Nicholas Cù was on the fence about buying a ticket to see his beloved San Francisco 49ers play in the 2024 Super Bowl. The lifelong fan has attended every 49ers playoff game for the last two years, but ticket prices this yearwereunrivaled by any football game in history, going for an average of more than $12,000 on some resale sites …

Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Saturday that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to countries that are “delinquent” as he ramped up his attacks on foreign aid and longstanding international alliances. Speaking at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recounted a story he has told before about …

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 44 Palestinians — including more than a dozen children — in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday, hours after Israel’s prime minister said he had asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people there ahead of a ground invasion. Benjamin Netanyahu did not provide details or a …

Taylor Swift’s mad dash to Las Vegas in time for the Super Bowl is almost complete, as the pop star’s private jet landed at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday afternoon following a flight from Japan. Swift flew straight to L.A. on the heels of four concerts in Tokyo as part of her Eras Tour. She is expected to be in …

Despite their status as defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs are slight underdogs when they face the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas today. The Niners first opened as 1.5-point favorites, according to most sportsbooks. The line has since shifted even more in their favor, with San Francisco settling in as consensus 2-point favorites by …

BOSTON – Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) has a commercial airing during the Super Bowl and it aims to bring awareness to the silence that is taking place when it comes to hate in America. The commercial features Civil Rights icon Dr. Clarence Jones, who helped draft Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. Jones …

Washington — A $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific could be on its way to the House early next week after months of setbacks in the Senate. The Senate voted 64 to 19 on Friday night to officially begin debate on the foreign aid supplemental and is expected to work through the weekend after some Republicans …

A commercially chartered Crew Dragon spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere and splashed down off the east coast of Florida Friday, bringing four private astronauts back to Earth after an extended stay aboard the International Space Station. With commander Michael López-Alegría and Italian co-pilot Walter Villadei monitoring cockpit displays, flanked by Swedish flier Marcus Wandt and Turkey’s Alper Gezeravci, the Crew …

Washington — A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first published in 1998 in the …

Tracy Chapman performed her 1988 hit “Fast Car” for the first time in years at the Grammys on Sunday, sharing the stage with Luke Combs, who covered the song on a recent album. The surprise performance had an impact – sales of the original version spiked more than 38,000% after the Grammys, according to Billboard. Chapman’s song made it back …

Thousands of residents of southwest Iceland had their hot water supply cut off amid “severe frost” overnight – because of lava. The region’s third volcanic eruption since December sent lava flows that officials say damaged pipes that supply hot water to the area. “We don’t have any hot water because the lava field is over the pipes,” Keflavík resident Bryndis …

The Biden administration will be requiring countries that receive weapons from the U.S. to provide “credible and reliable” written assurances to the State Department that they will use those weapons in accordance with the laws of war, according to a national security memorandum released Thursday. The executive action applies globally to the more than 100 countries that currently receive American …

No time to work out? Micro-workouts can help change that. Fitting an hour of exercise into your busy day can feel impossible, but proponents of micro-workouts say they offer a way to get exercise in more approachable chunks. Micro-workouts are a “relatively small commitment in time and intensity for a relatively big payoff,” explains Walter Gjergja, former professional athlete and …

Wall Street closed out its latest winning week with a milestone, the S&P 500’s first close above 5,000. The benchmark index rose 0.6%, marking its 14th winning week in the last 15. The Nasdaq composite rose 1.2%, pulling closer to its all-time high set in late 2021, as Big Tech stocks were some of the market’s strongest. Nvidia, Microsoft and …

Washington — The House will vote again on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday,after it fell short by one vote earlier this week. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is returning to Washington next week after working remotely in January while completing cancer treatment. The Louisiana Republican could give the House GOP enough votes to impeach Mayorkas. A special …