The Recording Academy will announce the 2026 Grammy Award nominees on Friday. It's as good a reason as any to take a beat and examine how the institution makes its decisions. Who selects the nominees?

The Catholic Church has begun its first Conclave in over 10 years. The former pontiff had been elected in 2013, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pope in 600 years to willingly step ...

(WLUK) -- A democracy approaching its 250th birthday is reevaluating how to conduct its most democratic practice: voting. Earlier this week, New York City voters elected Zohran Mamdani to be the ...