Britney Spears will soon make an appearance before a Los Angeles court to address the conservatorship that controls her career and finances. The 38-year-old pop star is expected to address the court at a June 23 hearing. At a Tuesday hearing, her attorney, Samuel Ingham, said Spears requested a hearing …
Read More »March Madness: Illinois loses to Loyola Chicago, first No. 1 seed to be ousted
Loyola Chicago carried out 101-year-old superfan Sister Jean‘s plans to a T on Sunday, moving to the Sweet 16 with a 71 to 58 win over Illinois, the first No. 1 seed bounced from this year’s NCAA Tournament. See more: Full NCAA coverage from CBSSports.com Cameron Krutwig delivered a 19-point, …
Read More »Huge underdog Michael McDowell wins Daytona 500, bypassing fiery final lap pileup
Daytona Beach, Florida — Somebody had to make a move to win the Daytona 500, and maybe Michael McDowell would have pulled out of traffic to take his shot at a monster upset. McDowell never had to play his hand. He navigated through a stunning, fiery, final-lap crash involving Joey …
Read More »Alabama’s DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy
On an Alabama team stacked with stars, DeVonta Smith emerged as the best player in college football. Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons on Tuesday night, breaking the monopoly quarterbacks have had on college football’s most prestigious award by beating out three of …
Read More »Rock star Stevie Nicks, in her own words
Singer, songwriter, superstar Stevie Nicks is getting a little restless these days. The pandemic has put performances for large audiences on hold so she’s waiting to take the stage again, and, as she told “CBS Sunday Morning’s” Tracy Smith last week, the waiting is the hardest part. “It seems like, …
Read More »Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expecting their third child after Luna and Miles
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend found a creative way to announce they’re expecting their third child. The couple revealed the big news in Legend’s latest music video, which premiered Thursday. The video for “Wild” shows Teigen and Legend holding her baby bump at the end of the song. It also …
Read More »Photographer Ryan Bakerink’s Chicago 2020 time capsule
Like most of us, photographer Ryan Bakerink never could have predicted the way the year 2020 would look: “Who knew what sort of year this was going to be? I didn’t!” Bakerink kicked off this year with his photo project called Chicago 2020 – a plan to photograph every neighborhood …
Read More »America Ferrera’s Netflix show “Gentefied” explores gentrification, cultural identity in Los Angeles
“Ugly Betty” actress America Ferrera has stepped behind the scenes to executive produce Netflix’s new series, “Gentefied.” The bilingual comedy, created by two young Latino writers, tells the story of a Mexican-American family trying to keep its business afloat in a gentrifying East Los Angeles neighborhood. “We made this show …
Read More »HQ Trivia app shuts down after running out of money
The hosts of once popular mobile gaming app HQ Trivia have presented their final round of questions after a proposed acquisition fell through. An unnamed buyer recently pulled out of an agreement to buy the company, co-founder and CEO Rus Yusupov said Tuesday on Twitter. “Friday was a very hard …
Read More »NFL Hall of Fame 2020: Troy Polamalu and Edgerrin James elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
The complete Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2020 was unveiled on Saturday, one day before Super Bowl LIV. Troy Polamalu and Edgerrin James lead this year’s class of five modern-day inductees along with Steve Atwater, Isaac Bruce and Steve Hutchinson. Polamalu spent his entire 12-season career as a …
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