Drake being connected to a petition against the record label Universal Music Group (UMG) and music streaming platform, Spotify, over fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us” has hip-hop fans either up in arms or perplexed. In the petition filed on Monday in the New York Supreme Court, Frozen Moments, LLC, a company managed by Drake, accused UMG…
If it seems everyone is talking about bitcoin these days, you’re onto something. The digital currency has been hitting record highs and neared $100,000 this past week, having doubled in value throughout 2024. Launched in 2009, bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency, meaning that it’s a digital currency and does not rely on banks to verify transactions. Bitcoin’s surge…
NORMAN, Okla. − Let’s be honest: The assignment wasn’t that difficult. Beating Oklahoma in 2024 hasn’t been that hard. Five teams have done it, and LSU could make it six next weekend. Heck, Houston nearly took down the Sooners, and the Cougars don’t even crack the top 10 of the Big 12 standings. Yet, on the…
Meet Peach and Blossom, two lucky birds expected to get a mealtime reprieve Monday from President Joe Biden during the White House’s annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. The Minnesota-born turkeys weigh 40 and 41 pounds. They were hatched on July 18 in Northfield, Minnesota, and raised on a farm by John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation,…
BOONE, N.C. – Cross-stitched Bible verses decorate the wood-paneled living room walls in a small, historic piece of Black Appalachia — the Western North Carolina mountaintop community of “Junaluska.” Lisa Foster’s 16-year-old dog sleeps on the flannel blanket next to her. She strokes Lily’s head and glances at the TV in the corner. “The floods…
There was little reason for Lucky to be happy. He had been mistreated by every family and owner he had been with; none of them cared to give him the affection he deserved. Lucky, who was raised in a puppy factory, never had a foster parent. Ultimately, he was given away at no cost. The…
The Pittsburgh Steelers left Thursday night’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns with a 24-19 loss at Huntington Bank Field, but one of the team’s key players was unmoved by his opponent’s performance. Wide receiver George Pickens chalked up the result to the accumulating snow, denying Pittsburgh’s AFC North rival any credit. “The conditions played a huge, huge part in today’s game,” Pickens told…
With winter approaching, seasonal illnesses like the flu are already surging. There is another to add to the long list of illnesses to look out for – Valley fever. Cases of Valley fever are spiking across the southwest. Infections in Arizona have jumped 45% from what they were this time last year, an uptick of…
A crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Thursday morning, left two deputies dead and one other critically injured, according to officials. Calling it a “horrific accident,” Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said via remote video feed at an emotional press conference that the deputies were conducting traffic enforcement on State Road 80 when…
Moving in together is a big step in any relationship, but what happens if problems arise right away? One man found himself in a difficult predicament when his sweetheart gave him an ultimatum: it was either her or his pet beagle, Molly. The only problem was that, although he genuinely cared for her and wanted…