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New Year’s resolutions often revolve around self-improvement, and for many, that means cutting back on alcohol or completely detoxing. While detoxing can seem daunting, there’s a growing interest in alternative methods to ease the process. One such method? Cannabis. Surprising …

Bay Area Home Report 3709 Crofters Court – Google Street View A 2,185-square-foot house built in 1977 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 3700 block of Crofters Court in Pleasanton was sold on Nov. 6, 2024, for …

One vacancy led to another. When Darren Rizzi failed to land the New Orleans Saints head coaching job, his focus shifted to the Broncos for a reunion. Rizzi is on the verge of reuniting with coach Sean Payton, his boss …

Message received by the Colorado Avalanche. Coach Jared Bednar was not happy after a Tuesday loss on Long Island. He said it was go time right now or the Avs were going to flirt with falling out of a playoff …

The junior class has taken plenty of heat this season. New stars have not emerged, and some of the top players have treaded water or taken steps backward. On Friday in Lincolnshire, Rocco Pagliocca, one of the under-the-radar juniors in …

PHILADELPHIA — A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. All six people aboard were from …

Super Bowl Sunday is giving NFL fans one final chance to cash in on some player props to conclude the 2024 season. Here is a closer look at some of my favorite player props for the RB position entering Super …

By Doug FergusonThe Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH — Sepp Straka got most of his work done before the weather started to turn Friday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, posting another 7-under 65 for a three-shot lead that left Rory …

SAN FRANCISCO — With less than a week left before the trade deadline, Steve Kerr diplomatically summed up the Warriors’ position: They’re not good enough as currently constructed to do nothing, but if inaction ends up being the team’s course, …

SAN CARLOS — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that air traffic controllers under a previous contract will continue providing service at San Carlos Airport for 60 days, just one day before a new provider was supposed to start staffing …

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers looked hapless when they got clobbered at Ball Arena on Jan. 21. They looked like a reinvigorated force 10 days later, even short-handed. It took a Nikola Jokic pick-and-pop 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining for the …

Some West Ridge residents were awakened early Thursday by a loud bang and screeching metal after a speeding car crashed into another vehicle, seriously injuring a 14-year-old boy in that car. The teen boy was in an Acura with his …

A driver who veered into oncoming traffic to pass other motorists in Auburn Gresham was killed in a collision Friday night. Around 5:15 p.m., the 30-year-old man was driving a Buick sedan east in the 7600 block of South Parnell …

A man was shot to death Friday afternoon on a sidewalk in Auburn Gresham. Just before 2 p.m., the 28-year-old was in the 8500 block of South Morgan Street when four people exited a car, pulled out firearms and began …

An 18-year-old man was killed and another man wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in Austin. The men were on a sidewalk about 3 p.m. in the 200 block of North Central Avenue when someone fired shots, Chicago police said. …

TORONTO – Six-foot-10, 260 pounds, with guard-like shooting range, all wrapped in one large red bow. Yep, Nikola Vucevic could make one heck of a consolation prize. That’s the reality for the Bulls big man these days, waiting for some …

In their second straight 4-13 season, as difficult as they were to find, the New England Patriots did have a couple of bright spots — and none was brighter than the performance of rookie quarterback and No. 3 overall draft …

Headlined by players like Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley, this Super Bowl isn’t exactly short on explosive playmakers who are capable of finding the end zone on multiple occasions on the game’s biggest stage. Here is a closer look at …

ESPN’s most prominent voices are deprioritizing the platform formerly known as Twitter—at least for the next month. On the Wednesday, January 29 episode of the Talkin’ Baseball podcast, ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan revealed to host Jake Storiale that he, …

Bay Area Home Report 4308 Silva Avenue – Google Street View A 1,726-square-foot house built in 1969 has changed hands. The property located in the 4300 block of Silva Avenue in San Jose was sold on Jan. 3, 2025. The …

TORONTO – Lonzo Ball has been doing his best petitioning, and while his minutes continue to go up there was only so far that the Bulls medical staff will allow the point guard to go. “Every stage they’ve wanted to …

In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we wanted to know how many Bulls games and how many Blackhawks games you’ve watched this season. Yes, these were loaded questions. Not only …

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is hitting free agency after setting career-highs with 4,319 passing yards and 35 touchdowns on 66.2% completion in 2024. He was fifth in TD passes, eighth in attempts, and ninth in completions. With such a …

By MICHAEL SISAK and MATT ROURKE PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia on Friday about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze, strewing debris and rattling residents after the second air disaster in as many …

If you don’t think Deion Sanders should be able to guide his son Shedeur’s draft process, then you don’t know Jack. Or Archie. In 1983, Jack Elway advised John to refuse to play for the Baltimore Colts, owners of the …

Despite the state’s inability to phase out coal and natural gas as major energy suppliers, Springfield lawmakers are looking for new ways to decrease the impact of fossil fuels on Illinois, this time through pensions. State Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo …

It’s part of who we are. The White House executive order theoretically ending birthright citizenship grandly proclaims its purpose as “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship.” As we’ve come to expect from this administration, the proposed change to …

‘‘The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them but to be indifferent to them; that’s the essence of inhumanity.’’ — George Bernard Shaw He used to be one of ours. Even when he wasn’t one of …

Ask Ken “Hawk” Harrelson how he’ll want to be remembered, and he does not hesitate. “As the biggest homer in the history of broadcasting,” Harrelson told the Sun-Times. Harrelson, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Ford …

More than a decade after his wife was stabbed to death only hours after their wedding, authorities in Mexico have arrested a Chicago man in connection with the 2012 slaying in south suburban Burbank. Arnoldo Jimenez, 42, was last seen …

The Golden State Warriors are pursuing the Chicago Bulls pair of former two-time All-Stars Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević, Clutchpoints’ Brett Siegel reported on Friday, Jan. 31. “The Bulls and Warriors have held significant trade conversations through the weeks, sources said, …

The Golden State Warriors‘ phone lines are busy with one week left before the Feb. 6 trade deadline as they search for roster upgrades with Stephen Curry‘s 16th season hanging in the balance. According to Clutchpoint’s Brett Siegel, Golden State …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Who is DEI hire Trumpblames for crash? Donald Trump’s latest effort to place the blame on the Biden administration’s DEI program was again without factual …

Bay Area Home Report 762 Homeward Place – Google Street View A spacious house located in the 700 block of Homeward Place in San Jose has new owners. The 2,563-square-foot property, built in 2001, was sold on Jan. 2, 2025. …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks didn’t want to skate and work in a dreadful performance against the Seattle Kraken, so coach Ryan Warsofsky made sure the players skated and worked Friday afternoon. Related Articles San Jose Sharks | …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Johnson should notcondition fire relief Re: “Fire response could make or break several political careers” (Page A6, Jan. 29). The horrendous Los Angeles fires have …

World Wrestling Entertainment’s road to WrestleMania kicks off in Indianapolis. The WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event takes place at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, laying the groundwork for the company’s biggest show of the year on April 19 and 20: …

American Airlines Flight 5342 hit an Army helicopter near Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Wednesday night, sending the two aircraft into the Potomac River and killing all 67 aboard in the deadliest U.S. air crash in more than two decades. The …

To settle a conservative group’s discrimination lawsuit, McDonald’s said it will no longer require Hispanic heritage for students who apply to its decades-old Hispanic college scholarship program. American Alliance for Equal Rights filed a lawsuit in January in the U.S. …

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters This story has been updated to include reactions to NAEP scores. It also clarifies what increases and decreases are considered statistically significant. Illinois fourth grade students’ …