SANTA CLARA — When the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots kick off Super Bowl LX on Sunday, tens of thousands of spectators at Levi’s Stadium, and hundreds of millions more around the world, will be watching intently. So …
Super Bowl security ramps up as ICE fears shadow the festivities Read MoreThe world according to Jim: • In the same spirit as last week’s revelation that there will be an L.A. Sports Hall of Fame – and the number of readers who emailed to suggest nominees – today let’s go in …
Alexander: What are your favorite Southern California sports moments? Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence agency was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine. Related Articles …
A deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence service is shot and wounded in Moscow Read MoreBy REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT WASHINGTON (AP) — White House border czar Tom Homan’s announcement that enforcement in Minnesota was being unified under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement followed months of internal grumbling and infighting among agencies about how …
Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics Read MoreStagecoach has unveiled the lineup for its brand-new Mustang Stage, presented by Boot Barn, adding another major attraction to the 2026 edition of the country music gathering set for April 24-26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. The new …
Stagecoach 2026: The new Mustang Stage debuts with star-studded lineup Read MoreThe 2026 MLB season is coming up quickly with spring training beginning later this month and both the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox are hoping to be legitimate World Series threats. Heading into the season, the two teams …
Mets, Red Sox Linked by New Trade Option Before Spring Training Read MoreCarolina Panthers Wide Receiver Tetairoa McMillan has been named the Associated Press 2025 Offensive Rookie of the year. McMillan was the the No. 8 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft out of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona). McMillan …
Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan Claims Another Year-End Award Read MoreIt’s been a rocky start to the offseason for the Cleveland Browns, and that has continued on Friday morning. After the team made the polarizing decision to hire former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken as their new head coach, …
Browns Linked to Pair of Texans Coaches as Potential Jim Schwartz Replacements Read MoreThe Las Vegas Raiders still can’t start filling out their coaching staff until Klint Kubiak finishes up his work with the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. With Patrick Graham off to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team is going to …
Raiders Get Bad News on Possible Coaching Staff Target Read MoreThe Minnesota Timberwolves were very active at the trade deadline. They tried very hard to get a deal done for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but were not successful. Still, Minnesota made the decision to trade a first-round pick swap as well as …
Timberwolves Expect to Bring Back Locker Room Favorite Read MoreThe Green Bay Packers will have difficult decisions to make this offseason to get in a better salary cap situation for 2026. One of the biggest will be with edge rusher Rashan Gary. The veteran edge rusher still has two …
Packers GM Speaks out on Rashan Gary’s Future Ahead of 2026 NFL Free Agency Read MoreThe Detroit Red Wings are looking to make a major splash ahead of the upcoming trade deadline. As the NHL takes a break for the Olympics in Italy, Detroit is currently safely in a playoff position. The young Red Wings …
Red Wings Eye Blockbuster Trade for Star Center Read MoreThe Memphis Grizzlies were one of the most talked about teams leading up to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, most due to the rumors surrounding star point guard Ja Morant. Morant was a hot commodity before the deadline. However, the team …
Grizzlies’ Future Ja Morant Plans Revealed After Trade Deadline Read MoreAs the Seattle Seahawks prepare for Super Bowl LX this Sunday, one player got some recognition at the NFL Honors on Thursday night. Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba received the award for NFL Offensive Player of the Year, after putting …
Seahawks Slam Druski for Mispronouncing Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Name at NFL Honors Read MoreDuring a recent appearance on Golf Channel, Wyndham Clark offered one of his most transparent interviews in recent memory, touching on everything from his swing changes and mental reset to the evolving direction of the PGA Tour. Speaking ahead of …
‘It Woke Me Up’: Wyndham Clark Reveals What Sparked His Reset Read MoreThe Buffalo Bills have spent the early portion of the offseason proving that they aren’t content with their lack of playoff success in recent years. The team’s most recent defeat, a crushing overtime loss at the hands of the Denver …
Bills Poach College Defensive Coordinator for Role on Joe Brady’s New Staff Read MoreBy Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg Roblox Corp. reported fourth-quarter users and bookings that beat analysts’ expectations thanks to a slate of hit games. The video-game company’s 144 million daily active users topped analysts’ estimates of 140.4 million. That was a 69% …
Roblox users, bookings beat estimates on slate of hit games Read MoreBy Spencer Soper, Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment, worrying investors that its colossal bet on artificial intelligence may not pay off in …
Amazon falls after vow to spend $200 billion on AI this year Read MoreBy Ian King, Bloomberg The semiconductor industry will reach $1 trillion in revenue this year for the first time ever, fueled by artificial intelligence and the spread of computer chips to virtually every part of the economy. Total industry sales …
Nvidia-led boom set to turn chips into trillion-dollar industry Read MoreBy DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all. Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate obtained the final approval he needed for his music on Friday, allowing the Spanish figure skater to perform his …
