COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The annual Executive Council Elections at the PRCA have concluded, and the results are as follows. All terms will begin April 1, 2026.
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Los Lunas PD searching for suspect in shooting incident
Los Lunas PD searching for suspect in shooting incident
Officers found that one individual had sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the temple area.
On Thursday, Los Lunas PD officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area of Main Street NE and New Mexico Highway 47. Officers were dispatched to the scene and immediately began canvassing the area for victims, witnesses, and evidence. During the investigation, officers found that one individual had sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the temple area. The individual, who was transported for medical treatment, is expected to recover. One suspect was taken into custody on felony charges, including tampering with evidence, conspiracy to commit shooting at or from a motor vehicle and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Los Lunas PD is also searching for Nicholas Gurule, 25, a suspect who police say is armed and dangerous. They say he is 6 feet, 4 inches, 265 pounds, and has brown eyes. Police ask for anyone with information to contact the Valencia Regional Emergency Contact Center non-emergency number at 505-865-9130.
LOS LUNAS, N.M. —
On Thursday, Los Lunas PD officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area of Main Street NE and New Mexico Highway 47.
Officers were dispatched to the scene and immediately began canvassing the area for victims, witnesses, and evidence. During the investigation, officers found that one individual had sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the temple area.
The individual, who was transported for medical treatment, is expected to recover.
One suspect was taken into custody on felony charges, including tampering with evidence, conspiracy to commit shooting at or from a motor vehicle and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Los Lunas PD is also searching for Nicholas Gurule, 25, a suspect who police say is armed and dangerous. They say he is 6 feet, 4 inches, 265 pounds, and has brown eyes.
Police ask for anyone with information to contact the Valencia Regional Emergency Contact Center non-emergency number at 505-865-9130.
We’re Giving Away Airfare, Hotels & Tickets For Welcome To Rockville 2026
Do you wanna go to Welcome To Rockville for the low price of free? That means your airfare, hotels, and festival passes are all taken care of. Because that’s exactly what we’re giving away right now! Enter for free right here and good luck!
Following a record-breaking event in 2025 with 230,000 music fans in attendance, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 7-10, 2026 for its biggest year yet. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to unleash the full music lineup for the event’s 15th year.
“Fifteen years in, Rockville has grown into something bigger than I ever imagined,” says Danny Wimmer of DWP. “Last year’s record-breaking crowd raised the bar for what this festival could be, and this year’s lineup lives up to that energy.
“Bringing together Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, and so many others on the same bill is more than a booking decision — it’s what keeps this genre alive and moving forward. Rock only grows when every era and every sound has a place, and it’s important to me that all corners of this world are represented here. Being able to deliver a lineup like this in my home state is something I’m truly grateful for.”
“With the full lineup now revealed, fans can start getting loud for the 15th anniversary of Welcome To Rockville at Daytona International Speedway,” said Frank Kelleher, President of Daytona International Speedway. “We’re bringing the heat in 2026 — Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin and over 160 bands ready to blow the doors off The World Center of Racing. Daytona is built for moments like this, and Rockville will deliver them all weekend long.”
Welcome To Rockville 2026 will feature 160+ bands spanning all rock genres on five stages, topped by:
- Thursday, May 7: Guns N’ Roses, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Staind
- Friday, May 8: Foo Fighters, TURNSTILE, The Offspring, Parkway Drive
- Saturday, May 9: Bring Me The Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, Motionless in White, Lamb of God
- Sunday, May 10: My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Rise Against, Yellowcard
And the full list of bands is as follows. Get your tickets here.
