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By Tony Hicks | Bay City News A Salinas man was sentenced to more than six years in prison last month for felony child abuse, domestic violence, possession of child pornography, and other crimes. Jeremy Michael Betancourt, 33, was already …

By Bruce Schreiner | Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded. But executives say the painstaking task of inspecting any bourbon barrels …

By Martha Bellisle and Rebecca Boone | Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota, and the company said its goal …

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remained hospitalized with abdominal pain Saturday and was expected to be transferred by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia, doctors told journalists. Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning …

OAKLAND — The special election Tuesday to find Oakland a new mayor will also fill a vacancy in one of the city’s most diverse council districts, a race that has flown relatively under the radar despite heavy spending to back …

NEW YORK — The conditions at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon were far more tenable compared to Friday night, so much so that the Giants and Yankees were able to play a full, nine-inning game. That said, the bar to …

By Bill Barrow | Associated Press The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government’s filing did not …

By Sam Magdy and Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press CAIRO — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed …

The deli, bakery and other hot-food services at the Whole Foods store in Cupertino remain suspended days after health officials found evidence of a rodent infestation — including fresh droppings in the kitchen and meal preparation areas. Empty food display …

LOS ANGELES — The Cubs are seeking a second opinion after the MRI exam on Justin Steele’s left elbow, manager Craig Counsell revealed Friday. “We’re dealing with the same thing we dealt with last year,” Counsell said. “And, for that …

The White Sox were buzzing about the arrival of a top-rated middle-infield prospect Friday. No, not that top-rated middle-infield prospect. Colson Montgomery is still at Triple-A Charlotte, part of the crew Chase Meidroth left behind as he made his way …

Guard Josh Giddey missed his second game in the last five days with a sore right wrist. He played in the Bulls’ victory Wednesday against the Heat, but the medical staff made the decision to rest him Friday against the …

They’re back! Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. The two banded birds were identified as Pippin, a plover that hatched in Wisconsin in 2023, …

The Bulls don’t know how their 2024-25 season will end, but at least they know their journey. With their 119-89 laugher against the hapless Wizards on Friday, combined with the Hawks’ win over the 76ers, the Eastern Conference play-in seedings …

A man was found fatally shot in the Hegewisch neighborhood early Saturday, police said. The unidentified man, estimated to be between 20-30 years old, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 13300 block of South Avenue M around 1 …

Blackhawks forward prospect Aidan Thompson enjoyed an excellent junior year at the University of Denver, and he’s now ready to turn pro. The Hawks on Saturday signed Thompson, a relatively old prospect at age 23, to a two-year entry-level contract …

When Michelle Bradley Emebo became pregnant at age 30 with her daughter, Sarai, in 2014, she was already considered a high-risk pregnancy due to her medical history. Emebo had fibroids, which are noncancerous uterine growths associated with pregnancy complications including …

It’s been more of a haunting than a rivalry. Few teams have crushed the Bulls’ dreams in the last 15 years or so more than the Heat. Whether it was LeBron James showing Derrick Rose whom the real MVP was …

Mark Jones visited the Real ID Supercenter in downtown Chicago early Saturday only to find it closed, leaving him frustrated, out nearly $50 for parking and without the updated identification he’d been trying to secure for weeks. “I got up …