LAKE BALBOA — A mural sits atop the Birmingham High School gym overlooking the field where freshman quarterback Exavier Johnson Jr. practices. Johnson Jr. has seen the mural dozens of times. It depicts his father, Exavier Johnson Sr. The elder …
Birmingham quarterback Exavier Johnson Jr. carries Patriots lineage Read MoreBy Savannah Behrmann and Daniela Altimari, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Republicans are returning to a familiar 2024 playbook in the final weeks before the midterms, stoking fears about transgender people in sports, schools and beyond. But this time, Democrats are …
As GOP revives anti-trans playbook, Democrats try to turn the page Read MoreBy MELISSA GOLDIN In what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a park on a beautiful sunny day. But as the 43-second video continues, …
AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure Read MoreThe Galaxy say it’s not time for scoreboard watching just yet. However, with just seven games remaining, while others have eight and the Seattle Sounders have nine, it might be getting close to it. The Galaxy enter the week above …
Galaxy look to solidify postseason aspirations Read MoreSomeone in the UK has won the EuroMillions £111 million jackpot (Picture: REX/Shutterstock) An EuroMillions player in the UK has scooped up the £111 million super jackpot in tonight’s draw. One EuroMillions player struck lucky tonight when the winning numbers …
UK player wins £111,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot Read More10 men have been sentenced after a ‘revenge attack’ that saw a woman and her daughter set on fire (Picture: Stoke Sentinlel/BPM Media) A total of 10 men have been jailed for a combined 130 years after setting fire to …
10 men jailed for 130 years after setting a mother and girl, 13, on fire Read MoreTwo of the four Shedd Aquarium beluga whales that have died in recent weeks suffered from a “chronic gastrointestinal disease” — a sickness that likely developed before they arrived here from a Canadian aquatic park, Shedd staff announced Friday. A …
2 beluga whales had chronic gastrointestinal disease before death, Shedd reveals Read MoreHere’s what happened Friday at Halas Hall: Santos still out Kicker Cairo Santos, who made a surprise appearance on the Bears’ projected injury report Thursday, did not practice Friday, either. He has a right hip problem. Special teams coordinator Richard …
Bears report: K Cairo Santos sits out, RB Kyle Monangai full participant Read MoreAri Emanuel has spent more than three decades making deals, building companies and occasionally screaming his way through Hollywood. Now, the superagent-turned-media mogul is telling his own story. In a new memoir “Roll the Calls,” released Sept. 22, Emanuel chronicles …
Ari Emanuel Details Hollywood Rise in New Memoir: Harvey Weinstein Feuds, Signing Martin Scorsese and a Tense Evening With Larry David and Elon Musk Read MoreA south suburban cremation business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling human remains was searched as part of a “follow-up” investigation by Chicago police on Thursday. Planet Green Cremations in Glenwood is a storefront that contracted cremation services …
Chicago police search Glenwood business tied to owners of South Chicago Chapel Read MoreTexas State Rep. James Talarico (D), who is running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for the Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn, called Paxton to invite him to a debate on Fox News. Talarico reported that Paxton, …
James Talarico Records Voice Message for Ken Paxton, “We’re Running Out of Time” Read MoreBears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent was back in the building Friday, but not at practice. With Bagent still in the concussion protocol, third-stringer Case Keenum remained in line to start Monday against the Eagles as Caleb Williams recovers from a …
Bears still proceeding with Case Keenum as starting QB vs. Eagles as Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent remain out Read MoreBryce Dallas Howard is calling on Hollywood to make a change. While at Variety’s L.A. Power of Women event on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, the actress and filmmaker reflected on the declining statistics for women directors in Hollywood. A 2025 …
Bryce Dallas Howard on the Declining Statistics for Female Directors in Hollywood: ‘Whatever Is Currently Being Done is Not Enough’ Read MoreTom Holland has found his dance partners for Sony Pictures’ yet-to-be-titled Fred Astaire biopic: Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter. As previously announced, Holland will play the debonair dancer in the upcoming Sony film, directed by Paul King, with Amy Pascal …
Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland in Fred Astaire Biopic as Adele Astaire, Ginger Rogers Read MoreTV ads featuring President Donald Trump that began airing this week — including one in which he declares that “America will never be a communist country” and touting his administration’s policy goals — were paid for by U.S. taxpayers. The …
White House Has Spent More Than $440,000 on Pro-Trump TV Ads Paid for by U.S. Government; Administration Defends ‘Unapologetically American’ Spots and Denies They’re Campaign Ads Read MoreRichard Smith, the brother of actor Jodie Turner-Smith, was sued by three women for alleged sexual misconduct and drug dealing; Turner-Smith was named in the suit as allegedly enabling his behavior. Three Jane Does filed a lawsuit with the Los …
Jodie Turner-Smith Sued for Allegedly Enabling Brother’s Sexual Misconduct and Drug Dealing Read MoreThree people were shot in South Chicago Thursday night, according to Chicago police. The victims were standing in the 8700 block of South Commercial Avenue at 8 p.m. when a passenger in a silver SUV fired shots before the vehicle …
3 wounded in South Chicago drive-by shooting Read More