- Foo Fighters
- My Chemical Romance
- Guns N’ Roses
- Bring Me The Horizon
- TURNSTILE
- Five Finger Death Punch
- The Offspring
- Breaking Benjamin
- A Day To Remember
- Godsmack
- Staind
- Parkway Drive
- Lamb of God
- Yellowcard
- Rise Against
- All Time Low
- Motionless in White
- Alice Cooper
- Ice Nine Kills
- Amon Amarth
- Simple Plan
- Lorna Shore
- Coheed and Cambria
- Slaughter To Prevail
- Sleeping with Sirens
- Hollywood Undead
- Black Label Society
- Highly Suspect
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Architects
- Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening
- Poppy
- The Warning
- Behemoth
- Dethklok
- Zakk Sabbath
- Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm
- Tom Morello
- Underoath
- Black Veil Brides
- Mayday Parade
- Sepultura
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Starset
- Coal Chamber
- Sevendust
- Yelawolf
- Badflower
- Story of the Year
- Plain White T’s
- Avatar
- In Flames
- Switchfoot
- The Home Team
- State Champs
- Gym Class Heroes
- The Plot In You
- Static-X
- Hatebreed
- We The Kings
- Paleface Swiss
- Kreator
- Eagles of Death Metal
- 3OH!3
- Cradle of Filth
- The Wonder Years
- L.S. Dunes
- Atreyu
- DragonForce
- Wind Rose
- Carcass
- Palaye Royale
- Failure
- Polaris
- Memphis May Fire
- Blessthefall
- DevilDriver
- From First To Last
- Apocalyptica
- Senses Fail
- Four Year Strong
- FUEL
- Violent Vira
- Dying Fetus
- Breathe Carolina
- Whitechapel
- thrown
- Bloodywood
- Buckcherry
- All That Remains
- Anberlin
- Magnolia Park
- Cattle Decapitation
- The Ready Set
- Catch Your Breath
- Crown The Empire
- Chelsea Grin
- Death Angel
- Biffy Clyro
- Drowning Pool
- DOPE
- Make Them Suffer
- Thornhill
- Demon Hunter
- Saliva
- Brand of Sacrifice
- Fozzy
- Holding Absence
- Sick Puppies
- 10 Years
- Dead Poet Society
- VOILÀ
- Napalm Death
- Spineshank
- Thy Art Is Murder
- Alpha Wolf
- Deicide
- The Paradox
- Local H
- Carnifex
- Bodysnatcher
- Fleshgod Apocalypse
- Egypt Central
- Winona Fighter
- House of Protection
- Fame On Fire
- The Word Alive
- Amira Elfeky
- Suffocation
- Nonpoint
- The Ataris
- Jiluka
- Nekrogoblikon
- Red
- Ill Niño
- Psychostick
- Adelitas Way
- Framing Hanley
- Immolation
- Archers
- Galactic Empire
- Signs of the Swarm
- Primer 55
- Disembodied Tyrant
- Ashes Remain
- Spiritworld
- Distant
- Infected Rain
- Castle Rat
- Not Enough Space
- The Haunt
- Wolves at the Gate
- Snuffed On Sight
- If Not For Me
- Colorblind
- Ladrones
- Platinum Moon
- Netherwalker
- Kill The Robot
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How the Iran War Compares With Past Market Shocks, in Charts
Investors are racing to respond to the largest oil-supply disruption in history.
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2026 Houston Open leaderboard: Gary Woodland surges, Rickie Fowler makes Masters push
As a full-time member of the PGA Tour, Paul Waring’s best finish has been a T47 at the 2025 Canadian Open. He has battled injury and his game, but on Thursday at the 2026 Houston Open, it all came together for the 41-year-old Englishman, who opened his tournament at Memorial Park with a bogey-free 7-under 63 to command the first-round lead.
Waring arrived in Houston this week with a medical extension. His rookie season on the PGA Tour was tough sledding with 10 missed cuts and a withdrawal across 12 tournaments as he tried to power through the pain of injury. His first three starts on the PGA Tour in 2026 produced the same — three straight missed cuts — but with missed cuts came a chance to find his game.
“To be fair, I found a little bit of momentum coming forward in the last few weeks,” Waring said. “I know [I] missed cuts at Valspar [Championship] and Cognizant [Classic], but [I] felt like my golf game was in a good spot. … I gave too many shots away in the first few weeks, where this week, a lot tidier, no bogeys and holed a good amount of footage today. I think I’ve just been told I holed over 160 feet of putts today, which is massive and gives you a massive advantage.”
Waring’s 63 was the best around Memorial Park by a stroke as Gary Woodland made birdie on three of his final four holes late in the evening to post his 64. Another man who is going through a fight of his own, Woodland revealed at The Players Championship that he has been battling post-traumatic stress disorder following his 2023 brain surgery.
Open and honest, Woodland shared that the emotional and mental toll from his operation has been crippling. The PGA Tour has brought in additional security measures for when Woodland plays, as he is engulfed with anxiety and hyper awareness — common traits associated with PTSD — and has felt a massive weight lifted off his shoulders since the interview.
