On Jan. 5, 1980, “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40.
Today in History: ‘Rapper’s Delight’ becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40
Day: January 5, 2025
Asking Eric: Family friend wants to set house rules for my home
Dear Eric: Friends of ours, who live on the other side of the country, have a daughter who is a senior in college in the same town we live in. It’s not uncommon for the daughter to spend holidays like Thanksgiving, or the occasional weekend, with us.
Minnesota Vikings spend $2 million on tickets to boost fan turnout at Ford Field for showdown with Detroit Lions
Ahead of their divisional showdown Sunday against the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings purchased roughly 1,900 tickets on the secondary market, spending about $2 million.
Daily Horoscope for January 05, 2025
We can forge our own paths. The sensitive Moon joins with dreamy Neptune in its home sign of Pisces, heightening our intuitions and our creative sparks. At 2:01 pm EST, the Moon leaves Pisces to buoy up independent Aries, providing a dynamic get-up-and-go motivation to our inner lives. To cap off the day, the Moon trines fiery Mars, allowing us to move at the pace we prefer — not the pace everyone else does. Let’s let passion and uniqueness be our guides.
Rose ceremony inspires Bulls to huge second half against Knicks
The Bulls celebrated Derrick Rose’s NBA retirement with a halftime ceremony on Saturday and also announced he’ll become the fifth player in franchise history to have his jersey retired. Meanwhile, the Bulls used a big second half to beat the Knicks.
Derrick Rose soaks it all in as the Bulls — and Chicago — celebrate ‘the people’s champ’ on a special night
The Bulls celebrated the long and storied basketball career of Chicago native Derrick Rose on Saturday at the United Center. Rose retired in September after 15 NBA seasons.
Drivers skid and crash as wintry mix grips central US before moving east
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days.
Minnesota Vikings spend $2 million on tickets to boost fan turnout at Ford Field for showdown with Detroit Lions
Ahead of their divisional showdown Sunday against the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings purchased roughly 1,900 tickets on the secondary market, spending about $2 million.
Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage
Jimmy Carter‘s extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global humanitarian.
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Jeff Bezos bowing to Donald Trump
A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at the Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before President-elect Donald Trump.