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The forecast for the Big 12 next season is clear: delicious, riveting, inexorable chaos. We saw that unfold last season, when the team picked last (Arizona State) finished first and the team picked first (Utah) finished 13th, and it should …

Sara Bareilles didn’t have to think twice when BroadwaySF approached her about the possibility of using her name on its awards for high school students. “I was just an immediate all-capital YES,” the three-time Tony Award nominee recalled during a …

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SAMYA KULLAB, FARAI MUTSAKA and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze …

The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be WHO’s largest single contributor by …

By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the military’s top weapons buyer is an official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019 as Trump sought a commitment from President …

Justin Harrison, a 23-year-old Engineer with the Vacaville Fire Protection District showed up for work on January 8, 2024 looking forward to a normal day of work. Hours later, he was driving south to help put out one of the …

Three weekends ago, after his Virginia Tech team beat Cal at Haas Pavilion, coach Mike Young groaned a bit about the challenging coast-to-coast travel that is part of the new Atlantic Coast Conference. Then he chuckled when reminded the Hokies …

By WILL WEISSERT and HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in …

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.S. …

The Avalanche made one of the biggest trades in Colorado sports history last week when it sent away star forward Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes in a deal that included the Blackhawks. In return, the Avs received forwards Martin Necas …

A family’s seemingly peaceful Sunday night turned chilling when a woman unknowingly encountered the possible killer of her brother George Levin, who was fatally assaulted, robbed and bound by duct tape and electrical cord in their Norwood Park home, according …

MLB The Show 25 announced Tuesday that rising stars Paul Skenes, Gunnar Henderson and Elly De La Cruz will be the cover athletes on its upcoming video game. It’s the first time MLB The Show has featured three athletes on …

WASHINGTON – Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., excoriated the Trump administration for allowing TV host Dr. Phil McGraw to embed with federal agents carrying out deportation raids in Chicago, arguing in a Tuesday Senate floor speech that if the immigrants being …

Matt Eberflus is entering “Jerry World.” The former Bears head coach is the Cowboys’ pick to be their next defensive coordinator, a marriage that became likely the minute Brian Schottenheimer was named their head coach Friday. The Cowboys officially hired …

The world is closer than ever to destruction, according to the Doomsday Clock, an attempt to warn world leaders and civilians of man-made global catastrophe by the Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The Bulletin’s Doomsday Clock moved up one …

For years, Octavia Byars’ dreams of owning a home were stalled by something seemingly unrelated to housing: unpaid medical bills. The single mother from Calumet City found her credit score dragged down by thousands of dollars in medical debt from …

WARNING: INCOMING SPOILERS! The premiere episode of the new series “Paradise” — now streaming on Hulu — closes with Sterling K. Brown’s Secret Service Agent Xavier Collins running through the sun-dappled streets of an idyllic American community as we hear …

The Cubs made their trade with the Astros for veteran reliever Ryan Pressly official on Tuesday, announcing that they’d designated reliever Matt Festa for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster. To complete the deal, the Cubs sent minor-league …

The San Francisco 49ers’ special teams unit was horrible this season and, in some metrics, the worst in the NFL. According to EPA (Expected Points Added), the 49ers lost a league-worst 64 points. Regarding DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average), San …

There were many dissapointments for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2024 and among the biggest was defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. The team handed him a massive $110 million contract in free agency in hopes that he’d form an elite defensive …

If the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to make significant changes this offseason, it’s not going to be at head coach or their coordinators. Steelers owner Art Rooney II told the team’s play-by-play announcer Rob King in a 1-on-1 interview released …

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the …

By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy was confirmed Tuesday as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in helping President Donald Trump cut regulations and fix the nation’s infrastructure. The former Wisconsin congressman has …

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, BILL BARROW and AMELIA THOMSON DeVEAUX, Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Enrique Lopez votes sporadically but bought into Donald Trump’s vows to fight for everyday workers, helping the Republican flip Arizona last year. Then the …

A Manteca man pleaded guilty in a murder-for-hire plot in which a purported hit man won the contract by submitting a faked photo of a bloody victim. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | An attempt to flee police turns …

Bay Area Home Report 282 Fernald Court – Google Street View A 1,614-square-foot house built in 1960 has changed hands. The property located in the 200 block of Fernald Court in Fremont was sold on Nov. 19, 2024, for $2,035,000, …

A Milpitas man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his transgender partner in 2021, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Elijah Cruz Segura, 26, was convicted of …

By WILL WEISSERT and HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in …

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, BILL BARROW and AMELIA THOMSON DeVEAUX, Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Enrique Lopez votes sporadically but bought into Donald Trump’s vows to fight for everyday workers, helping the Republican flip Arizona last year. Then the …

By MANUEL RUEDA, MARKO ALVAREZ and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a …

A sudden freeze on federal spending by the Trump administration — set to take effect Tuesday — sent Colorado officials scrambling as they tried to figure out the extent and impact of the decision. Much of Colorado’s $40 billion state …

Not sure why, but crappie caught ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken “Husker” O’Malley sent the photo at the top, taken by his wife Vicki O’Malley. It sums up the last week or two. Several significant …

Look on the bright side. The Statue of Liberty is still there, at the mouth of New York Harbor. Facing southeast, to welcome immigrants arriving aboard ships. Lifting her lamp to light the golden door. “Give me your tired, your …

The Golden State Warriors are back in the Jimmy Butler sweepstakes, according to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor. “Sources: The Warriors are one of several teams back in the mix for Jimmy Butler now that the Heat have lowered their asking …

Entering the free agency market after a slew of injuries, the Cleveland Browns have to face the reality of losing Nick Chubb. While Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, has arguably been one of the best running backs in the NFL …

The music of John Santos is a rarified treasure that is unlikely to go viral online, and that’s by intent and design. Related Articles Music | This definitely looks like one of the best concert bills for spring 2025 Music …

By Issy Ronald |, CNN Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic portrait that had just been captured. Not a single Mount Lyell shrew had ever been photographed alive before, …

SAN FRANCISCO — Andre Iguodala remembers it all like yesterday. The joy he observed on the court and in the crowd during that playoff series as a member of the opposing Nuggets. The unlimited potential of that baby-faced assassin with …

By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocacy groups are set to file the first lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order for the Pentagon to revise its policy on transgender troops, likely setting up ban on their service …

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections. Conservative calls to overhaul the department by removing career employees, increasing federal voter fraud cases …