Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren't set aside, says new Illinois law
Aug 14, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was…
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Mississippi Supreme Court won't remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
Aug 11, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant…
Ex-Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Nevada
Aug 10, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs was sentenced Wednesday to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports…
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…
$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…