Simone Biles only had eyes for her husband Jonathan Owens after winning her second gold medal at the Paris Olympics Thursday. The Team USA gymnast locked eyes with the Bears safety after she placed first in the women’s individual all-around final, and held up a heart gesture with her hands. Owens — who was sitting … Read more
Jonathan Owens remains Simone Biles’ biggest fan. As the superstar gymnast led the U.S. to gold in the team all-around final Monday at Bercy Arena, the Bears safety — who flew from Chicago to Paris overnight — proudly sported a T-shirt in the stands that featured his wife. Owens, who was granted excused absences from … Read more
Sometimes, there is such thing as too much cheese. California Pizza Kitchen responded to a takeout error with a sweet deal for all customers. A user on TikTok shared that she ordered CPK’s macaroni and cheese because she was having the “worst week of [her] life” — but when she opened her meal, there was … Read more
A Sydney couple were nodding off to sleep when a call came through to say they were $40m (about $26.9 million USD) richer after winning this week’s Oz Lotto draw. The husband and wife from Galston, in the city’s north west, bought their 18-game ticket from Kenthurst Cellars. They were the only division one winners … Read more
Jayson Tatum may have not been the only one screaming “WE DID IT!” after the Celtics won the NBA championship on Monday. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was likely off somewhere in the world not only celebrating his Celtics capturing their first NBA title in 16 years, but also his big winnings after a $100,000 … Read more
A retired truck driver and grandfather from Baltimore proved that sometimes, “mistakes” just work out – and he won $32,000 in the lottery. The man, a regular Keno player, purchased a 10-spot ticket on June 5 while hanging out at his neighborhood bar, said the Maryland Lottery’s website on June 11. While filling out the ticket, … Read more
A fishing crew recently caught a prize-worthy marlin at the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. The team aboard the Hatteras-based boat, “Release,” reeled in a blue marlin weighing 504 pounds, earning the group of men $1.7 million. The captain of the 53-foot Bobby Sullivan vessel, Rom Whitaker, led the team to … Read more
The Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival was awarded on Saturday to “Anora,” a giddily ribald picaresque from the American director Sean Baker about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch — and things get very messy. A critical favorite, “Anora” takes a nonjudgmental attitude toward its protagonist, played by … Read more
Pat McAfee bought a gorgeous Cadillac Escalade for one of his show producers on Wednesday. Mecum Auctions is in Indianapolis, where McAfee is based, this week. It was therefore only natural that the former Colts punter got in on the action live on his show, which is simulcast on ESPN and YouTube. A 2002 Escalade … Read more
Winner, winner, chicken dinner – literally. A Virginia man recently went to the grocery store to pick up some chicken – and came back half a million dollars richer. Russell Gomes, of South Boston, Virginia, went to the Food Lion grocery store recently to buy chicken, he told the Virginia Lottery’s website. South Boston is … Read more
This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. In November 20, the boys varsity badminton team at Townsend Harris High School finished their triumphant season with a victory against Franklin. D Roosevelt High School, securing their position as PSAL Champions for the second time in three … Read more
Walt Disney’s streaming service will start cracking down on password-sharing from June, Chief Executive Bob Iger said Thursday, as the entertainment conglomerate looks to boost subscriber growth and make the business profitable. Iger also signaled a need for consolidation in the streaming industry and said Disney was “eventually” looking at double-digit margins for the business, in a wide-ranging interview … Read more
Beyoncé has an impressive list of collaborators on her new album “Cowboy Carter” — and one of them is none other than music legend Stevie Wonder. After accepting the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Monday night, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer gushed over the 25-time Grammy … Read more
A Michigan man stopped for his weekly burger night – and won big. The 57-year-old man from Berrien County, Michigan, wished to remain anonymous, but told the Michigan Lottery that getting a burger and buying lottery tickets was a weekly tradition. “I go to Chatterbox every week for burger night and always buy a few Club … Read more
Just in time! “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Max McGee capitalized on a late-game error and walked away with a new Mustang convertible with little time to spare in the game’s bonus round on Thursday. But McGee first moved on to the bonus round after taking advantage of another player’s mistake. Many fans believed Max stole … Read more
Lily Gladstone, whose powerful performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” fueled a rapid ascent to Hollywood stardom, ended a career-defining awards season run at the Oscars, where she was the first Native American person to be nominated for a competitive acting Academy Award. Gladstone played a wealthy Osage woman whose family becomes a target … Read more
Emma Stone’s Best Actress win at the 2024 Oscars prevented “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone from making history as the first Native American woman to win in the category. Stone, 35, tearfully accepted the award for “Poor Things,” although she, too, appeared stunned by her win. She also suffered a wardrobe malfunction … Read more
Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal in “Oppenheimer” of the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who developed the atomic bomb and was haunted by its impact. “For better or for worse, we’re all living in Oppenheimer’s world,” Murphy said in his acceptance speech. “So I would really like to dedicate this … Read more
Last year’s Oscar for best actress went to a universe-hopping laundromat owner who at one point appears to have hot dogs for fingers. Naturally, this year had to go even stranger. The award went to Emma Stone for her performance in the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed “Poor Things” as Bella Baxter, once dead but resurrected by a … Read more
Billie Eilish’s tender, yearning ballad “What Was I Made For?” won for original song, ensuring that “Barbie” will leave the ceremony with at least one Oscar. The soundtrack for Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film became a powerhouse unto itself, loaded with songs by A-list stars. “What Was I Made For?,” which Eilish wrote with her brother, … Read more