James Pollard

Kehlani accepts the award for best R&B performance for “Folded” during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

February 1, 2026 at 4:48 p.m.

Entertainment’s awards season has coincided with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns.

Dianna Tompkins looks at a mirror while she sits on a bed at her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

December 31, 2025 at 10:09 a.m.

Nearly a quarter of a million families got that same cash injection from the nonprofit GiveDirectly as they missed SNAP deposits many need to feed their households.

Chuck Dietrick poses for a portrait at his home in Anna, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Most US adults aren’t making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds

December 22, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges...

In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, Michelle Obama participates in the International Day of the Girl on NBC’s “Today” show in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Michelle Obama’s Girls Opportunity Alliance pledges $2.5 million for grassroots education for girls

October 13, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

Former first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world's most economically disadvantaged areas.

Michelle Obama’s Girls Opportunity Alliance pledges $2.5 million for grassroots education for girls

October 11, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

Former first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world’s most economically disadvantaged areas.

Hannah Einbinder accepts the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for “Hacks” during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America are still benefiting from Nate Bargatze’s controversial Emmys bit

September 15, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America nonprofit is seeing a donation surge after a controversial fundraising bit at the center of the Emmy Awards telecast.

ASCAP Foundation Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton, Stephen Schwartz and businesswoman Chandrika Tandon pose for a photo at the ASCAP Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration in Manhattan, New York on June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

How ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ seeded a music nonprofit supporting the songwriters of tomorrow

June 12, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

It’s sung at baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” goes much further than simply getting fans out of their...

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