllers, who were not furloughed, was so dire during the shutdown that the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to reduce flights by 10% at 40 airports — leading to thousands of flights being canceled and delayed across the country.
As many as 15-20 resigned during the shutdown, according to the Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Amid the shutdown, Trump said in a social media post on Monday that he was recommending a $10,000 bonus to air traffic controllers who did not take any time off during the shutdown, though he did not provide specifics on how that would be done.
To those who took time off, he said, “I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU,” and called for them to leave the profession “with NO payment or severance of any kind,” despite ongoing staffing shortages.
Once the Department of Transportation sees staffing levels return to pre-shutdown levels, it will ease the 10% flight cuts.
It is still unknown how the controllers will respond to the shutdown’s waning hours.
When will flights go back to normal?
It is not immediately clear how long it will take for flights return to their normal schedules and capacity once the spending bill is signed.
When asked on Monday by ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers if he could guarantee to Americans that travel will go back to normal once the government re-opens, Trump responded, “It’ll go better than normal,” and talked about upgrading technology in control towers, though he did not address the personnel issues.
Where do ACA subsidies stand?
Affordable Care Act subsidies demanded by Democrats were not included in the Senate bipartisan deal to reopen the government.
The enhanced ACA tax credits don’t expire until Dec. 31, and if no deal is reached, health premiums will jump for over 20 million Americans.
Sources told ABC News Monday that Senate Republican leadership promised to allow a vote on a bill of Democrats’ choosing related to the ACA in December.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday that he would not commit to holding a vote in the House on the subsidies.
– ABC News’ Justin Gomez, Alexandra Hutzler and Sam Sweeny contributed to this report.
Grace Van Patten and Jackson White star in ‘Tell Me Lies’ season 3. (Disney/Ian Watson)
The premiere date for season 3 of Tell Me Lies has been revealed.
Hulu has announced that the third season of the popular drama series will debut on Jan. 13, 2026, with its first two episodes. It will consist of eight episodes. First-look photos from the upcoming season have also been released.
Grace Van Patten and Jackson White will once again star as Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco. This time, the on-and-off again couple is back together just in time for their spring semester in college.
“While they promise things will be different this time, past indiscretions hinder their best intentions, and Lucy finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with,” according to season 3’s official synopsis. “Meanwhile, the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen’s friends to face their own destructive behaviors. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.”
Also starring in season 3 are Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder and Costa D’Angelo.
Iris Apatow has joined the cast in the recurring role of Amanda, who is a bubbly college freshman keeping a big secret.
Hulu shared the release date in an Instagram post on Tuesday. The photo finds a half-eaten cake with the release date written atop it in red icing.
“you just can’t stay away, can you? #tellmelies is back january 13 on @hulu and with #huluondisneyplus,” the photo is captioned.
Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Hulu.
Dolly Parton’s ‘Star of the Show’ (Ten Speed Press)
The Star of the Show has arrived.
Dolly Parton‘s final volume in her trilogy of books is out now, recapping her life as a performer onstage. The series started with Storyteller, which focused on her songwriting, and continued with Behind the Seams, which stitched together her life in fashion.
“I’m so proud that I’ve been able to spend the last 70 plus years doing what I feel I was born to do: singing, writing, and performing,” she reflects. “Even prouder that I’ve been able to do it with and for my fans.”
Star of the Show: My Life on Stage borrows its name from the opening track of Dolly’s 1979 Great Balls of Fire album.
It’s also available in a deluxe edition that comes with gilded pages and an alternate cover, as well as an audiobook featuring Dolly herself telling the stories on which the book is based.
(WASHINGTON) — The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group has arrived in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations north of the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug cartels, the Navy’s Fourth Fleet announced Wednesday.
The carrier’s deployment to assist in operations against Latin American drug cartels was announced on Oct. 24 while it was on a port of call in Croatia. Since then it has made the lengthy transit through the Mediterranean Sea and across the Atlantic Ocean.
Typically the Pentagon’s announcements that a carrier group has entered a regional area of operations occur when they have crossed the furthest limits of that area, which for SOUTHCOM means somewhere in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba.
The strike group includes three destroyers that will augment the eight Navy surface ships already in the SOUTHCOM region. The sizable U.S. military presence in the region also includes a submarine, reconnaissance aircraft, 10 F-35 fighters and Reaper drones.
It was disclosed last week through imagery that an AC-130J gunship and two other reconnaissance aircraft have been operating from an El Salvador military base co-located at the country’s international airport, presumably as part of operations against the cartels.
The Ford carries more than 60 aircraft that could be used against the drug cartels.
“These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations,” Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, said.
The Trump administration says it has killed 76 people in 19 strikes against alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean since it began its campaign in September.
The 4,000 sailors and Marines aboard ships in the Ford strike group join the 10,000 troops already deployed to the Caribbean.
The Pentagon has said that the carrier’s deployment is tied to the operations targeting the drug cartels, but critics have asked if it is intended to be a show of force or potential operations targeting Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro regime.
