Indiana University men’s basketball team suffered its second straight 25-point loss to No. 19 Illinois on Tuesday night, cementing the worst stretch of Mike Woodson’s tenure at the helm. The Hoosiers’ 94-69 defeat marked their program history’s second-worst loss and left fans frustrated with the performance. The team struggled from the start, making just four … Read more
Reality TV star Heidi Montag’s 2010 album “Superficial” has reached number one on iTunes’ all-genre charts, 15 years after its release, amid her husband Spencer Pratt’s home loss in the Los Angeles wildfires. The couple’s plea for fans to stream their music on social media led to the chart success. This marks Montag’s first time … Read more
Boise-based grocery chains WinCo Foods and Kroger faced different fates in a recent annual research project. Dunnhumby’s Retailer Preference Index revealed that WinCo rose ten spots, securing the fourth spot, while Kroger plummeted eight places to 11th place. The survey of 11,000 US consumers highlighted the desire for customers to save money as a key … Read more
Apple is finally working on integrating blood pressure monitoring into its popular smartwatches. According to recent rumors, the feature may be available in the Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 by 2025. The technology has been a long time coming, but it could be a game-changer for users. With built-in sensors, the new Apple … Read more
A man has been killed in a shooting outside an apartment complex in Arlington on Monday evening. The victim, 19-year-old Zacchaeus Selby-Mukum, was found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot and taken to the hospital where he died. Police responded to reports of a shooting at around 5:50 p.m. and identified Selby-Mukum as … Read more
Cleveland-Cliffs Corporation marked its fifth anniversary of acquiring AK Steel on Monday with plans to expand further into the US steel market. The company’s CEO, Lourenco Goncalves, announced a deal to acquire US Steel, which would make it the largest steel manufacturer in the country. Goncalves outlined his plan, stating he wants to buy and … Read more
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has proposed a range of measures to tackle the country’s housing crisis, including a tax of up to 100% on property purchases by non-European Union buyers. The plan aims to curb speculation and encourage genuine home ownership. According to Sanchez, the current surge in Airbnb rentals is exacerbating the shortage, … Read more
A significant dinosaur discovery has been made in southern China, where a team of paleontologists unearthed a nearly complete skull that appears to belong to an entirely new species. The fossilized skull, found in Yunnan Province’s Lufeng Dinosaur National Geopark, was determined to be a sauropodomorph, a group of herbivorous dinosaurs that includes giant long-necked … Read more
A French woman has alleged she was scammed out of $850,000 by an AI-generated impersonation of Brad Pitt’s mother, Jane. Anne, a 53-year-old interior designer, claims the scammer convinced her that her son needed kidney treatment and she sent money to help. The scheme used personalized AI-generated photos and messages on social media and messaging … Read more
The US is experiencing a surge in flu and norovirus cases, with doctor’s offices nationwide reporting high numbers of illnesses. Dr. Katrina Hood, a pediatrician at Pediatric Adolescent Associates in Lexington, Kentucky, warns that the peak season is imminent. She notes that influenza (the flu) can be highly contagious and infect the whole family, causing … Read more