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…
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…
Ahead of the 2024 CMA Awards, Billy Ray Cyrus is weighing in on Beyoncé’s snub at the country music awards show. In an Instagram post Wednesday congratulating the artists nominated, the country music star defended Beyoncé, who did not garner any CMA nods for her Grammy-nominated “Cowboy Carter” album. The CMAs are considered one of the most prestigious awards in the country music industry,…
A bomb cyclone pounding Northern California and the Pacific Northwest with heavy rain and strong winds was already blamed for two deaths and will likely fuel flooding, rock slides, debris flows and power outages, the National Weather Service warned Thursday. And more foul weather is on the way. The first storm was forecast to linger into…
“Wicked” is a story about empowerment, friendship and not judging people based on how they look. That’s why it’s especially notable that the film’s stars − Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo − have received a spate of comments on social media from fans making assumptions about their health based on their appearances. Fans have speculated the stars of the film…