Drake, who said on social media that he “can’t bet against the swifties,” placed a $1.15 million Super Bowl bet on the Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Francisco 49ers. The singer, keeping in mindTaylor Swift’s attendance at Chiefs gamesand relationship with Travis Kelce, shared his wager in an Instagram post on Saturday. He’s estimated to get a $2.346 million …
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The Super Bowl marks the year’s biggest day for advertising, with top brands paying millions to get their messages in front of a television audience that reliably attracts more than 100 million viewers. Over the years, the cost of a 30-second advertisement has soared, making the Super Bowl the costliest advertising venue on TV. Because the Super Bowl is one …
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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 …
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This story originally aired on April 15, 2023. Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia, a doctor in Durango, Mexico, was used to handling medical emergencies. But nothing prepared her for the call she got about her eldest daughter and namesake Hilda Marcela Cabrales. Dr. Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia: I received the phone call in the middle of the night saying that she was so …
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Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinéad O’Connor and heavy metal’s so-called Prince of Darkness are some the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide musical net that also includes the pop-soul of Sade and Britpoppers Oasis. Ozzy Osbourne, who led many parents in the 1980s to clutch their pearls with his …
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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 …
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Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, and the estate of the late singer Donna Summer, both publicly accused Kanye West of using recordings of their music without permission for the rapper’s latest album. West’s album “Vultures 1” — a collaboration with singer and rapper Ty Dolla $ign — hit streaming services early Saturday morning. “Vultures 1” was previewed at the United …
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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 …
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More than $100,000 in reward money has been pledged for information leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth DeHart, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said, as law enforcement in eastern Tennessee continued their search Saturday for a man who is accused of fatally shooting one sheriff’s deputy and injuring another during a traffic stop. On Saturday, the Blount County …
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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 …
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