UConn claims No. 1 spot in AP men’s basketball Top 25; Gonzaga falls out

UConn has its first No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in nearly 15 years, following last year’s run to the NCAA championship. Meanwhile, Gonzaga has fallen out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight years. The Huskies moved to the top of the AP’s latest poll …

Usher teases ’30 Years in the Making’ Super Bowl Halftime Show trailer

Usher has shared the trailer for this year’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, teasing a performance that has been “30 years in the making.” The clip shares footage of Usher’s hit tune “Yeah!” and features a few famous faces showing their love for the track, including LeBron James, J Balvin and Jung Kook. …

School principal dies days after school shooting in Iowa

The principal of Perry High School, the school involved in a deadly shooting on January 4 in Perry, Iowa, died early Sunday as the result of injuries he sustained in the incident. The wife of Principal Dan Marburger, Elizabeth, wrote on a GoFundMe page for the family: “At 8:00 am, Jan (14), Dan lost his …

4 dead, 1 critically injured in hot air balloon crash in Arizona

Four people were killed and one critically injured Sunday in a hot air balloon crash in Arizona. The tragedy took place at approximately 7:50 a.m. in the desert area east of Sunshine Boulevard and Hanna Road in Eloy, a small town with a population just over 15,000, and some 65 miles northwest of Phoenix known …

Washington Huskies hire Jedd Fisch as new head coach

The Washington Huskies have hired Arizona Wildcats’ Jedd Fisch as their new head coach, after the departure of Kalen DeBoer following his move to the Alabama Crimson Tide. The 47-year-old Fisch became a top candidate for the Huskies’ spot after DeBoer departed earlier in the week; per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Fisch was the only candidate …

Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys with 48-32 victory

The Green Bay Packers took a quick 27-0 lead in the first half of their matchup against the Cowboys on Sunday, and went on to defeat Dallas in their wild-card matchup by a final score of 48-32. The Packers’ Jordan Love was the star on Sunday, finishing the day by going 16-for-21 for 272 yards …

Jack Black confirms role in ‘Minecraft’ movie

Variety confirmed that Jack Black has joined the cast of the Minecraft movie, with Deadline reporting that Black will play Steve in the upcoming film starring Jason Momoa. The cast also includes Emma Myers (Wednesday) and Danielle Brooks (‘Orange is the New Black’, ‘The Color Purple’). Black himself teased his role with a photo on …

The White Lotus announces Season 3 cast including Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey

HBO’s The White Lotus announced its new cast members for Season 3, with Archie alum Jason Isaacs and The Family Plan actress Michelle Monaghan set to star, along with Leslie Bibb, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimthong joining the ensemble for the anthology resort dramedy. Natasha Rothwell, who had a breakout turn in season …

Judge allows Donald Trump to speak at closing arguments at NY cvil fraud trial

On Thursday in the New York civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron allowed Trump to speak at closing arguments, despite having denied a request from Trump to speak a day earlier. After Trump’s defense gave their closing argument in the morning, the former president left the courtroom and held a …

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty at arraignment on tax charges

Before District Judge Mark Scarsi in the Central District of California on Thursday, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to nine federal tax charges. Federal prosecutors charged Hunter Biden in December with nine counts of tax crimes, including three felony and six misdemeanor charges related to his alleged failure to file and pay taxes, evasion of …