47 Million People Plan to Place Bets on NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Americans plan to wager $8.5 billion on this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, with 1-in-5 adults placing a bet, according to a new survey released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA). Key findings from the survey, conducted by Morning Consult, include: 47 million American adults will…
(CAIRO) — Organizers of the protests in Sudan that forced long-ruling President Omar al-Bashir from office are calling on the military to “immediately and unconditionally” hand power to a transitional civilian government that would rule for four years. The political parties and movements behind the four months of protests said in a joint statement late…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A United States airstrike killed a senior leader of the extremist rebels of the Islamic State in Somalia group involved in attacks in northern Somalia, U.S. military and a Somali official said Monday.The U.S. Africa Command said in statement that it carried out an airstrike near Xiriiro, a village in northern…
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Tuesday was named a board member of Fox Corporation, the new parent company of Fox News. Per a press release from the company, Ryan will be one of seven board of directors. He will serve alongside Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox, and Lachlan Murdoch, the company’s chief…
“Unplanned” hit theaters Friday and tells the story of a former Planned Parenthood director whose life changed after working at a clinic. The film — released in over 1,000 movie theaters nationwide — is emotional, raw and fair. It tells the story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson, who worked at a Planned…
The trailer for the final movie in the most recent Star Wars trilogy was released Friday along with the title for Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. Watch: Also in the trailer is what Star Wars fans have known for some time – all good things must come to an end. It looks like…
Captain Marvel is the latest superhero epic from the Marvel comic universe. It is a fast-paced, rollicking roller coaster of a ride with lots of CGI action special effects. Besides introducing a new superhero it is also a prequel showing Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson) as an agent of S.H.E.I.L.D. before he became the head of…
The Rolling Stones announced Saturday that U.S. and Canadian tour dates will be postponed due to singer Mick Jagger’s health problems. “Mick has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time, as he needs medical treatment,” the British band said in a statement Saturday. “The doctors have advised Mick that…
A reader sent this to me earlier in the week and while I watched it immediately, I just figured that everyone had seen it. Talking with my wife and daughter, I found out that it wasn’t as viral as I had thought, but this is something everyone must see. Lynn and Jamie McGonagill host a…
Certain medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may increase the risk of psychosis in young adults, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Thursday found. The study found that teens and young people taking amphetamines like Adderall and Vyvanse were at a higher risk of developing psychosis than those taking…