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Trending on Billboard When Chappell Roan accepted her best new artist trophy at the Grammy Awards in February 2025, she called on record labels to cover healthcare costs for artists. “We got you, but do you got us?” she questioned. A few days later, Hilary Gleason received a call from her longtime friend, Lisa Hess, who also happened to be Roan’s business manager. The outspoken pop star wanted to make a sizable donation to Gleason’s growing nonprofit, Backline, which she had helped establish in 2019 to support the mental health of artists and music industry professionals. On Super Bowl Sunday, Gleason’s team built a fundraising page; soon after, Roan made a $25,000 donation. (An added bonus: Gleason’s Philadelphia Eagles took home the Lombardi Trophy.) “It was the single largest fundraising moment in Backline’s history,” says Gleason, 36. “It also really motivated corporations to give to Backline in a more serious way.” AEG matched Roan’s donation, as did artists including Noah Kahan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx as part of a fundraising campaign aptly called “WE GOT YOU!” Related Yet, part of Gleason was hesitant to accept Roan’s charity. Backline was built to support access to mental healthcare specifically, and Roan was

Charts in the MENA and Southeast Asia region will adhere to the principles. Courtesy Photo Trending on Billboard The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has backed calls for clearer labeling of music recordings developed by generative artificial intelligence on global music charts. On Wednesday (July 29) a group of leading record labels including the big three majors (Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group) and a number of key indies called for transparent labeling and greater clarity on what generative AI tools were used to create music and their chart eligibility. Related The label’s proposal set out four eligibility guidelines for songs that use AI to be included on music charts: that the AI platform used to create a song is authorized; that the song complies with copyright laws, related rights and personality rights; that the use of AI within the song is properly communicated and labeled; and that the track is primarily created by a human and does not raise chart manipulation or streaming concerns. Now the IFPI, a trade body that represents the recording industry worldwide, has said they will adopt the new set of principles in a number of charts globally. The

Gunnar Optiks are back, and this time teaming up with Tomb Raider to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the game that features many gamers’ first crush, the ass-kicking archeologist, Laura Croft. For those not familiar with our friends at Gunnar, they specialize in making glasses that have anti-blue light tech. Screens give off blue light that’s invisible to the eyes but can cause strain and fatigue for them. Gunnar’s glasses help block this light to allow those who look at screens all day to work in comfort. Gunnar’s glasses are used by pro e-sport players, gamers, the military, and even animators at DreamWorks. The Tomb Raider Croft Glasses are crafted for explorers, either gaming comfortably at home or leaving home to find adventure outside, as the lenses come in four tints: Amber, Amber Max, Sun, and Amber Sun Shift. The frames feature a refined round silhouette, warm bronze accents, and premium stainless-steel construction, which will remind you of some of Laura’s field gear. The flexible hinges on the arms help ensure comfort and fit. The frames come with a microfiber cleaning cloth, a drawstring microfiber carrying pouch, a rugged carrying case that can be fitted to your belt or travel

John Kiriakou is an American Hero. Kiriakou joined the CIA in 1990 and became a Middle East analyst focusing on Iraq.   Later, he became a counter-terrorism operating officer working in Greece, and after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks he was made Chief of Counterterrorist Operations in Pakistan. Officials at the agency attempted to involve him in the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation program.” Quickly realizing that this was actually a torture program, which was illegal and immoral, he declined. He left the CIA in 2004. In 2007, Kiriakou blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture program in an interview with ABC News. He explained the details of the program and named former CIA colleagues who participated. Bush’s CIA investigated Kiriakou for over a year, but declined to prosecute him. Shortly after Barack Obama became president, Kiriakou was charged with espionage and faced 45 years in prison. Eventually, he was offered 23 months if he pled guilty, which he did. Recently, I have been watching a number of interviews with Kiriakou, and have been fascinated with his frank and clear explanations and his amazing stories about the deep state. One of the best interviews I watched was with Jason Jones, a Catholic

In episode 1 of Travis Japan Summer Vacation, Noel rides the Southwest Chief Amtrak train from Los Angeles to (supposedly) Las Vegas, N…

This article by Kate Wells and Stephanie Armour first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 28, 2026 The next foodborne illness outbreak could be much worse. That’s the concern of food safety leaders across the U.S. who are raising alarms over federal cuts they say have made it harder to detect and stop the spread of foodborne illnesses, such as the recent outbreaks of cyclospora, which has sickened thousands in dozens of states. And they’re especially worried the next pathogen will be much more deadly. Food safety in the U.S. is monitored by a piecemeal system of state and federal agencies. That network is in charge of detecting, investigating, and stopping outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. Key to the system is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s FoodNet program, created after four children died from E. coli in hamburgers in the early 1990s. States participating in the program, officially called the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, contact labs to get case data that can signal when a problem is emerging. But in President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has slashed billions of dollars in public health funding and fired thousands of workers at federal health agencies.

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Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson July 26, 2026 By Mark Woolsey An Austell man appeared in federal court Friday on serious narcotics charges. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia’s office, Drug Enforcement Administration agents stopped the Cobb County man on July 22 after he allegedly sold six pounds of methamphetamine to a customer. Agents then searched his car and said they found another 10 pounds of meth in a gift bag and on the floorboard. That in turn led to a check of the suspect’s home, where agents apparently found about 100 pounds of methamphetamine in several areas of the house and yard. The suspect appeared in federal  court facing federal charges of