Kenny Dillingham did not vanish into a mosh pit of delirious students following Arizona State’s latest triumph. It was a road game, after all. Kansas State fans departed the Bill Snyder Family Stadium wondering how their 20th-ranked Wildcats could lose …
Breaking down Arizona State’s tiebreaker scenarios as Big 12 title drive churns on Read MoreWhen it was released in 1988, “Die Hard” presented an anomaly of a film protagonist: a working-class, scrappy underdog hero with only reasonable musculature (for Hollywood, at least) who unwittingly finds himself in the center of the action. This stood …
‘Yippee Ki Yay!’ stage parody review: ‘Die Hard’ diehards will see film in a whole new fascinating light Read MoreLos pasajeros del transporte público podrán agregar un poco de alegría navideña a su viaje cuando el tren y autobús navideños de la Autoridad de Tránsito de Chicago (CTA, por sus siglas en inglés) regresen a finales de este mes. …
Anuncian los horarios de los trenes y autobuses navideños de la CTA del 2024 Read MoreUn bebé de 6 meses recibió un rozón en la mejilla por un disparo que también mató a un hombre que conducía el miércoles por la mañana en el vecindario Heart of Chicago, dijeron las autoridades. A eso de las …
Un bebé de seis meses resultó herido y un hombre murió en un tiroteo en el vecindario Heart of Chicago Read MoreUn año después que Michael J. Madigan obtuvo el respaldo sin precedentes en 2016 del entonces representante de los EE.UU., Luis Gutiérrez, Madigan se encontró en una reunión con Gutiérrez y Juan Ochoa, un destacado empresario latino que buscaba un …
Jurados escuchan la saga de favores de Madigan y su vínculo con Juan Ochoa y el ex representante Luis Gutiérrez Read MoreIt’s not often that a highly-touted pitcher transitions from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball at only 23 years old. Right-hander Roki Sasaki is breaking from the more common and lucrative path — waiting to turn 25, after …
Cubs have come a long way since courting Shohei Ohtani — will that help their pitch to Roki Sasaki? Read MoreDon’t be a Scrooge! Fill your holiday season with joyful noise at these Chicago-area concerts. Some shows are for the jingle lovers out there, while others are simply a welcome distraction from the slushy Chicago winter. From pop to folk, …
Chicago-area concerts ready to spread a joyful noise and more Read MoreThe U.S. Postal Service is offering a $150,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of a suspect accused of robbing a letter carrier on the South Side. A letter carrier was robbed about 4 p.m. …
$150,000 reward offered to find person who robbed a South Side letter carrier Read MoreMILWAUKEE – It is not going well for Josh Giddey this season. It’s evident in his body language, it’s obvious in his words after games. The Bulls point guard is watching his minutes dissipate, he hasn’t been closing games for …
Bulls need to see more from guard Josh Giddey, especially defensively Read MoreWhen the City Council unanimously rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax increase, it blew a giant hole in the city’s $17.3 billion budget. Now, the hole is getting bigger. A tax on burner phones and pre-paid calling …
Hole in Johnson’s budget grows to $340 million thanks to cell phone tax snafu in Springfield Read MoreWhile Democrats continue to wring their hands over what went so seriously wrong in 2024 — and there are many complicating factors — there’s one simple truth about it all: Donald Trump listened to voters better than Joe Biden and …
Trump’s Cabinet picks won’t fix things for people who voted for him Read MoreThe Biden administration may be running out of power time, but Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is using what remains of his power and platform to change the dynamic between frustrated airline passengers and the airlines that frustrate them. Buttigieg …
Airlines Forced To Refund Credit Card Charges In 7 Days: “No More Vouchers” Read MoreFormer Saturday Night Live regular turned Hollywood movie star Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Despicable Me, The Skeleton Twins, Zoolander 2) turned heads at the Governors Award ceremony in Los Angeles in velvet devoré floral strapless gown (by fashion label Rodarte) and …
Kristen Wiig Stuns in Strapless Gown, Bordeaux Eyeliner “Bold Look” Read MorePLEASANTON — An effort to pass the hotly contested first-ever Pleasanton sales tax measure appears to have failed at the ballot box this year, a result that will likely set into motion a series of major cuts to essential services …
Pleasanton could face serious cuts in wake of Measure PP’s failure Read MoreIn certain ways, Howard Stern is like a lot of Cher’s fans, becoming angry while digesting details about her exploitative and emotionally abusive marriage to ex-husband Sonny Bono. In her newly released “Cher: The Memoir,” Cher reveals a lot about …
Cher’s memoir made Howard Stern want to ‘strangle’ Sonny Bono Read MoreKenny Dillingham did not vanish into a mosh pit of delirious students following Arizona State’s latest triumph. It was a road game, after all. Kansas State fans departed the Bill Snyder Family Stadium wondering how their 20th-ranked Wildcats could lose …
Breaking down Arizona State’s tiebreaker scenarios as Big 12 title drive churns on Read MoreSophie Skelton is a fan favorite as Brianna Fraser on the Starz drama Outlander, but fans are hoping to see her pop up in another iconic franchise. Many Harry Potter fans have named Sophie as their top choice to play …
‘Outlander’s Sophie Skelton Up For Big Role In New ‘Harry Potter’ … Read MoreWe’ve got a shocker, celebrity gossip followers. On Thursday afternoon, The Supreme Court of Illinois overturned the convictions of Jussie Smollett… the veteran actor who was previously found guilty of falsely reporting a hate crime following a VERY high-profile 2019 …
Jussie Smollett Conviction OVERTURNED in Shocking Court Decision Read MoreBy PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music roughly the size of an index card. The brief, moody number also bore an intriguing name, written at the top in cursive: …
