She’s not into “Royals,” but she’s ruling the charts.
Meet Lorde, the 16-year-old singer-songwriter who knocked Miley Cyrus off her “Wrecking Ball” to top Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Thanks to “Royals,” a catchy commentary on status and excess from her debut album “Pure Heroine,” Lorde is gaining a following. Billboard announced Wednesday that the song has topped the chart for the fourth consecutive week.
Here’s a quick primer on everything you need to know about the New Zealand native who has vaulted to the top of the charts. Read More...
By Andy GiddingsBBC News, West Midlands
Make-A-Wish UKDulcie got to meet the stars of Britain's Got Talent and walk down the red carpetA seven-year-old girl with cancer has been enjoying a VIP day at Britain's Got Talent.
Dulcie from Telford has been receiving treatment since 2021 and the experience was arranged by Make-A-Wish UK.
Her mother, Debbie, said: "Just to see her smiling and being so carefree and happy was just everything a mother could want for her child. Read More...
The Senate Ethics Committee said Thursday that Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, who avoided conviction in a federal corruption trial last year, violated federal law and Senate rules in accepting unreported gifts from a friend and political ally.
In a four-page “letter of admonition,” the panel’s three Republicans and three Democrats ordered Menendez to pay back the gifts he received from Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye doctor, and said he is “hereby severely admonished. Read More...
