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The San Francisco 49ers are tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the most picks in the upcoming NFL Draft (they each have 11). It’s fitting, as the Niners have lost multiple starters on both sides of the ball this offseason …

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry made a bold admission after they dispatched the Denver Nuggets 118-104 on Friday for their fifth straight win — beating teams ahead of them in the standings. They’re playing championship-level basketball. “We’re playing like …

Rasul Douglas could be angling for a return to the Buffalo Bills this offseason. The cornerback hit free agency after a season-and-a-half with the Bills, the majority of it spent in a starting role. The Bills have a vacancy in …

St. Francis and Bellarmine have had a number of great battles over the years in many sports. The annual football game, long a cherished classic, was a disappointment this season, as the Lancers routed the Bells 48-7 in Mountain View.  …

By Kemberley Washington, CPA, Bankrate.com From extending the tax cuts he signed into law in 2017 to ending taxes on tips, overtime pay, Social Security benefits and more, President Donald Trump has never made a secret of his goal to …

Silicon Valley technology firms employing foreign workers are scrambling to allay visa holders’ fears that if they travel outside the country they might not get back in. “Our clients are pinging us and saying, ‘We’re really worried, we want to …

When Children’s Musical Theater San Jose opens “Waitress” on April 11, it will be a momentous occasion, the start of the finish for Kevin Hauge, who is retiring this summer after 30 years as the youth theater company’s artistic director. …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Jeff Getz made his regular trip to see the sandhill crane migration on the Platte River in central Nebraska on the second try (the first was canceled by …

Austin Reaves made history as the Los Angeles Lakers reclaimed the third seed in the stacked Western Conference with a 124-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Reaves became the first Lakers player in franchise history to total …

“It’s the unmarked cars,” a friend who grew up under an Argentine dictatorship said. He had watched the video of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction. In the video, which Khalil’s wife recorded, she asks for the names of the …

As a local election official, I have the responsibility to ensure that all eligible voters can participate freely and fairly in elections. That’s why I want voters to understand the harm that would be caused by passing the SAVE Act, …

The NHL’s award for general manager of the year is really given to the GM of the moment. Trying to parse whether the award should go to the GM who did the most in the past year to improve his …

The roar came immediately, a rising ooooOOOO reverberating throughout CU’s weight room Friday as Will Sheppard’s hand slapped dangerously close to the top of a vertical test-stick. This, for Sheppard, was nothing new. This was his element. He was a …

Never assign logic to what can be explained by ego and incompetence. This is not about a Signal text chain but the NFL draft train. It chugs down the tracks during the offseason and no one knows, as Broncos coach …

By NAA ADORKOR CUDJOE, Associated Press KOFORIDUA, Ghana — Charles Owusu Aseku has traveled across Ghana and beyond in search of care for the large growth of tissue called a keloid on his neck since 2002. The 46-year-old was growing …

Stephen Julia is about to open an Ace Hardware in a City Park West building he owns — three years later than he thought. “We’re through it, and I’m excited,” Julia said of a lengthy zoning and permitting process. “Seeing …

The owner of popular Denver bars and restaurants like View House, My Neighbor Felix and Wonderyard Garden & Table, is opening a new one — this time with a country and western theme. Belles & Boots, located in the former …

By HOLLY RAMER and AMANDA SWINHART, Associated Press JACKSON, N.H. — A skier since age 4, Thomas Brennick now enjoys regular trips to New Hampshire’s Black Mountain with his two grandchildren. “It’s back to the old days,” he said from …

Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to expand protections for undocumented immigrants Colorado lawmakers introduced legislation Friday to expand protections for undocumented immigrants in the state, including by further limiting where federal immigration authorities can operate and how information can be shared …

Last spring, when my wife and I were preparing to welcome our first child, we started a list of baby gear — a rite of passage for parents. The difference with our list, or so I thought, was that it …

This legislative session, Colorado missed a unique and important opportunity to lead the nation in helping its military veterans access the benefits they earned in the course of serving their nation. By killing House Bill 1233 in the House State, …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist and Assistant Photo Editor Pat Nabong. Follow her on Instagram. What makes this photo great? News conferences are often predictable: I get a photo of a speaker walking to the lectern, a …

Chicago-based singer and songwriter Isabel Olive released her third album last Friday. In “Cosmovisión,” the Venezuelan American singer known as Half Gringa deploys complex melodies and ruminative lyrics to explore themes like climate change and her dual heritage. She spoke …

When the U.S. Census Bureau recently revealed a small increase in California’s population, it came as a welcome sign to some that the state was growing again. The data even showed a slightly reduced level of out-migration. Good news, right? …

A dangerous new class of illicit drugs being marketed to kids — or a lifeline for small business owners and minority entrepreneurs who have been boxed out of Illinois’ legal marijuana industry? It’s a matter of perspective when it comes …

DEAR ABBY: My friend “Buddy’s” daughter is at an age between my two daughters’ ages. She is 11; mine are 10 and 13. I’ve known Buddy since junior high, and our wives get along well. We live close to each …

A recent opinion piece by Ralph Martire skillfully detailed the importance of Illinois investing more in higher education, noting that our state has for years failed to properly fund public universities. The consequences are bleak, increasingly making a four-year degree …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Pharrell Williams, 52; Mike McCready, 59; Mitch Pileggi, 73; Agnetha Faltskog, 75. Happy Birthday: Go about your business, and let progress be your calling card. What you accomplish will draw positive attention and encourage you …

Dear Eric: My 22-year-old son has met a 36-year-old woman in Brazil on the internet. He has fallen for her and is planning to go there this summer for at least three months. My husband and I are very worried. …

There was a sunniness about Curtis Rowe. He listened to “Happy” by Pharell Williams every day on the train and bus from Berwyn to the Embassy Suites hotel off the Magnificent Mile, where he worked in housekeeping. His colleagues knew …