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum? Read MoreDefense is prioritized in the Thousand Oaks football program. Meetings and film sessions revolve mostly around that side of the ball — and the Lancers are seeing that dedication pay off in their CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoff run. …
Thousand Oaks’ defense peaking at the right time in football playoffs Read MoreA Santa Clarita man was sentenced Thursday to eight years behind bars for running a drug ring that sold cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and crack on darknet marketplaces and shipped the narcotics in vials hidden in stuffed animals. Jerrell Anderson, 34, …
Santa Clarita man going to prison for distributing drugs packed into stuffed animals in SFV Read MoreBy MARCO DI MARCO and DAVID KEYTON GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has roared back to life after eight centuries of silence has erupted for the seventh time since December, sending molten lava flowing towards …
Volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year Read MoreWhich mattresses are best for cold sleepers? With so much of our lives spent in bed, we all must get a restful night’s sleep so we’re ready to start the day energized. While our bodies naturally cool down as we …
What is the best mattress for cold sleepers? Read MoreWhich desk organizer is best? Office desks should be productive workspaces, but if they’re cluttered, it can be hard to concentrate and get work done. Desk organizers will help you maintain a tidy desk so you can be as professional …
Keep your desk neat and stylish with these top organizers Read MoreThe consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, November 22, 2024. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …
Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Friday, November 22, 2024 Read MoreThe old adage that “speed kills” is ringing true among the world’s fastest roller coasters that have been closing at an alarming rate — but fortunately for thrill seekers a new coaster king will soon arise in 2025. Kingda Ka …
5 of the world’s fastest coasters are closed, but a new king will soon rise Read MoreWhich playpen is best? Every parent knows about the dreaded silence that falls when children get into things they shouldn’t be while you aren’t looking. You can avoid this by using a playpen. Playpens can also help keep toys from …
Safe, secure and fun playpens your child will love Read MoreMany fans enjoying the current season of “The Voice” have expressed irritation over an NBC announcement that came just as the season 26 coaches — Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, and Gwen Stefani — kicked off the playoff rounds …
‘The Voice’ Fans Up in Arms Over NBC’s Season 27 Announcement Read MoreDUBLIN — The murder trial for an Oakland man will come down to whether jurors accept his claim that he was justified when he shot and killed a man outside of a San Leandro bar two years ago. Louis Ray …
He shot and killed a man outside a San Leandro bar. The murder trial centers on his reason why Read MorePaige Smith | (TNS) Bloomberg News The top U.S. consumer watchdog will supervise Apple Inc. and other major technology firms that offer digital wallets and payment apps, finalizing a proposal from last year with several changes. The U.S. Consumer Financial …
Apple Pay, other tech firms come under CFPB regulatory oversight Read MoreThere goes the Big 12, wheeling and dealing its way to increased media exposure for football and men’s basketball through an industry trade between ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns TNT and TBS. Actually, check that: The Big 12 …
On media: How the ESPN deal with Warner Bros. Discovery is a big win for the Big 12 Read MoreFilmmaker Jon M. Chu played essential roles in delivering not one but two bundles of joy this month. The first arrived Nov. 9 when the Palo Alto-born filmmaker and his wife Kristin Hodge welcomed daughter Stevie Sky into their enchanted …
Jon M. Chu talks directing ‘Wicked,’ fatherhood, Palo Alto roots Read MoreBy GRAHAM LEE BREWER OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections. The study, released Tuesday by the …
New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever Read MoreFederal officials released a range of scenarios Wednesday that could be used to manage the overallocated and shrinking Colorado River as time for the seven basin states to reach an agreement grows short. The Bureau of Reclamation’s four proposed plans …
Feds release options for future of Colorado River as negotiations between states stall Read MoreBy COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual …
Several of Trump’s Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct Read MoreSAN DIEGO — Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard” at the center of the U.S. Navy’s worst-ever bribery and corruption scandal, will appeal the 15-year prison sentence that a San Diego federal judge imposed earlier this …
‘Fat Leonard’ to appeal sentence, while retired Navy captain will seek a reduced charge Read MoreA story published Nov. 21 misreported the reason a Leland football player will be suspended for Friday night’s Division V semifinal game. It was due to excessive celebration.
Correction: Leland football suspension Read MoreHAYWARD — A 66-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon after he fainted and was run over by a vehicle, police said. The name of the man, a Hayward resident, has not yet been released pending notification of his family. An autopsy …
Man faints, later dies after being run over in Hayward parking lot Read MoreAfter Gov. Jared Polis announced on social media he was “excited by the news the President-Elect will appoint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.” to head the US Department of Health and Human Services, he grabbed a shovel kept digging. The infamous …
Opinion: Polis may be excited for an RFK Jr. shakeup, but sucking up to this administration won’t work Read MoreIn this Dec. 12, 2017 file photo, the empty lot to the south of the Civic Center Station is seen kitty-corner from the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post) As pickleball’s popularity continues to …
Denver proposes new outdoor pickleball courts on empty downtown lot near Colorado State Capitol Read More