'America's Got Talent' judges clash over country singer's bold original performance

A hopeful country singer sparked an unusually divided reaction from the "America's Got Talent" judges after performing an original song during Tuesday night's auditions. Elsie — a 32-year-old singer-songwriter and mother from Mississippi — took the stage with a self-written country anthem, hoping to launch the music career she said she had long put on hold while supporting her family. While all four judges praised her vocal ability and star potential, they disagreed over whether her original son