Powerball jackpot hits $325 million: What you should know

Powerball mania has begun: Saturday night's jackpot is already at $325 million and is expected to drive higher as Americans plunk down their hard-earned money in a bid to strike it rich. No ticket-holder matched the six Powerball numbers Wednesday night. That means the top prize of $250 million went unclaimed, and rolls over. The Powerball jackpot is now up to $325 million, or a relatively paltry...

R.I.P. Whitney Houston

Legendary singer Whitney Houston has died, according to the Associated Press. She was 48.Houston’s cause of death is currently unknown, however, the singer had a long history with drug and alcohol abuse. According to TMZ, Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton hotel.A six-time Grammy winner, Houston sold more than 55 million albums in the U.S. and her 1987 album Whitney became...

ACTA: The Corporate Usurpation of the Internet

In the wake of a public outcry against internet regulation bills such as SOPA and PIPA, representatives of the EU have signed a new and far more threatening legislation yesterday in Tokyo. Spearheaded by the governments of the United States and Japan and constructed largely in the absence of public awareness, the measures of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) dramatically alter current...

RECORD WEEKEND! ‘The Vow’ Beats ‘Safe House’ Friday: Both $38+M; ‘Star Wars 3D’ $9M-$23M; ‘Journey 2′ $6.5M-$24.5M

FRIDAY 9:30 PM, 4TH UPDATE: “I’d back off a little. So far we’re ahead by a lot,” a Sony exec tells me tonight about this seesawing battle at the box office Friday between The Vow and Universal’s Safe House. (Actually the difference is less than a mil.) After much bigger-than-expected midnights and matinees and now opening night, hang on for a wild ride because Hollywood is confident the...