Experts say that while Maduro is complicit in the drug trade, many of the drugs coming into the U.S. come via Mexico and sea routes in the Pacific, not the Caribbean, which is known more for shipping drugs to Europe.
The administration has flown B-52 bombers near the coast of Venezuela and B-1 bombers over the Caribbean in what appears to be a major show of force by President Donald Trump.
In addition, a special operations aviation unit conducted training exercises in international waters near Venezuela in October, a U.S. official said.
ABC News’ Anne Flaherty contributed to this report.
Allegheny Mountains (Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Rescuers are racing to find a miner who’s been trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine for days.
Crews are pumping out thousands of gallons of water per minute at the Rolling Thunder Mine to help locate the miner after the site flooded Saturday, according to West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
“Rescue operations continue at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, where crews are now pumping water at a rate of approximately 6,000 gallons per minute – a significant increase from earlier efforts as additional pumps became available,” Gov. Morrisey posted Tuesday on X.
“This is another step forward in the ongoing effort to reach the missing miner. As water levels continue to drop, crews are also advancing on the drilling portion of the rescue as they prepare for additional heavy equipment to arrive,” he added.
The identity of the miner has not been publicly released.
At a press conference Monday, Morrisey said dive teams were working to find pockets of air where the miner may be located.
“This has been an around-the-clock response since Saturday, and we’re going to continue to do everything imaginable to help,” said Morrisey. “We’re going to continue to push because we want to make sure that we give the miner every opportunity to live.”
Nicholas County Commissioner Garrett Cole posted a statement on Facebook Sunday night, saying that the missing miner was helping his crew escape to safety.
“According to state wide reporting, the missing miner is said to be a foreman of a crew who worked to ensure that everyone on his crew was getting out of the mine but got trapped behind,” he said.
Rolling Thunder Mine is operated by Tennessee-based Alpha Metallurgical Resources, which operates 19 underground and surfaces mines across West Virginia and Virginia, according to its website.
A spokesperson for Alpha Metallurgical Resources did not immediately respond to ABC News’ requests for comment.
The weekend episode at Rolling Thunder Mine is the second mining incident in West Virginia this month, following the death of a miner at a different mine on Thursday, according to Morrisey.
“Our coal miners are among the hardest-working and most courageous people in our state. They represent the strength, humility, and resolve that define West Virginia. We owe these men and women an enduring debt of gratitude for the sacrifices they make every day to power our communities and our nation,” Morrisey posted on Facebook.
Urban Outfitters’ 2025 Singles Day Vinyl Series (Courtesy Urban Outfitters)
Songs by Tate McRae, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus are now available as limited-edition 7″ vinyl singles. They were released as part of Urban Outfitters’ 2025 Singles Day vinyl series.
Eleven different vinyls are available to order online, with a limited in-store release set for Nov. 21. Among the titles are Tate’s “purple lace bra”/”it’s ok i’m ok” on opaque white vinyl; Miley’s “Walk of Fame”/”Reborn” on “blue hour” vinyl; The Marías‘ “Heavy”/”Sienna” on black vinyl; The Weeknd‘s “Timeless” on clear vinyl; Addison Rae‘s “Fame Is A Gun” on purple vinyl and Britney’s “3” on “dream pop” vinyl, which is sort of a deep pink.
Also featured is a single that includes both of the new songs from the movie Wicked: For Good. “No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble,” respectively sung in the film by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, are pressed on transparent glitter vinyl.
Songs by Lizzy McAlpine, Magdalena Bay and Bhad Bhabie round out the collection. ROSÉ‘s “number one girl”/”APT” was initially available on “cloudy blue” vinyl, but it’s already sold out.
Cover art for Cheap Trick’s ‘All Washed Up’/ (BMG)
Cheap Trick has shared a new video for their latest single, “The Riff That Won’t Quit.”
The black and white clip gives fan a behind-the-scenes look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in the studio while they work on new music.
“The Riff That Won’t Quit” is the second song Cheap Trick has released from their upcoming album All Washed Up, which drops Friday. They previously released the tune “Twelve Gates.”
All Washed Up isCheap Trick’s first album since 2021’s In Another World. Itwill be released digitally, on CD and on black vinyl and there will also be an orange marble variant, limited to 1,000 copies, sold through the band’s website.
Cheap Trick is currently on tour and is set to play Monterey, California, on Tuesday. They have dates confirmed through Dec. 7 in Waukee, Iowa. A complete schedule can be found at CheapTrick.com.
Russell Dickerson’s Russellmania Tour (Courtesy The GreenRoom/Russell Dickerson)
Russell Dickerson continues to up the ante as he steps into the ring for his next round of touring.
He’s just added three new May stops to his 2026 Russellmania tour: Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Los Angeles’ The Greek Theatre and Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego.
Presales for the new dates are underway, before tickets become available to the public Friday. Dasha and Niko Moon will join him at different times on the run.
In addition to his recently released new version of “Happen to Me” with the Jonas Brothers, he just delivered his solo take on his #1 Monday on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Later this month, he’s set to make his debut appearance on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC.