“The response has been … big, and it’s also been big for me because I got a lot of relief,” Woodland said. “I literally feel like I got a thousand pounds off my back that day. It was hard to do. I was crying going into the interview, and I left feeling a thousand pounds lighter.
“I have a battle that I’m fighting, but it’s nice to not do that alone, I can tell you that. We’ll take it one day at a time and continue to get better. But the Tour out here is a family, and they’ve been amazing. The golf world’s been amazing, and I’m very thankful.”
Meanwhile, Rickie Fowler is fighting for more than just a trophy this week. Ranked No. 61 in the Official World Golf Rankings, Fowler needs a high finish to climb inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and earn an invitation to the first major championship of the year.
“I had a great run last year, kind of second half of the year, and felt like I was in a good spot with my game,” Fowler said. “Was able to get some downtime to work on the body and get my shoulder in a better spot, where I wasn’t having to play through the pain. So, luckily, had played well through the summer. I had confidence knowing we could go out and kind of play some simple golf. Kind of picked up at AmEx and did a good job there of continuing that.
“A lot of it is on the mental side, not trying to do too much or anything special, trying to kind of let the rounds come to me and piece things together and kind of plot my way around.”
Fowler stands at 3 under with world No. 80 Sahith Theegala, who is also in need of a massive performance at the place he once called home. Former Texas Longhorn Pierceson Coody fired a 70 and will battle the cutline on Friday to get the finish he needs to go from outside the Masters bubble at world No. 51 to inside that magic number.
Leader
1. Paul Waring (-7): Waring spent 2008-24 on the DP World Tour and was able to make his way to the PGA Tour thanks to a win at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship during the postseason. He would be a fool not to jump at the opportunity to play stateside, but it has been a difficult go of things ever since. Despite this, Waring believes he is close to his 2024 form. While his putting proved to be the biggest difference maker, he still connected on 14 greens in regulation and hit 9 of 13 fairways in Round 1, showing the tee-to-green play is not far behind.
“It’s not a million miles away. That week [in Abu Dhabi in 2024], I felt like I was exceptional with the wedges, which was the reason I managed to score so low,” Waring said. “I was aggressive off the tee that week, gave myself all the chances. This golf course is quite nice for me. … I would say it’s wide off the tee, it’s quite forgiving off the tee, so it gives me a chance to move the body at speed and without any fear.
“So I could swing freely, I could and get myself into those wedge positions, especially on the par 5s. Again, all the work has been around what I did that sort of couple years ago to get myself sort of back in this place that I am now. So hopefully I can build on this today. See how the week goes.”
Contenders
2. Gary Woodland (-6)
T3. Sam Burns, Michael Brennan, Tom Hoge (-5)
T6. Marco Penge, Stephan Jaeger, Kurt Kitayama, Matt Wallace (-4)
It’s as cool as it gets. One week after Woodland opened up, he notched a top 15 finish at the Valspar Championship, and now, one week after that, he is in the mix at the Houston Open. This has been a happy hunting ground for the former U.S. Open champion in recent years with a runner-up performance a season ago to go along with finishes of T21 and T9.
Statistically, Woodland was awesome in Round 1. He ranked second in greens in regulation and top 10 in both ball striking categories as well as putting. That’s great on paper, but even more importantly, Woodland felt comfortable inside the ropes.
“At the end of the day, it’s confidence,” Woodland said. “I’ve had some good practice over the last couple of months and I hadn’t seen anything on the course, so it’s trying to stay patient. Last week, I started to see some signs on the course. Even when I got behind the 8-ball in a couple of rounds early last week, I fought back hard at the end. I was able to get off and running today, really just played solid. Felt good out there all day, that’s a big plus.”
2026 Houston Open updated odds, picks
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook
- Sam Burns: 15/2
- Gary Woodland: 12-1
- Kurt Kitayama: 13-1
- Marco Penge: 15-1
- Min Woo Lee: 18-1
- Rickie Fowler: 21-1
- Michael Brennan: 23-1
- Adam Scott: 24-1
- Stephan Jaeger: 25-1
Theegala at 32-1 is still a great play. The former Houston resident did everything one is supposed to do Thursday as he made three birdies on the three par 5s, picked one up elsewhere and dropped only one shot. He gained strokes throughout the bag and should be able to give it a good go Friday afternoon after some much-needed rest following his TGL championship and an early Round 1 tee time.
