Before Trump’s return, some top U.S. firms had already gone cold on diversity pledges

By Richa Naidu and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Some large U.S. companies had made limited progress in promoting women and were diluting or abandoning equal opportunity initiatives even before President Donald Trump launched last week a
SZA to join Kendrick Lamar for 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

After much speculation, it was confirmed that singer-songwriter SZA will join rapper Kendrick Lamar for next month’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, taking place Feb. 9 from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, and airing live on FOX. Kendrick
2025 Grammy Awards to feature performances from Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and more

Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Chappell Roan are among the artists who will take the stage at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, with other performers to include Doechii, RAYE, Benson Boone, Shakira and Teddy Swims.
North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids heads to trial

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will go to trial Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed