Topline Prince Harry’s memoir Spare —which was leaked last week—became the U.K.’s fastest-selling nonfiction book ever on the day of its official release Tuesday, the book’s publisher said, as Harry continues his controversial press blitz to promote the tell-all that reveals intimate details about his life and the royal family. Key Facts Spare sold 400,000
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Topline Billionaire Richard Branson must face a lawsuit filed by Virgin Galactic shareholders who allege Branson hid issues with the space program and sold nine figures worth of stock at inflated prices, a federal judge ruled Monday, marking another hurdle for Branson’s already embattled pursuit of commercial space flight. Key Facts While U.S. District Judge…
Topline Texas furniture kingpin Jim McIngvale—better known as “Mattress Mack”—won $75 million on Saturday after his bet that the Houston Astros would win the World Series paid off, taking home what is believed to be the largest payout in legal sports betting history. Key Facts McIngvale, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch to start…
Updated Oct 31, 2022, 11:15am EDT Topline The Powerball jackpot hit 10 figures Sunday night to reach an estimated $1 billion , the second-largest payout in the lottery’s 30-year history, but the lucky winner will take home considerably less cash because of taxes—here’s how much. Key Facts Powerball winners can claim their $1 billion prize…
Updated Oct 31, 2022, 02:13pm EDT Topline A ring made with an emerald that was lost on a Spanish shipwreck for four centuries before being rediscovered in one of the most successful treasure hunts of all time will come to auction for the first time in December, as the widow of a former Perdue Farms…
Topline Pope Francis made his first personal appeal for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the "spiral of violence and death" in Ukraine on Sunday, days after Putin announced Russia would illegally annex four occupied regions of Ukraine. Key Facts During his weekly Sunday morning speech from St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Francis told…
Updated Sep 25, 2022, 04:02pm EDT Topline Rihanna will headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, Apple Music confirmed Sunday, a performance that could mark the singer’s return to music since becoming a billionaire thanks to the success of her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty. Key Facts Apple Music shared a photo of Rihanna’s distinctively tattooed…
Topline As Russia continues to hold referendums across occupied territories of Ukraine asking residents to vote to join Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the annexation of Ukraine would mean the end of any diplomatic negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Key Facts The referendum could “lead to very tragic moments,” Zelensky said…
Updated Sep 21, 2022, 08:37pm EDT Topline An appeals court said Wednesday investigators from the Department of Justice can review about 100 classified documents taken from Mar-A-Lago, even as a court-appointed special master screens most of the seized records, marking a blow to former President Donald Trump and a reversal of a lower court ruling…
Topline Ukraine discovered a burial site containing hundreds of bodies in Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region that was reclaimed from Russian forces last week, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, the latest allegation of mass burials in a Ukrainian city occupied by Russia. Key Facts More than 400 bodies were found in the graves, according…