ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment
Aug 09, 2023
BRISTOL (AP) -- You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing sports-betting app owned by Penn Entertainment, which is paying $1.5 billion plus other considerations for exclusive…
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$1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the 3rd largest in US history
Aug 08, 2023
DES MOINES (AP) -- Lottery players will have another shot Tuesday night at a massive Mega Millions prize that ranks as the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. The estimated $1.55 billion prize has been gradually building for…
Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
Aug 07, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a “cage match” face-off in late June.…
Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
Aug 04, 2023
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday to be…
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.25 billion. Here's how hard it is to win
Aug 03, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. After no big winner Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion. If someone wins it…
Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power
Aug 02, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to…
Angus Cloud, breakout star of 'Euphoria,' is dead at 25
Aug 01, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O'Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25. Cloud's publicist, Cait Bailey, said Cloud died Monday…
Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winner
Jul 31, 2023
DES MOINES (AP) -- The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of the game that the grand prize has reached into the billions.…
Bronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks and says family is 'safe and healthy'
Jul 28, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is resting at home, three days after the 18-year-old son of LeBron James went into cardiac arrest. Dr. Merije Chukumerije, a consulting…
UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by 4 men over 20 years
Jul 27, 2023
LONDON (AP) — A jury in London acquitted Kevin Spacey of sexual assault Wednesday after the Oscar winner's star turn as a witness in his own defense spared him a possible prison term and offered him hope…