The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 …
Winter Olympics 2026: How to watch and key things to know about the Milan Cortina Games Read MoreSAN JOSE — In an effort to curb the growing number of smoke shops that have populated throughout the city — especially on the East Side — the San Jose City Council is extending its moratorium on new tobacco retailers …
San Jose extends ban on new tobacco retailers until November 2027 Read MoreALAMEDA Bay Area veterans and elected officials held a news conference Monday to denounce an announcement from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that it intends to terminate plans to build a VA health care facility and columbarium at …
Alameda briefs: Elected officials, vets condemn VA facility’s cancellation Read MoreFlight delays are expected Wednesday afternoon at Denver International Airport as strong winds move into the metro area and Eastern Plains. As of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, 81 flights headed in and out of DIA were delayed and 3 were canceled, …
Ground stops, delays ‘probable’ at DIA during Wednesday windstorm Read MoreThe countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 …
Winter Olympics 2026: How to watch and key things to know about the Milan Cortina Games Read MoreOn Thursday, vandals knocked down an outdoor Nativity scene in front of Evanston’s Lake Street Church, smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary. The Nativity display, which was put up in late November, was altered this year to pay tribute …
Vandals knock down Evanston church Nativity scene critiquing ICE Read MoreThe roots of the Bears’ rebuild that has them in position to “take the North” — possibly this weekend — after a disastrous 2024 season of discombobulation are pretty easy to trace: • Lovie Smith’s Texans beating the Colts in …
Bears GM Ryan Poles’ acquisition of veteran guard Joe Thuney is his biggest move to accelerate rebuild Read MoreA federal jury on Tuesday rejected claims and awarded no damages to a man who brought a lawsuit over his February 2020 shooting by a Chicago police officer inside a CTA Red Line station. The shooting followed a lengthy struggle …
Federal jury sides with Chicago police officers in 2020 Red Line shooting, awards no damages Read MoreBy MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth’s polar seas, with pockets of …
Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests Read MoreBy MICHAEL MELIA, Associated Press It was one of the year’s biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope’s brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, they …
Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the world’s most uplifting stories of 2025 Read MoreBy THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world’s most visited museum is being run. Related Articles …
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Teen drug use remains low, but survey finds small rise in heroin and cocaine use Read MoreLuxury at St. Regis doesn’t just mean champagne flutes and marble lobbies — sometimes it’s a guilty pleasure waiting in your room. That point was made as clear as Riedel crystal during a recent weekender at The St. Regis Kanai in Mexico’s …
Travel: Southern California will gets its first St. Regis resort in 2027 Read MoreAuthorities are searching for a suspect in the killing of Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a prominent physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was shot at his home near Boston. The 47-year-old professor from Portugal was shot Monday night …
What to know about MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, who was shot at home near Boston Read MoreWell, here we are, mere nanoseconds away from Christmas and I’m completely ready to go. My tree is glowing, the presents are all wrapped, the table is set with beautiful decorations and the lights are illuminating the front of the …
Frumpy Mom: It’s almost Christmas and I’m not ready Read MoreBy JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Related Articles …
The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC Read MoreBy JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to the founder of a neurodivergent student support network, a recognition that the lesser-known …
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity education Read MoreBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last year. Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, announced Wednesday that the requirement …
Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements Read MoreWith Greg Papa on screen on the KNBR YouTube channel wearing a broad smile and clean-shaven for the first time in months, it was announced the 49ers’ popular radio play-by-play announcer would return to the booth for the final two …
Play-by-play announcer Greg Papa cleared to call last two 49ers’ games Read MoreBy Bailey Lipschultz and Anthony Hughes | Bloomberg Medline Inc. shares surged 21% in their trading debut Wednesday, after the medical supplier raised $6.26 billion in the year’s biggest initial public offering. Related Articles Oscars makes big move: Hello, YouTube. …
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