Salvatore Geloso embodies the spirit of New Orleans through and through. His band inaugurates the first-ever Tiny Desk Contest takeover.

Chelsea Gallo, who describes The Florida Orchestra as thriving and growth-focused, says she appreciates the opportunity to help shape its artistic leadership and future. Chelsea Gallo is The Florida ...

Geneticist Dr. Robert Green is sequencing the DNA of healthy newborns to find hidden disease risks. This knowledge can save lives — but gene sequencing is not a crystal ball. Dr. Lainie Friedman Ross ...

Robert Arnold was only just born, but his reputation already precedes him. He was named after his father, his grandfather and great-grandfather. He is the fourth Robert Arnold to have lived on the ...

Nurses at St. Anthony’s Summit Hospital said there were two babies in the running to be the first born in 2026. Mariana Sophia Hill wasn’t one of them, but she ended up being the first baby born in ...

SPRINGFIELD – Less than an hour after people in Springfield were celebrating the start of a new year, the city’s first baby of the year was born. Amy Dhabalt-Barker and Matt Barker of Springfield gave ...

(ABC 6 News) — New parents Liz Raimann and Xavier Heeder welcomed their first child into the world on New Year’s Day 2026. It wasn’t just a first for Raimann and Heeder, but their son Xaden was also ...

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Rocky Cocchiarella, left, was born at 1:55 a.m. on Jan. 1 at North Shore University Hospital. Liam Ramirez-Enriquez was born at 8:23 a.m. at Stony Brook University Hospital. Credit: Northwell Health; ...

Kendall Daniya Johnson arrived almost a week late — but she was just in time to be Anne Arundel County’s first birth of the new year. Kendall was born 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 19.25 inches tall at 1:46 ...