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Have you ever tried and failed to access the DirecTV app on a Vizio smart TV? As of Monday, viewing the TV provider’s live and on-demand content should no longer be a hassle. The DirecTV app is rolling out to Vizio smart TVs, providing a direct route to its suite of streaming packages. Options include signature streaming options with the most comprehensive channel lineups, Genre Packs with a narrower selection of channels focused on areas like kids programming, lifestyle or sports, and the free ad-supported offering, MyFree.  You can find out more about DirecTV services by reading CNET’s roundup of the…

Raise a glass (or a jar of face cream) for Dwayne Johnson, Selena Gomez,Brad Pitt and other A-list entrepreneurs whose brands are quickly conquering brick and mortar retail. September 22, 2025 9:30am Published on September 22, 2025 Dwayne Johnson toasts with Teremana. Courtesy of Subject Star-owned brands continue to sprout up everywhere one shops, from Tom Holland’s nonalcoholic beer, Bero (available at Target and Sprouts), to Shakira’s new hair care line Isima, which the singer rolled out at Ulta stores in July. And while selling exclusively online can be a recipe for massive success, a strong brick-and-mortar presence remains the…

Eric KarabellSep 22, 2025, 11:56 AM ETCloseEric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”.It may seem like the third Sunday of the NFL season was all about the exciting, fourth-quarter, blocked field goal attempts, but there was so much more that happened. We saw a barely rostered player leading all fantasy scorers with three touchdowns, the desperate re-emergence of the dormant Philadelphia Eagles’ passing offense, the Kansas City Chiefs won a game, the Green Bay Packers…

September 22, 20252 min readSan Francisco Rattled by Predawn EarthquakeThe San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault lineBy Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson USGS/CISN: Northern California Seismic System (UC Berkeley, USGS Menlo Park, and Partners)Sleeping residents of California’s San Francisco Bay Area were rattled awake by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in the early morning hours of September 22.The earthquake struck 1.25 miles east-southeast of Berkeley, Calif., with shaking felt as far away as Salinas, Calif., about 100 miles to the south, and Chico, Calif., about 150 miles to…

The Nevada city, facing its steepest downturn in more than 50 years, has marshaled resorts and restaurants for a widespread sale—but only until Sept. 26.

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump and several other top administration officials eulogized political activist Charlie Kirk yesterday. Trump said the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA is “a martyr now for American freedom” at the memorial service, less than two weeks after he was killed. Kirk was seen as a prominent leader within the MAGA movement who worked to bring young people into the conservative fold. Erika Kirk joins U.S.…

BROOKLINE, : US Ryder Cup team member Justin Leonard celebrates his putt against Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain on the 17th hole that clinched the victory for the US in the 33rd Ryder Cup 26 September, 1999 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/JEFF HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesSince the days of Walter Hagen and his captaincy in the 1920s, the Ryder Cup has been as much about pushing the boundaries of golf fashion as it has about competition. That said, a few years stand out for producing…

On Friday, Blue Origin won a major NASA contract to deliver a lunar rover to the moon, a strong vote of confidence in both the Blue Moon lander and the future of human exploration. The contract also means that the VIPER rover will finally see the lunar surface after NASA shelved the entire program last year due to delays and cost overruns. Under the deal, Blue Origin will carry VIPER – short for “Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover” – on its uncrewed Blue Moon Mk1 lander. Separately, NASA has awarded the company a human-rated lander contract under Artemis, but that…

Lynn Milam says that a nerve-stimulating implant has dramatically improved her rheumatoid arthritis, allowing her and her husband, Donald, to regain the life they once enjoyed together. Lynn Milam hide caption toggle caption Lynn Milam For more than four years, Lynn Milam’s life was bound by the pain that radiated from her swollen joints. “My children could not hug me,” she says. “I couldn’t hold my husband’s hand.” Milam also couldn’t climb stairs or help raise her teenage son. She spent most days on the couch. The reason was rheumatoid arthritis, which occurs when the immune system starts attacking the…

Sylvia Rhone, an industry trailblazer who is one of a decreasing number of women to helm a major music company, is stepping down from her post as chair/CEO of Epic Records, effective at the end of the month, Variety has confirmed. There was no immediate word on who will replace her; Billboard first reported the news. Rhone’s departure comes six years after she was promoted to chair/CEO in 2019. She had previously served as Epic’s president since 2014.  In an internal memo obtained by Variety, Sony Music chief Rob Stringer wrote: Today, I want to take a moment to reflect…