Air Canada CEO apologizes for his inability to speak French after plane crash
TORONTO — The chief executive of Air Canada apologized Thursday for his inability to express himself in French after politicians called for his resignation for his English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York.
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has been criticized for the four-minute condolence video posted online that included only two French words — “bonjour” and “merci.”
“I am deeply saddened that my inability to speak French has diverted attention from the profound grief of the families and the great resilience of Air Canada’s employees, who have demonstrated outstanding professionalism despite the events of the past few days,” Rousseau said in a statement.
“Despite many lessons over several years, unfortunately, I am still unable to express myself adequately in French. I sincerely apologize for this, but I am continuing my efforts to improve.”
Quebec’s premier called on the airline executive to resign on Wednesday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said it showed a lack of compassion and judgment and said he look forward to hearing more from Air Canada’s board of directors.
Antoine Forest, one of the two pilots killed in the crash at LaGuardia Airport, was a French-speaking Quebecer. Forest and Mackenzie Gunther died when the Air Canada Jazz flight they were landing at LaGuardia collided with a fire truck on the runway Sunday evening.
Canada’s largest airline is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, where French is the primary language. Rousseau has been criticized for not speaking French previously. He delivered his condolence video message in English, with French subtitles.
Carney noted that Canada is a bilingual country with two official languages.
Quebec’s identity has been contentious since the 1760s when the British completed their takeover of what was then called New France. Quebec is about 80% French-speaking.
Quebec Premier François Legault noted that when Rousseau was appointed president of the airline in February 2021, he promised to learn French.
The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has received hundreds of complaints about Rousseau’s video.
“Back in November 2021, less than a year after he was appointed CEO of Air Canada, one of his first major speeches in his role triggered a strong controversy among Francophones, as the speech was almost exclusively in English,” said Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal.
“At the time, in response to that controversy, Rousseau apologized and pledged to learn French. He did later take French lessons but, as the new controversy suggests, it was probably not very successful to say the least.”
Jason Kenney, a former Conservative Cabinet minister, said he would rather the CEO of Canada’s flagship carrier focus his scarce time on safety and reliability than language training.
Cold front brings high winds and a sharp cooldown Friday
A strong cold front moves through New Mexico Friday, bringing very windy weather all day. Warmer weather returns through the weekend with increasing rain chances next week. Fire danger is high all across New Mexico Thursday with more record heat, breezy westerly winds, and humidity below 10%. Highs are slightly cooler in western and northern […]
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21 Sad Country Songs That Were Big Crossover Hits
It’s easy to assume that songs become huge crossover hits because they’re fun, upbeat and danceable.
Shaboozey‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Morgan Wallen and Post Malone‘s “I Had Some Help” and Florida Georgia Line‘s “Cruise”: They all became cross-genre smashes because of their feel-good, song-of-the-summer vibes.
But it’s not always a fun song that hits the top of the Billboard Hot 100. We’ve got 21 songs that prove that heartbreak can make a huge crossover hit, too!
Most recently, Ella Langley proved ’em all wrong with her genre-spanning, history-making hit “Choosin’ Texas”: A song that became a massive cross-genre success despite its theme of heartbreak and its traditional country production.
But Langley is far from the only performer who’s accomplished this feat with a breakup song. In fact, she only ranked No. 14 on our list of sad songs that became huge crossover hits.
For this list, Taste of Country looked at the full history of country music, including the busy year of 1975: That’s when a whopping six pop-country songs made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Read More: 18 Sad Country Songs That Sound Happy
We’ve selected the all-time best and biggest sad crossover hits, including modern-day classics by Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen as well as all-time greats from Skeeter Davis, Freddy Fender and Ray Charles.
Keep scrolling to see the full list, including our pick for the all-time best sad crossover smash. This song, released by a country icon, was so popular that when an artist from another genre covered it, her reworked pop rendition became a diamond-certified song in its own right!
21 Sad Country Songs That Were Huge Crossover Hits, Ranked
Themes like heartbreak and loneliness are universally relatable, but it just so happens that the country genre is better than just about any other at conveying those emotions. That means that lots of sad country songs have found a fan base outside of country music!
Keep scrolling for a look back at 21 sad country songs that were HUGE hits in country music…and beyond!
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Pernod Ricard in Talks to Combine With Jack Daniel’s Maker Brown-Forman
The two companies are discussing a deal that is mostly stock and could be weeks away.
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