Sport in 2024 the Moments That Made Us Smile

WATCH: Woman gets jump scare from moose blanket in washing machine

"Out of all the infinite possibilities, the washing machine chose humor," one commenter wrote alongside video of the hilarious moment.

ABC News - 17h

Gavin and Stacey and The Traitors up for TV Bafta

Bridgerton and Mr Bates vs. The Post Office are also nominated for the memorable moment prize.

BBC News - 4h

Amtrak Just Responded to Southwest Airlines’ Unpopular Change and It’s Brilliant

Southwest stirred up feelings about its new bag fee policies. Amtrak seized the moment.

Inc. - 3h

FirstFT: ‘it feels nasty’ — US stock markets suffer heavy falls

Also in today’s newsletter, US-backed miner seeks to develop Ukraine lithium site and OpenAI forges near-$12bn contract with CoreWeave

Financial Times - 1d

The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?

Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.

The Hill - 1d

Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense

US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance. The US has ...

The Guardian - 3d

‘I hate to predict things’: Trump doesn’t rule out US recession amid trade tariffs

US president downplays recent stock market volatility that followed his ducking and weaving over tariff policy. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump on Sunday refused to rule out the ...

The Guardian - 2d

The US economy is heading for recession

Donald Trump’s policy agenda is sapping American animal spirits

Financial Times - 3d

The US economic trump card

There is huge scope for householders to tap home equity lines of credit

Financial Times - 2d

Is the US headed toward a recession?

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Who else cannot stop trying to mimic Parker Posey’s accent in this season of “The White Lotus?” This clip of Posey on NBC’s “Today” is all over my social media ...

The Hill - 1d

What Covid Taught Us

We look at how the world changed — and what studies revealed about how we live.

The New York Times - 1d

Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)

Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.

VentureBeat - 6d

Bracketology: First automatic bid to 2025 NCAA Tournament field on tap as regular season winds down

Jerry Palm looks at the March Madness landscape as the 2024-25 campaign nears an end

CBS Sports - 3d

NC State fires men's basketball coach Kevin Keatts after 8 seasons

Keatts coached the Wolfpack to three NCAA tournament bids during his six seasons in Raleigh and advanced to the Final Four in 2024.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Firing Kevin Keatts now was cold-blooded, but urgently needed by NC State in face of clear deterioration

Keatts was on the hot seat prior to reaching the Final Four in 2024, so his dismissal should not be a surprise

CBS Sports - 1d

Giants signing Paulson Adebo: New York strengthens secondary by adding former Saints CB

New York boosts a defense that only generated 15 takeaways in 2024 (fifth-fewest in NFL)

CBS Sports - 1d

Ranking best freshmen in college basketball: Michigan State's Jase Richardson earns Freshman of the Week

A look at the top performing freshmen in college basketball last week and for the 2024-25 season

CBS Sports - 1d

2025 NFL free agency: Cowboys reportedly make KaVontae Turpin league's highest-paid special teams player

Turpin was named first-team All-Pro after logging two returns for touchdowns in 2024.

Yahoo Sports - 19h

How AppLovin’s Meteoric Rise Led to an Allegation of Ad Fraud

It was the fastest growing tech stock in 2024. Then came two reports—and the market started loving it less.

Inc. - 17h

US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace Trident. Britain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, ...

The Guardian - 4d

The Last Of Us Showrunner Hints At Big Changes To The Story For Season 2

The Last of Us Season 2 is almost here, and the showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are assuring fans that they have plenty of surprises in store. Season 1 of the show expanded certain ...

GameSpot - 1d

28 Days Later Writer Says The Last Of Us Is Better

Directors Neil Druckmann and Alex Garland sat down for a wide-ranging and fascinating chat recently where they discussed their professional careers. There is some overlap, of course, as Druckmann's ...

GameSpot - 1d

Ex-slugger Vaughn admits HGH use late in career

Former big league slugger Mo Vaughn has confirmed he used human growth hormone to recover from a nagging knee injury late in his career.

ESPN - 1d

The Last Of Us Season 2 Brings Back Spores For A "Dramatic" Reason

The Last of Us Season 2 releases this April, and the sophomore season will up the ante in terms of how the deadly fungus spreads--and this will include by way of airborne spores.. Neil Druckmann ...

GameSpot - 1d

US colleges warned of ‘enforcement actions’ over antisemitism allegations

Warning comes after cancellation of $400m in funding to Columbia and detention of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. The US education department’s civil rights office issued warnings on Monday to ...

The Guardian - 22h

Dizzying turnaround in US-Ukraine relations leaves all eyes on Russia

Putin may well stick to previous demands over Ukrainian elections and a rejection of European peacekeeping forces. Europe live – latest updates Suddenly the ball is in Russia’s court. The flow ...

The Guardian - 18h

N.J. judge allows use of powerful DNA tool in quadruple murder trial

A New Jersey judge ruled that prosecutors can use evidence from a powerful and increasingly common DNA tool in the upcoming trial of a man charged in the 2018 murder of four relatives.

NBC News - 14h

Can the US stop the brewing nuclear arms race before it erupts?

In the 80 years since the U.S. attacks on Japan, no other country has used a nuclear weapon in war. That remarkable record could soon be broken and all progress lost.

The Hill - 3h

Christian Pulisic scores two in win vs. Lecce as AC Milan turmoil continues under embattled Sergio Conceicao

The Rossoneri are set to appoint a new sport director while Conceicao's future is still being discussed

CBS Sports - 3d

Alabama's Grant Nelson throws down poster dunk, mocks rival Auburn with 'Crimson Crane' pose during thrilling OT win

The "Crimson Crane" has been a point of taunting for the past few years in sports throughout the Alabama-Auburn rivalry.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

UFC 313 predictions -- Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev: Fight card, odds, preview, prelims, expert picks

Check out who the experts at CBS Sports are taking in the light heavyweight title fight set for Saturday in Las Vegas

CBS Sports - 3d

With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

The New York Times - 1d