Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Salesforce CPQ entered its End-of-Sale phase in March 2025, meaning Salesforce no longer sells it to new customers and has shifted innovation to its successor. Existing customers can still use and renew the product, but it receives no new features, and industry analysts project a likely end-of-life window … Read more
Joe Negri, the musician best known for his work as the guitar-playing handyman on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died May 30 in Pittsburgh. He was 99. Negri’s death was announced by his family. Negri and Fred Rogers first worked together in the early 1960s on a local Pittsburgh children’s TV show. From 1968 through 2001, Negri … Read more
Spencer Pratt conceded defeat in the race for Los Angeles mayor on Friday, painting a bleak picture of the city’s future under either of his opponents and vowing to continue to “expose this corrupt machine.” Pratt, a Republican and former star of “The Hills,” finished third in the June 2 primary behind two Democrats, incumbent … Read more
President Donald Trump’s name is set to be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after a federal judge on Friday denied a last-minute bid by the center’s board to delay removal. Watch a livestream of the anticipated removal above. Workers on Friday erected scaffolding to begin the … Read more
Olivia Rodrigo is more than just pretty sad on her third album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Over 13 tracks, the superstar depicts all the beautiful, ugly, and heart-wrenching emotions that come with being in love in a real, grown-up way. It’s been three years since Rodrigo’s last release, 2023’s … Read more
Ashley Padilla was shopping with her mom at Glendale’s Americana at Brand outdoor mall in September 2024 when the news was announced: She had just been added to “Saturday Night Live” as a featured player. Padilla had just collaborated with her old boss, Diane Keaton, on a new book, “Fashion First,” and was purchasing copies … Read more
Exactly eight years ago this week, as Sen. Bob Corker neared the end of his congressional career, the Tennessee Republican voiced his frustrations about the direction of his party, telling reporters that the GOP had become almost “cultish” toward Donald Trump. The retiring senator added, “It’s not a good place for any party to end … Read more
Songwriters have had a tough go of it since streaming turned the music economy on its head. They play a pivotal role — crafting our biggest hits and our cultural touchstones — but to hear the honorees in the Songwriters Hall of Fame‘s Class of 2026 tell it, the profession remains a minefield of rights … Read more
Singer-songwriter Michael Stipe has known Elton John for more than 35 years. In all that time, he had never once given Stipe’s personal phone number to anyone, especially a musician. Then he decided to break the rules. “He gave my number to Andrew Watt, who texted me and said, ‘I have an idea,’” Stipe recalls. … Read more
This week, a jury in McKinney, Texas convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder, sentencing him to 35 years in prison for the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025. The case drew almost immediate national media attention. It was a shocking incident: a fight that escalated to murder at a … Read more