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Lainey Wilson won album of the year for Bell Bottom Country and Chris Stapleton was named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

The two cities are the latest to tighten public health rules to combat the spread of the omicron variant. Chicago is seeing its highest number of hospitalizations and rate of deaths in months.

Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins testifies against former chairman Kenneth Lay. Watkins met with Lay four months before the company went bankrupt, and warned him about accounting problems. Prosecutors hope her testimony will show that Lay made intentionally misleading statements to investors.

Iran threatens the United States with "harm and pain" if it tries to use the United Nations Security Council as a lever to punish the country for its nuclear activities. Washington is warning that Tehran has enough nuclear material for up to 10 atomic bombs. Renee Montagne talks to Greg Webb, editor for Global Security Newswire.

In America, there are 3,700 wineries — many of them small, family-owned operations — and wine is a $21 billion business. Monday's Supreme Court ruling opened the door to making it a bigger business, by striking down laws banning interstate wine shipments.

President Bush's next stop is the former Soviet republic of Georgia. He is expected to praise the country for its turn toward democracy during the peaceful "Rose Revolution" that brought a pro-western leader into office.

On a recording, the L.A. City Council president made racist comments. There have been calls for her resignation and the episode has exposed the racial tensions that have affected politics in the city.

President Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Conley, told reporters on Saturday morning that Trump was "doing very well." But an official identified as chief of staff Mark Meadows gave a different account.

In Iran, Hypernova faced lashings for playing rock 'n' roll. In Williamsburg, it's practically a crime not to rock. After leaving Iran, band member Raam has encouraged other musicians back home to escape to the U.S., where their art can't be controlled.

Led by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, the garage-rock band The Fugs became a pivotal player in the American underground of the mid- to late '60s. The group retired in 1969 but re-formed in the mid-'80s and has performed and recorded regularly ever since. The band is set to release what could be its last album.