Is today your lucky day? The lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $8.9 million for Monday night’s drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Jan. 18 when a Oregon lottery player won $329 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $20 […]
Getty Images No. 2 South Carolina made another emphatic statement with a 101-60 win over No. 13 Oklahoma on Sunday. That 41-point margin of victory is the largest in school history against a ranked opponent. South Carolina improved to 18-1 on the season with its only loss coming against UCLA in late November. Dawn Staley’s […]
Is today your lucky day? The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9 million for Wednesday night’s drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot was last won on on Dec. 27 when a lottery player in California won $1.269 billion – the fifth largest Mega Millions […]
Is today your lucky day? The lottery jackpot was an estimated $117 million with a cash option of $53.4 million for Saturday night’s drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is […]
Russia has deployed North Korean soldiers in significant numbers for the first time to support its offensive in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said. The Ukrainian president said North Korean troops are reportedly being used in assaults on Ukrainian forces defending an enclave in Russia’s Kursk region. “Today, we already have preliminary data that the Russians have […]
What a week! On Monday, police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione and charged him in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione’s five-day run from authorities ended after he was spotted eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 300 miles from Manhattan, where Thompson was gunned down on the morning of December 4. Authorities […]
A few years ago I was invited to a lavish dinner with dozens of the most powerful CEOs in America. I had been asked to moderate a panel on social media earlier in the evening, and then was offered a seat at a table, where I was joined by the leaders of tech giants, major […]
In the latest twist in the bruising beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, the Canadian rapper has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The action is doubly surprising because UMG distributes both artists’ recordings. […]
‘Processing Systems: Numbers’ by Sherrill Roland, September 19, 2024 – January 12, 2025. Installation view, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Brian Quinby. The truth shall set you free. Unless you’re Sherrill Roland (b. 1984; Asheville, N.C.). He was charged, tried, convicted, and imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. Accurate statistics for false […]
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my 30s and overweight, but I thought I was too young to worry about cholesterol. I just learned my cholesterol is high. I know diet and exercise are important. Do I need medication? ANSWER: Cholesterol is a type of fat in our blood. Our bodies need a small amount of cholesterol to […]
