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Beth Garrabrant We won't know the final results until Sunday, but Taylor Swift's latest release Speak Now (Taylor's Version) has already scored the biggest first-week sales of the year and is expected to debut at number one. If it does, Taylor will have a new chart record to add to her growing collection. As Billboard notes, if Speak Now (Taylor's Version) debuts at number one, it'll be her 12th chart-topper […]

FILE photo -- Tim Kitchen/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- Two firefighters were shot inside a Birmingham, Alabama, fire station Wednesday in what police say may be a targeted attack. Firefighter Jordan Melton was hospitalized in critical condition and firefighter Jamal Jones is listed in serious condition, Birmingham police said. About three firefighters were at the station at the time of the shooting, which took place at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday near […]

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Garth Brooks has been tapped to headline the first Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff. Presented by the Louisiana Office of Tourism, the event will take Saturday, September 2, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also on the performance bill are Louisiana native Lainey Wilson and country group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. "Being asked to be part of the first ever Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff is an honor," Garth shares in a press statement. "The fun will be in getting to perform […]

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The founder of cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network was arrested Thursday on federal charges. Alexander Mashinsky founded Celsius in 2018 and positioned it as a stable, safe alternative to traditional financial institutions that would provide investors who held crypto assets financial freedom and economic opportunity. Instead, federal prosecutors alleged he was misrepresenting the company’s financial health before it collapsed into bankruptcy a year […]

ABC In a candid interview, Matt Damon revealed his personal struggle with depression during the production of an unnamed movie. The 52-year-old actor, currently promoting his latest film Oppenheimer, discussed how he found himself in a depressive state when he realized the project was not living up to his expectations. "I remember halfway through production and you’ve still got months to go and you’ve taken your family somewhere, you know, […]

(NEW YORK) -- During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most misunderstood complications children were experiencing was MIS-C. MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a condition in which different body parts can become inflamed -- such as the heart, lungs, brain and kidneys -- and is often seen in children after they are diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]

LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $875 million for Saturday's drawing, after no winners took home the big payday on Wednesday night. The jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing was $750 million -- the game's sixth-largest prize ever. The winning numbers were 23, 35, 45, 66 and 67, and the Powerball was 20. Now, the jackpot has a cash value of $441.9 million. The Powerball […]

Courtesy Live Nation It turns out a lot of fans want to see the Eagles on their Long Goodbye farewell tour. While the general sale doesn’t begin until Friday, July 14, demand during presales was so overwhelming that the band has already added more dates to the schedule. New shows include a second night, September 8, at Madison Square Garden in New York, along with second shows in Boston, Denver, Indianapolis, Atlanta and St. Paul, […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed up with Epiphone, and the result is a sleek new guitar: the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Axcess in Ruby. “This is a stunning guitar, it’s beautiful and it sounds great to play,” Lifeson shares. "You can create a lot of different tones and sounds, and a player at any level can make use of this guitar.” He adds, “Playing guitar takes you to that place in […]