By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is taking direct aim at the financial lifelines of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels, targeting money brokers who prosecutors say have adapted to intensified enforcement by increasingly routing …
Justice Department steps up pressure on cartels’ financial networks as launderers turn to crypto Read MoreBy MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years. Related Articles Justice Department steps up …
US applications for jobless benefits jump by 22,000 to 231,000 last week, the most in 2 months Read MoreFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to assist officers with an active shooter situation crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic on board, authorities said. Related Articles Justice Department …
Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills pilot and trooper during shooter response Read MoreThe Chicago Bears added a relatively familiar face to Ben Johnson’s staff on February 4, hiring veteran assistant Eric Studesville as their new running backs coach to replace Eric Bieniemy. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune was first to report …
Bears Bring Back Familiar Face to Join Ben Johnson’s Staff: Report Read MoreThe Detroit Lions found a star in edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, but have been searching for three seasons to find a competent counterpart to pressure opposing quarterbacks. They may have a chance to land one this offseason after edge rusher …
Lions Face Clear Message on Maxx Crosby Amid Raiders Trade Demand Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 4, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs made a public appearance at an event while his future wife, Taylor Swift, stayed at home. Swift, of course, has a lot of wedding planning to do, so she can’t …
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce Spotted at Public Event Without Taylor Swift Read MoreThe Phoenix Suns have been playing without Devin Booker since January 25, after he was diagnosed with a sprained right ankle. Booker suffered the injury against the Atlanta Hawks after stepping on Onyeka Okongwu‘s foot. Booker’s initial timeline was just …
Suns Announce Devin Booker Status For Warriors Game Read MoreThe Minnesota Timberwolves gained critical leverage in the race for Giannis Antetokounmpo as the NBA trade deadline entered its final stretch Thursday, with the Golden State Warriors officially moving on from talks with Milwaukee. Golden State pivoted late Wednesday to …
Timberwolves Gain Ground in Giannis Race After Rival’s Blockbuster Deal Read MoreVeteran Miami Heat swingman Andrew Wiggins has been a known Los Angeles Lakers trade target dating back to last year. Ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Heat continue shopping Wiggins with hopes of landing a first-round pick that they …
Lakers Could Help Miami Heat Pull Off Giannis Trade: Report Read MoreSANTA CLARA – Statues of Joe Montana and Dwight Clark immortalizing “The Catch” gloriously rise behind Gate A at Levi’s Stadium. Those didn’t exist when the Super Bowl debuted there a decade ago. Across the street, over the light-rail tracks …
49ers legend Jerry Rice not campaigning for Levi’s Stadium statue but would ‘gladly welcome’ one Read MoreWATSONVILLE — Watsonville police arrested a pair of juveniles following an operation Tuesday in connection with an attempted murder in January. Related Articles Sycamore Square police substation to open soon in Antioch Taves: Why the DA in Super Bowl LX’s …
2 teens arrested in connection with attempted murder in Santa Cruz County Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO — Brock Purdy, the Toyota wonderkid, glowed under the dark Wednesday night as he coached the automobile company’s sponsored flag football game, featuring some of the Bay Area’s top girls high school players. In just a few short …
49ers’ Brock Purdy addresses rival team winning Super Bowl in Levi’s Stadium Read MoreDANVILLE — An East Bay retail and dining hub that has fallen on hard times faces receivership and a loan foreclosure as tenants depart or shun the high-profile commercial center that serves a posh enclave next to the property. Blackhawk …
East Bay retail and dining hub in swanky neighborhood faces foreclosure Read MoreA Pasadena woman was sentenced to five years and four months in prison Wednesday, Feb. 4, after she pleaded guilty to stalking and impersonating a married couple and then threatening to bomb the U.S. Consulate in Vietnam, according to federal …
California woman gets more than 5 years in prison for impersonating couple, threatening to bomb U.S. Consulate in Vietnam Read MoreWith the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for California’s newly gerrymandered congressional maps to be used in this year’s midterm elections, the stage is set for California Democrats to try to notch five new House seats. Meanwhile, the number …
Supreme Court’s decision to let Proposition 50 maps stand may have implications beyond 2026 Read MoreAn Ohio company that brought the beloved special sauces of popular restaurant chains Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse to store shelves has inked a $400 million deal to purchase the Sebastopol-based maker of fast-growing Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce. …
Bay Area maker of Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce selling for $400 million Read MoreLea el artículo en español aquí. More real estate from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa is being offered for sale as the organization seeks to shore up its finances as it navigates bankruptcy reorganization amid hundreds of allegations …
North Bay Catholic Diocese selling Napa vineyard, former clergy residence as abuse claims rise Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Ten years ago, Drake Maye was just another wide-eyed fan in a sea of Carolina teal. Maye soaked in Super Bowl 50 from the stands at Levi’s Stadium, watching his hometown Carolina Panthers duel with the Peyton …
Full-circle: Drake Maye’s back at another Levi’s Stadium Super Bowl, this time as a player Read MoreSpeed Rack’s back Monday. Billed as the world’s first and only all-women and femme bartending competition, Speed Rack returns to Denver on Monday, Feb. 9, for a contest of boozy proportions. The West Regional stage of Speed Rack’s 14th season, …
Speed Rack’s back, a ‘cosmic’ musical journey, and more things to do in Denver Read MoreThe espresso martini may be experiencing a pop culture resurgence, but if you plan on hitting the slopes in Telluride this winter, drink like the locals with a different variation of coffee cocktail. The Flatliner has been Telluride’s signature cocktail …
