Superstars including Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams and Usher have been judges on the show, which uses the innovative blind audition format meaning contestants are initially heard singing but not seen. Twenty singes have so far been crowned winners and, while the series may not have produced as many household names as The X Factor or American Idol, there have been plenty of highlights over the years....

20/20 visual acuity means that a person can see small detail from 20 feet away the same as a person with normal eyesight would see from 20 feet. If a person has a visual acuity of 20/40, they are said to see detail from 20 feet away the same as a person with normal eyesight would see it from 40 feet away. Snellen Visual Acuity Dutch ophthalmologist, Herman Snellen developed Snellen visual acuity in 1862....

“We plan to have enough vaccine doses available for use in the U.S. population to immunize about 20 million individuals in the month of December and another 25 [million] to 30 million per month on an ongoing basis,” Dr. Moncef Slaoui, scientific head of Operation Warp Speed, told reporters during a briefing at the White House on Friday. The news comes as two vaccines—from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna—are nearing final approval for public use....

However, when classic sodas are no longer stocked on supermarkets’ shelves, collectors continue their legacy, attracted by their pop culture history and stylish designs. Newsweek counts down to some celebrated sodas now sadly discontinued from sale. 1. Clicquot Club The first canning of soda occurred in early 1938, when Clicquot Club of Millis, Massachusetts produced 100,000 cases of their ginger ale in a high-profile cone top can. Soda collector Dave Tanner told Newsweek: “At launch, they also handed out a green version of the same cans to guests of the plant....

The space rock, dubbed 2020 UX3, is estimated to measure between 88 and 196 feet in diameter, data from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Studies (CNEOS) shows. The asteroid is predicted to come around 3.2 million miles of Earth at its closest approach. This is about 13 times the average distance between the Earth and the moon. As it flies past, the space rock will be travelling at a staggering speed of around 36,000 miles per hour relative to our planet, which is about seventeen times as fast as a rifle bullet....

But wait just a moment. Thanks to trades both large (Dwight Howard) and small (Arnett Moultrie), as many as 15 of the 30 first-round picks in this year’s draft could wind up elsewhere, depending on how the standings shake out. And with some early-season surprises have come some potential shakeups in how much impact this draft will have for certain franchises. Have a look: MORE: Deveney’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft | Tracking Fab Four Freshmen...

Of course, it doesn’t always work out that way, but that’s the way many owners set up their rankings and cheat sheets. Rarely does anyone plan on drafting Adrian Gonzalez and Freddie Freeman, as good as they are, in the fifth or sixth round, but let’s face it – sometimes they’re simply the best player on the board and you do it anyway. 2016 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS:Catcher | First | Second | Short | Third | Outfield | Starters | Relievers | Prospects...

The Orange (23-13, 9-9 ACC) advanced to the Final Four with a 68-62 victory over No. 1 seed Virginia (29-8, 13-5 ACC) on Sunday night. The Tar Heels (32-6,14-4 ACC) advanced to the Final Four with an 88-74 victory over No. 6 seed Notre Dame (24-12, 11-7 ACC) later Sunday night. MORE: NCAA Tournament live scoreboard | Is Roy Williams passing Dean Smith? When does North Carolina play Syracuse? North Carolina will play Syracuse on Saturday, April 2....

Eight of the 10 teams in the conference have resumes worthy of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. With the competition that has been present in Big 12 play, each of the eight is very much capable of earning an automatic bid to the Big Dance by winning the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday, March 7. MARCH MADNESS: Get ready for Selection Sunday The Big 12 is not short on talent, either....

We’ve broken down the roster into a usual fantasy team alignment, with a fourth receiver essentially functioning as a FLEX. The spot that stands out the most is running back, where aside from a weirdly awesome season from Austin Ekeler, we haven’t had any huge breakouts in the vein of James Conner or Chris Carson last year or even Alex Collins in 2017 (remember him?). Wide receiver had several strong candidates, and we couldn’t even include Marquise Brown or Terry McLaurin after productive starts that eventually hit the rookie wall....

No 2019 draft-eligible hopeful has had the spotlight shine on him for as long as speedy Team USA center Jack Hughes, who some feel is a virtual lock to be the first player selected when the draft convenes in Vancouver in June. But what the last few months have shown us is that it’s time to make a little room on the stage for other prospects, some who even as early as October have distinguished themselves as candidates to challenge Hughes for first overall....

The three-year-old thoroughbred is a 3/5 favorite to win at Churchill Downs on Saturday as the 146th running of the “Run for the Roses” takes place after the coronavirus pandemic forced its postponement from its traditional early May slot. If he is to add the Kentucky Derby to his resume, however, Tiz The Law will have to make history after drawing the No. 17 post when the starting positions were assigned on Tuesday....

The COVID-19 pandemic and transfer portal have impacted roster management for the 2021 season and beyond. The 12-team College Football Playoff proposal, a response to the dominance of a handful of schools in the four-team era, shook up the summer. Then Texas and Oklahoma’s move to the Southeastern Conference kick-started another potential realignment shuffle. What does that mean for the Power 5 and Group of 5? Sporting News sent a survey to FBS coaches (prior to the Oklahoma-Texas bombshell) to respond to a 15-question survey dealing with all of those questions....

The National Football Foundation announced its 2021 class on Monday. Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, USC quarterback Carson Palmer and Eastern Illinois quarterback Tony Romo are among the selections. MORE: SN Top 25 for 2021 Stoops had a 190-48 record with the Sooners from 1998 to 2016. He led Oklahoma to its last national championship in 2000. Stoops’ .798 winning percentage ranks 18th among coaches with at least 100 victories....

In just the first few weeks of the year, a number of criminal and civil investigations into Trump have announced dramatic and substantial updates into their probes, putting him at further risk of a criminal indictment and any chance of him returning to the White House in 2024 getting eviscerated. So far in January alone, the Supreme Court has thrown out his attempt to block hundreds of documents being passed over to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack, New York Attorney General General Letitia James has detailed a number of examples in which the Trump Organization allegedly committed tax and insurance fraud, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested a special grand jury in her investigation into Trump asking Georgia’s secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes” in order to help him win the presidential election....

Joint World Cup bid the right deal People in Canada and Mexico will be wondering the same thing. Who might be joining Alphonso Davies on a Canadian World Cup team in 2026? Will Club America prospect Diego Lainez live up to the hype and be the leader for El Tri in nine years? Nine years is a generation away in national-team time, with very few current members of the U....

The last recorded instance for the Braves happened way back on Oct. 4, 2015, with a double-header sweep of the Cardinals on the last day of the season. For the Twins, the sweet taste of victory was last experienced three days earlier with a win against the Indians. MORE: Every MLB team’s worst regular-season memory Younger fans are probably thinking, “Wait. The Braves and Twins used to win games? The same teams that haven’t won since the Obama administration?...

Dequasie Little was arrested in Decatur, Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said during a news conference. He is facing charges of felony murder and aggravated assault, according to the Atlanta Police Department website. “I will not cheerlead that we were able to apprehend this person in a short period of time,” Bryant said in the news conference. “I am mad as hell that the incident occurred in the first place....

“Sometimes, looking into the history of a breed can provide insight on the amount of alone time that a dog can tolerate,” veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Coates, who is on the advisory board for the Pet Life Today website, told Reader’s Digest last June. The American Kennel Club (AKC) advises it is critical to teach puppies how to enjoy being alone. “Although it’s tempting to spend every waking minute with your new puppy, you aren’t doing them any favors....