South Alabama and Troy were set to clash in the Sun Belt tournament on Wednesday night, but rain in Montgomery forced a change of plans. The two teams now start the competition at 9 a. m. Thursday in front of a different crowd, as the original game was delayed by more than two hours and then halted
'A betting market has pushed the chance of a U. S. military strike on Cuba up to nearly fifty percent, drawing in more than four million dollars from people who think the situation could turn deadly. The wagers focus on a full‑scale invasion, not on smaller actions like shelling or cyber attacks.
Bitcoin has slipped about six percent after touching its 200‑day moving average near $82, 000 this month. A research team says the dip to $60, 000 in February still marks the deepest fall of this cycle. They note that Bitcoin stayed below the moving average for 189 days, longer than the 96‑day st
The U. S. Treasury has moved against people linked to fentanyl smuggling who used crypto to hide their profits. Two separate groups tied to the Sinaloa Cartel were added to the sanctions list after a joint operation by Homeland Security and the DEA. The Treasury said it will keep targeting car
The idea of buying a house with digital coins is becoming real for many U. S. adults, especially those who grew up online. Most people now own Bitcoin, Ethereum or other tokens, and a growing share of them want to use these assets for real‑world purchases. Until recently, homeowners had to tur
A group of scientists wanted to find out if the stage a woman is in during her menstrual cycle changes how much muscle she can build or how strong she gets when doing resistance training. They set up a study where women were split into two groups: one that trained during the early part of her cycle
The housing market is stuck because most homeowners have cheap loans that they can’t easily replace. About eighty‑five percent of mortgages are under five percent, and many of those were set when rates were below three‑and‑a‑half percent. Today the normal rate is above six‑point‑eight, so selling a
The retail giant Target saw its stock drop after the company warned that a challenging economic climate could hurt sales. Analysts noted that rising interest rates and slowing consumer spending might reduce the amount shoppers are willing to spend in stores. The announcement caused investors to reth
A lot of people think that once you become a U. S. citizen, the status is permanent. That idea was challenged recently when officials announced plans to revoke citizenship from several naturalized Americans. Over the past few years, the Justice Department has already started a process to strip citiz
Maryland voters are now asked to trust officials who made a big mistake in sending out the wrong ballots for the upcoming primary. More than 565, 000 mail‑in ballots had to be sent again because the state could not tell who got a correct one. The error is part of a pattern of problems that have plag
