The Blackhawks’ planned step toward playoff contention in 2026-27 has already hit a massive snag. Connor Bedard, the team’s best player, will be sidelined approximately four months after undergoing left shoulder surgery Wednesday. That slates Bedard to theoretically return in …
Blackhawks dealt huge blow with Connor Bedard out until November following shoulder surgery Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes Charles Barkley has never been one to mince words. So when the basketball legend opened up about his decision to skip Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, he made it clear that he thought the event …
Charles Barkley Turned Down an Invitation to Taylor Swift’s ‘Crap Show’ … Read MoreA central Illinois state representative schemed to direct state grant money to her daughter, took kickbacks on bogus campaign expenses and lied to the FBI about it all, according to federal prosecutors. State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, was indicted by …
Downstate Rep. Carol Ammons indicted by federal grand jury on wire fraud charges Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson promised during his first month in office to “rebuild the social contract” with Black Chicago, beginning with the actual construction of a permanent memorial to former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge torture victims that was promised in …
Johnson breaks ground on long-awaited memorial to Burge torture victims Read MoreAs the 2026 Emmy nods rolled in this morning — bright and early at 8:30 a.m. for those on the West Coast — some of the nominated stars were overcome with emotion. Some were busy on set, only learning they’d …
Emmy Nominee Reactions: Shailene Woodley Was Getting a Lash Lift, Sepideh Moafi Cries and Jonathan Pryce Jokes About Joining ‘Love Island’ Read MoreDoorDash, an Official Tournament Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026, kicked off its eight-week-long Summer DashPass campaign in June and has continued to be a staple through the tournament and summer season. The most exciting perk is the chance …
DoorDash Is Offering the Chance to Win Tickets to the World Cup Final Through Its Summer of Dashpass Campaign Read MoreAfter the fifth and final season of “Hacks” broke the record for most-nominated comedy series at the Emmys, it’d be natural to hope for more of the beloved show in the future. But speaking with Variety this morning after nominations …
‘Hacks’ Spinoff Will Never Happen, Paul W. Downs Says: ‘We Feel So Happy With How It Ended’ Read MoreSalman Rushdie has declared that artificial intelligence has no role to play in literature, cinema or storytelling of any kind, dismissing the technology as fundamentally incapable of originality. “Nothing. Zero,” Rushdie tells Variety when asked what part AI should play …
Salman Rushdie Says AI Has ‘Zero’ Role in Storytelling, Teases New ‘Midnight’s Children’ TV Adaptation, Film of ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’ (EXCLUSIVE) Read MoreThe nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards arrived Wednesday morning, spreading the wealth across 117 categories and 610 nominations. But beneath the impressive numbers was a clear story: HBO Max reaffirmed its status as television’s dominant awards force, Apple …
Emmy Noms Analysis: Diversity in Acting Nominees Down 20% While ‘The Pitt’ Cements Frontrunner Status and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Emerges as Dark Horse Read MoreFormer Premier League striker Troy Deeney (Picture: Getty) Troy Deeney doubts football’s coming home and says he has seen little at the World Cup to convince him England will end 60 years of hurt. The Three Lions are preparing for …
Troy Deeney names the team that will knock England out of the World Cup Read MoreDeclan Rice has been ‘unbelievable’ for both England and Arsenal, says Martin Odegaard (Picture: Sky Sports) Martin Odegaard says he has been speaking to his Arsenal team-mates during Norway’s World Cup campaign and is relishing the challenge of going toe …
Martin Odegaard praises ‘unbelievable’ Arsenal team-mate ahead of England vs Norway showdown Read MoreTrump made the remarks near the end of a NATO summit today (Picture: AP) Donald Trump has warned he may be assassinated by Iran as he is the regime’s ‘number one target’. Speaking at a news conference at the end of the …
Trump says he’s Iran’s ‘number one target’ for assassination after renewed strikes Read MoreWhite Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 with a single and two strikeouts while playing five innings at first base Tuesday in his first rehab game at Triple-A Charlotte. There’s no set timeline for his return, but it’s plausible that …
Munetaka Murakami goes 1-for-3 with two strikeouts in first rehab game Read MoreA man cleaning up Fourth of July trash at a Northern California beach lost a hand when an object exploded as he picked it up. Emergency responders were called Sunday afternoon to Point St. George Beach, near Crescent City, the …
California man picking up beach trash loses hand in homemade firework explosion Read MoreLos Angeles County is included in an extreme heat watch released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:46 p.m. The watch is valid from Tuesday, Jul. 14 until Thursday, Jul. 16. “Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 95 …
Extreme heat watch for Los Angeles County from Jul. 14 Read MoreLos Angeles County is included in an extreme heat watch released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:46 p.m. The watch is valid from Tuesday, Jul. 14 until Thursday, Jul. 16. “Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 95 …
Extreme heat watch for Los Angeles County from Jul. 14 Read MoreAt 12:46 p.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat watch valid from Tuesday, Jul. 14 until Thursday, Jul. 16 for Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles. “Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 90 …
Extreme heat watch affecting Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles from Jul. 14 Read MoreBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump flew home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, …
In a surprise swap, Trump flies back from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the Qatari-gifted jet Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes Charles Barkley has never been one to mince words. So when the basketball legend opened up about his decision to skip Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, he made it clear that he thought the event …
Charles Barkley Turned Down an Invitation to Taylor Swift’s ‘Crap Show’ … Read MoreBALTIMORE — Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had a June for the ages. His next trick? Well, it’s not slowing down. Crow-Armstrong is off to the races in July, starting the month 8-for-17 in five games, including two hits and …
Years marveling at this version of Pete Crow-Armstrong? ‘It’d be pretty special’ for Cubs Read More