In Telluride, don’t order an espresso martini. Get a Flatliner cocktail instead Read MoreEvergreen’s Little Bear Saloon again stands on a financial precipice as a bank threatens to take all that it owns and its partners renew their dustup at the Wild West venue. Just before the holidays, all was calm at 28075 …
Bank could take Evergreen saloon after owners’ squabble resurfaces Read MoreFood Bank of the Rockies is expanding its job training programs to help clients find culinary jobs that hopefully will keep them from needing the hunger-relief organization’s services in the future. Generally, there are two ways into the restaurant world: …
Food Bank of the Rockies launches culinary training program Read MoreThe Douglas County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a Highlands Ranch arcade last year attacked him “unreasonably and excessively,” according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday by the man’s family. Jalin …
Family of man killed by Douglas County deputy files wrongful death suit Read MoreCubs shortstop Dansby Swanson didn’t send president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer nearly as many texts this offseason, compared to years past. “He can thank Josie for that,” Swanson quipped at Cubs Convention last month. The birth of Dansby and …
Cubs enter spring training 2026 with high expectations: ‘Thrilled for what’s ahead’ Read MoreA Cook County Jail detainee was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, accused of causing the suspicious drowning death of a beloved 63-year-old boat captain who fell into the lake at DuSable Harbor over the Labor Day weekend, police said. …
Murder charges filed against suspect in drowning of beloved boat captain Read MoreSANTA CLARA – Statues of Joe Montana and Dwight Clark immortalizing “The Catch” gloriously rise behind Gate A at Levi’s Stadium. Those didn’t exist when the Super Bowl debuted there a decade ago. Across the street, over the light-rail tracks …
49ers legend Jerry Rice not campaigning for Levi’s Stadium statue but would ‘gladly welcome’ one Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO — Brock Purdy, the Toyota wonderkid, glowed under the dark Wednesday night as he coached the automobile company’s sponsored flag football game, featuring some of the Bay Area’s top girls high school players. In just a few short …
49ers’ Brock Purdy addresses rival team winning Super Bowl in Levi’s Stadium Read MoreDANVILLE — An East Bay retail and dining hub that has fallen on hard times faces receivership and a loan foreclosure as tenants depart or shun the high-profile commercial center that serves a posh enclave next to the property. Blackhawk …
East Bay retail and dining hub in swanky neighborhood faces foreclosure Read MoreA Pasadena woman was sentenced to five years and four months in prison Wednesday, Feb. 4, after she pleaded guilty to stalking and impersonating a married couple and then threatening to bomb the U.S. Consulate in Vietnam, according to federal …
California woman gets more than 5 years in prison for impersonating couple, threatening to bomb U.S. Consulate in Vietnam Read MoreWith the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for California’s newly gerrymandered congressional maps to be used in this year’s midterm elections, the stage is set for California Democrats to try to notch five new House seats. Meanwhile, the number …
Supreme Court’s decision to let Proposition 50 maps stand may have implications beyond 2026 Read MoreAn Ohio company that brought the beloved special sauces of popular restaurant chains Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse to store shelves has inked a $400 million deal to purchase the Sebastopol-based maker of fast-growing Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce. …
Bay Area maker of Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce selling for $400 million Read MoreLea el artículo en español aquí. More real estate from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa is being offered for sale as the organization seeks to shore up its finances as it navigates bankruptcy reorganization amid hundreds of allegations …
North Bay Catholic Diocese selling Napa vineyard, former clergy residence as abuse claims rise Read MoreBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press Entertainment Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What can viewers expect from Bad Bunny’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance? So far, all we know is that he’s expected to perform solely in Spanish, bringing …
Bad Bunny to discuss Super Bowl halftime performance fresh off big Grammy win Read MoreBy SEJAL GOVINDARAO and JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s message to her 84-year-old mother’s kidnapper. This image provided by the …
No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie’s message to her mother’s kidnapper Read MoreBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a …
Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats’ video about ‘illegal orders’ Read MoreBy KAMILA HRABCHUK, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed on Thursday to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue following a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in Abu Dhabi, the United States European Command …
US and Russia agree to reestablish military-to-military dialogue after Ukraine talks Read MoreIt’s no secret that Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens just posted one of the great seasons at his position in the history of the franchise. He came down with 93 catches, eighth in the NFL, as well as 1,429 …
Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb Issues Stern Warning on George Pickens Read MoreBuffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen isn’t thrilled to see his division rival playing in the Super Bowl, though did have a surprising message on the team’s coach. The Bills fell short of the Super Bowl again this year, losing to …
Bills QB Josh Allen Sends Clear Message on Mike Vrabel Before Super Bowl Read MoreThere has been some early buzz connecting the New York Jets to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray this offseason. A former teammate of his delivered a stern warning to the Jets about potentially going down that path. “I was talking …
Former Kyler Murray Teammate Warns Jets About Adding Him This Offseason Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors made a significant move at the trade deadline. Golden State sent Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis. The upside is there. The obvious concern is …
Warriors’ Best-Case Scenario: What Kristaps Porzingis Could Bring Read More