Entertainment

Aliens, sloths and silliness: Super Bowl ads offer laughs, celebs and surprises to win over viewers

Feb. 08, 2025

Eugene Levy’s trademark eyebrows fly off for Little Caesars. A tongue dances to Shania Twain to promote Nestle’s Coffee Mate Cold Foam. And Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite at Katz’s Deli in an ad for Hellmann’s. A frenzied mix of silliness and celebrities is hitting the airwaves and the internet, and that means one thing: it is Super Bowl ad time again.

Weather

Northern U.S. faces intense blast of snow, sleet, freezing rain

Feb. 08, 2025

Ninety-four million people across the northern U.S. from the Plains to the Great Lakes as well as the Northeast were under winter weather alerts Saturday night, as a fast-moving storm threatened to foul roads and create dangerous, icy conditions from the Dakotas to Maine. The most severe conditions were expected in the Northeast, which could see 6 to 12 inches of snow Saturday evening and into Sunday morning, with forecasters expecting limited visibility. The biggest cities in the Northeast can expect significant snowfall, with 3 to 5 inches in New York City and 4 to 8 inches in Boston expected.

Sports

How to watch the 2025 Super Bowl: When it is, what time it starts, channel, streaming and more

Feb. 08, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet again on Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m ET/3:30 p.m. PT. Super Bowl 59 is set to be another massive spectacle after last year’s game became the most-watched program in TV history, averaging 123.4 million viewers across all platforms, according to the NFL.

Sports

Tiger Woods to play in Genesis Invitational, marking return to competition for first time since British Open

Feb. 08, 2025

For the first time since the British Open in July, Tiger Woods is back in action on a golf course. Woods, 49, committed Friday to playing 18 holes at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines. It will be the first time Woods will be competing since he had a microdiscectomy in September to alleviate pain in his legs. It was the sixth surgery he has undergone on his lower back.

International News

USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn

Feb. 08, 2025

Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about President Donald Trump’s mission to upend the U.S. Agency for International Development, which they say is already hampering efforts to provide assistance to Palestinians reeling from 15 months of war in Gaza. Medical supplies, food deliveries and other vital humanitarian supplies were already being held up in other parts of the world by the administration’s 90-day freeze on all foreign aid, and humanitarian organizations are warning that the situation in Gaza could become even more dire if there is a similar delay there

Sports

Brandel Chamblee, who has long opposed LIV Golf, says he's second-guessing himself after playing with Trump

Feb. 08, 2025

Former PGA golfer Brandel Chamblee, now an analyst, has been an outspoken critic of LIV Golf. Chamblee once said the Saudi-backed league was "funded by a murderous regime" and said the "greedy" players joining the tour were "helping a dictorial murderer launder his reputation."

Sports

Emiliano Grillo's hole-in-one at famed 16th hole at Phoenix Open sparks massive fan celebration

Feb. 08, 2025

The crowd at the 16th hole at the Waste Management Open was itching for a reason to celebrate. And Emiliano Grillo’s hole-in-one in the second round Friday gave fans at the rowdiest hole in golf a reason to go wild. Grillo was 1-under par, then pulled off his best Steph Curry impression.

Business

Minneapolis Fed's Neel Kashkari expects lower interest rates later this year

Feb. 08, 2025

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday he expects to see interest rates lower this year if the economic data continues to move in the same direction. In a CNBC interview, the central bank official expressed confidence that inflation will continue to drift down to the Fed’s 2% target, while Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report showed the labor market continues to look strong. “Ultimately, our job is maximum employment and stable prices. If we see very good data on the inflation front while the labor market stays strong, then I think that would move me towards supporting easing further,” Kashkari said on “Squawk Box.” “I don’t know why we’d have to keep rates where they were if we really saw inflation coming down quickly.”

Travel

Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars

Feb. 08, 2025

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on X shows the individual climbing onto the altar, which is used for major liturgical celebrations presided over by Pope Francis. He’s seen pulling off the altar cloth before being stopped by security in front of stunned tourists. The altar is located just under the basilica’s famous stone canopy, designed by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which was recently restored. The suspect is from Romania and the candelabra he knocked down are worth €30,000 ($31,000), Italian news agency Ansa reported.

Business

Even at $8 million per Super Bowl commercial, ad executives say it's still bang for your buck

Feb. 08, 2025

Advertisers shelled out up to $8 million for a spot during Super Bowl 59. Ad industry executives still consider the price tag worth it, and argue it’s even a bang for their buck. The NFL’s championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will air this year on Fox Corp.’s broadcast network, as well as on Fox’s free streamer Tubi. It’ll likely be the biggest audience watching live television at the same time this year. “The scale and buzz factor still delivers a punch,” said Amy Leifer, DirecTV’s chief advertising sales officer. “Where else can you get 100 million viewers at once, right? Especially in this fragmented landscape ... there’s virtually few places you can go to get that type of scale.”