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Lady Gaga went on a dive bar tour this year to promote her country-influenced album, <em>Joanne.</em>

2016: The Year Pop Went Country

A host of pop and rock musicians — including Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper and Beyoncé — took turns down country roads this year. Fans both old and new seem happy to follow them there.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters April 27 outside the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The Senate will vote on a bill creating a federal right to an abortion, Schumer says

Though Democrats don't have the votes to pass such a bill, the Senate majority leader insisted voting on it wouldn't be "an abstract exercise," putting every senator's stance on the record.

Florida tomato pickers' fight for fair wages and better working conditions became a topic at Wednesday night's Democratic debate in Miami between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

Florida Tomato Pickers Become Part Of Democratic Debate

The fight to improve wages and working conditions hit the national stage over the past week, both in a Bernie Sanders campaign video and Wednesday night's debate in Miami.

Daniel Berrigan speaks in Colorado in 1974.

Daniel Berrigan, Activist Jesuit Priest Who Opposed Vietnam War, Dies

Berrigan became emblematic of the opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He served time in jail for an audacious act of civil disobedience.

Children of Bodom is one of the many bands in Finland's vibrant — and unique — heavy metal scene.

President Obama Is Familiar With Finland's Heavy Metal Scene. Are You?

Obama commended the country's prolific metal scene while speaking with European Nordic leaders. "Finland is making the weirdest heavy metal imaginable," Decibel editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian says.

Syrian civilians and soldiers gather at the scene of a double bombing attack on Saturday outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, which is revered by Shiites around the world, some 6 miles south of the center of Damascus, state media said.

Two Deadly Blasts Near Holy Shrine Outside Damascus Kill At Least 12 People

At least 12 people were killed and 55 injured in twin bombings near a revered shrine, Syrian state media reports. The Sayyida Zeinab shrine is seen as a symbolic stronghold of the regime.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Speaker of the House Paul Ryan in the speaker's conference room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Paul Ryan's Advice For Donald Trump's Running Mate: 'Get Thick Skin'

The House Speaker — and 2012 Republican vice presidential pick — encouraged Trump's running mate to go into minority communities and Democratic-heavy areas to communicate GOP ideas.

GOP Convention Day 3: Big Political Stars Set Stage For VP Pick Mike Pence

The program will feature Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, as well as Govs. Rick Scott and Scott Walker riffing off the theme "Make America First Again." Gov. Mike Pence headlines.

President Obama speaks to the media after a meeting with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon on Thursday in Arlington, Va.

President Obama: The Election Will Not Be 'Rigged'

Donald Trump, who has begun to slip in the polls, has charged that the outcome of November's election will be "rigged." President Obama blasted that as "ridiculous" in a wide-ranging news conference.

Hog Island, Maine, osprey chicks await their parents' return. Seconds later, an eagle makes off with one of the nestlings.

In Captivating Video, A Bald Eagle Attacks An Osprey Nest

Rare video footage from Maine shows how resurging bald eagles prey on other species. The good news is that two out of three osprey chicks survived.

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