Minions will get their Olympic moment as Spanish figure skater gets final approval for his music Read MoreTwo high-schoolers from San Luis Obispo County were arrested last weekend in Scottsdale, Ariz., after they allegedly posed as deliverymen to get into a house where they had been told $66 million in cryptocurrency was stashed, police said. Related Articles …
California high schoolers drove 600 miles in plot to steal cryptocurrency, police say Read MoreLIVERMORE — A Livermore hotel has been foreclosed by its lender in a sign that the Bay Area hospitality market continues to stagger from a series of jolts unleashed by slumping prices and delinquent loans. The Super 8 by Wyndham …
East Bay hotel is foreclosed as Bay Area hospitality industry totters Read MoreInvestigators arrested three suspects Thursday on allegations they conspired to rob Novato bank customers. Related Articles Police: Bystander rammed car into Bay Area jewelry store to block armed robbers Prolific cigarette robbers linked to incidents all over East Bay 2 …
Bay Area bank employee and two others accused of robbery scheme Read MoreThe Hotline is delighted to provide West Coast fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Phoenix-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Feb. 4 …
Recruiting roundup: Oregon’s strong close and fast start, Washington heads out of state, Chesney gains traction Read MoreSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico grand jury has indicted Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment Friday in a social media post. Authorities …
Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child Read MoreBy PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that he has resurrected the American economy by imposing big import taxes on foreign …
FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story Read MoreBy MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data. Related Articles Today in History: February 6, Monopoly replaces iron piece with the cat Russia says it …
US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived Read MoreWe asked readers for their favorite place to take a winter walk in the Chicago area? Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “The lakefront because it’s amazing to see the lake covered by ice floes, mist and …
Where’s your favorite place to take a winter walk in the Chicago area? Here’s what you told us Read MoreWhen artist Nate Otto moved to Beverly in 2020 — just before the pandemic closed everything down — he knew it as the neighborhood where his wife grew up. Now, his murals around the South Side neighborhood have begun to …
Chicago murals: Painting Beverly makes the neighborhood home for artist Nate Otto Read MoreA federal judge said Friday she’ll allow the release of text messages sent and received by the Border Patrol agent who shot Marimar Martinez of Chicago in October, noting in her ruling that the Trump administration showed “zero concern about …
Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO — Few would be more qualified to make such a declaration, so it meant something when Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher certified Bears quarterback Caleb Williams as “a badass.” Urlacher delighted in watching Williams propel the Bears …
It’s official: Bears legend Brian Urlacher certifies QB Caleb Williams as ‘badass,’ says he’s here to stay Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle. The …
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates Read MoreWhat happened The U.S. on Thursday said it had agreed with Moscow to restart high-level military-to-military dialogue that was suspended shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The thawing of bilateral ties grew out of talks in Abu Dhabi on …
US, Russia restart military dialogue as treaty ends Read MoreWhat happened President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) last month that he would unfreeze funds earmarked for a $16 billion New York infrastructure project, but only if New York’s Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport …
Trump links funding to name on Penn Station Read MoreDuring Rupert Goold’s “gilded” 13-year tenure at the Almeida Theatre, in north London, it has staged 72 shows, 14 of which have transferred to the West End, and 11 to Broadway. In that time, the powerhouse venue has also bagged …
American Psycho: a ‘hypnotic’ adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis classic Read MoreForty years ago, the American photographer Nan Goldin published what became “one of the most influential photo books ever made”, said Jacqui Palumbo on CNN. Entitled “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency”, it documented life in New York City’s East Village …
Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency – an ‘engrossing’ exhibition Read MoreTax filing can necessitate a lot of lingo and decisions that feel high-stakes. One of the first choices you have to face when you go to do your taxes is what tax filing status to use. This will determine what …
Filing statuses: What they are and how to choose one for your taxes Read More‘I’m the prime minister of Spain. This is why the West needs immigrants.’ Pedro Sánchez at The New York Times Some “leaders have chosen to hunt” undocumented immigrants and “deport them through operations that are both unlawful and cruel,” says …
‘The West needs people’ Read MoreInternational model Cristina Pérez Galcenco, the 21-year-old daughter of former soccer pro Nacho Pérez, was found dead of apparently natural causes, according to Spanish media. Pérez Galcenco was discovered deceased Tuesday at her residence in Spain’s Málaga province, where she …
Spanish model Cristina Pérez Galcenco, 21, found dead at her home Read MoreOAKLAND — A man who allegedly drove drunk into an intersection and crashed into a big rig — killing a passenger and injuring everyone involved — has been arrested, five years after prosecutors charged him. Travon Troupe, 39, of Hayward, …
In fatal crash, Oakland police pulled driver from burning car, then determined he was drunk Read More