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Bears sign 1st-round selection Darnell Wright, 2 more draft picks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed first-round draft pick Darnell Wright to his rookie contract on Monday.The Bears chose the Tennessee offensive tackle with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft late last month, giving quarterback Justin Fields more protection after trading back one spot with Philadelphia.The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Wright played a big role in Tennessee going 11-2 and finishing sixth in the final AP Top 25 poll. He delivered a memorable performance in containing Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. in a 52-49 win over the Crimson Tide, and was first-team All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He played left tackle in 2021. Bears add two big names to OTA coaching staff Chicago also signed South Carolina defensive tackle Zacch Pickens and Cincinnati wide receiver Tyler Scott to their rookie deals. The Bears took Pickens in the third round and Scott in the fourth.Chicago has seven of its 10 draft picks under contract. Florida defensive tackle Gervon D...

At nearly $48M, this is Zillow's most expensive Midwest listing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (WGN) — The most expensive home currently listed on Zillow in the Midwest isn't some mansion in Minneapolis or a penthouse in Chicago. The honor falls to a $47,900,000 farm in southern Indiana.Big Tree Farm, near the border with Kentucky, is a 550-acre, or 0.86 square mile estate featuring a main home, a guest quarters building, an entertainment facility a.k.a. honky-tonk roadhouse, a full 1950s style diner, and its own classic car museum, among numerous other features. Chicago suburbs’ most expensive home for sale In total, the property features 65,000 square feet of roof-covered space, 15 beds, 16 full baths, three half-baths, eight lakes, and a 2,042-square-foot pool. Its additional amenities include a shooting range, tennis facility, basketball court, miniature log cabin playground, horseshoe pit, multiple stone fire pits, and woodland nature trails.The main residence was inspired by the traditional mountain log cabin. Offering 8,786 square feet of living spa...

Elon Musk subpoenaed by U.S. Virgin Islands in Jeffrey Epstein case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

(The Hill) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been subpoenaed for documents by the U.S. Virgin Islands in its case against JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with sex trafficking by the late Jeffrey Epstein.In the subpoena, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, investigators in the Virgin Islands are seeking any documents reflecting or regarding communications between Musk and Epstein about JPMorgan, or Musk and JPMorgan about EpsteinThe subpoena seeks any documents about fees Musk paid to Epstein or JPMorgan dating back to 2002 and “all documents reflecting or regarding Epstein’s involvement in human trafficking and/or his procurement of girls or women for commercial sex” in that same period. The Virgin Islands contend that Musk is "a high-net-worth individual who Epstein may have referred or attempted to refer to JPMorgan," but doesn't accuse Musk of any wrongdoing in the latest filings.The government of the Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan, alleging the bankin...

Stop using non-sugar sweeteners for weight loss, WHO says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – While it may be tempting to view artificial sweeteners as a guilt-free way to sweeten one's coffee or tea, the World Health Organization urged people on Monday not to use the sugar substitutes to control weight or avoid certain diseases."Replacing free sugars with non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) does not help with weight control in the long term. People need to consider other ways to reduce free sugars intake, such as consuming food with naturally occurring sugars, like fruit, or unsweetened food and beverages,” Francesco Branca, WHO Director for Nutrition and Food Safety, said in a news release. The recommendation applies to "all synthetic and and naturally occurring or modified non-nutritive sweeteners that are not classified as sugars.""NSS are not essential dietary factors and have no nutritional value," Branca added. "People should reduce the sweetness of the diet altogether, starting early in life, to improve their health." Say goodbye to AM radio: Why carmakers are r...

Black bear hunter accused of killing protected grizzly near Yellowstone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming hunter faces up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of killing a protected grizzly bear he allegedly claims he mistook for a legal-to-hunt black bear outside Yellowstone National Park.The male grizzly weighing about 530 pounds (240 kilograms) drew a lot of attention from drivers after its death May 1 near U.S. 14-16-20, the eastern approach into Yellowstone.Patrick M. Gogerty, of Cody, turned himself in early the next morning, Wyoming Game and Fish Department game warden Travis Crane wrote in an affidavit filed in Park County Circuit Court.By then, rumors about the dead bear were circulating far and wide.“Gogerty should have turned himself in immediately,” Crane wrote.Grizzlies in the Yellowstone region of southern Montana, eastern Idaho and northwestern Wyoming are a federally protected species. Killing one without a good reason, such as self-defense, can bring tough penalties under state and federal law. These are America’s deadliest...

Former Lake Travis star Brett Baty named top Mets prospect, No. 10 overall in MLB

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After starting the season in Triple-A, former Lake Travis star Brett Baty has been playing third base in 23 games for the New York Mets since his call-up in mid-April. Now according to MLB Pipeline, he's a top-10 prospect in all of baseball.The prospect analysis division of MLB.com, MLB Pipeline moved Baty up nine spots to No. 10 from their last set of rankings in April. He's now considered the Mets' top prospect as catcher Francisco Alvarez has enough MLB service time to be considered a rookie.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersBaty earned a spot at the hot corner for the big club after a blazing start for the Syracuse Mets, hitting .400 with five homers in nine games at the Triple-A affiliate. With 34-year-old Eduardo Escobar hitting a paltry .182 this season, Baty is providing decent offense (.240/.321/.681) through 75 at-bats with a pair of homers and ...

Ringo Starr and the Steve Miller Band are coming to Mystic Lake Casino (not together, though)

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Ringo Starr and Steve Miller have booked gigs at Mystic Lake Casino.Starr will perform Oct. 1 in the casino’s showroom, while Miller’s Aug. 6 show will take place in the outdoor amphitheater. Miller tickets start at $49, Starr’s start at $89 and both go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster.The man born Richard Starkey Jr., now 82, provided lead vocals for a handful of Beatles songs, including “Yellow Submarine,” “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden.”When the Beatles split in 1970, Starr quickly released his first solo albums, the standards collection “Sentimental Journey” and the country-inspired “Beaucoups of Blues.” He found his greatest success with 1973’s “Ringo” and its hits “Photograph” and “You’re Sixteen.”RELATED: 7 rock acts we may not see in conc...

Northville students make quilt for Holocaust survivor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

NORTHVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Holocaust was Nazi Germany's deliberate and organized murder of approximately 11 million Jews and prisoners of war. In Northville, students honored a Capital Region woman and survivor with a Holocaust quilt. NYS Leaders call for federal action in migrant crisis The seventh graders at Northville Central School spent months learning about the subject and wanted to do more to acknowledge the horror that affected so many.“Once our Holocaust survivors pass away, you forget it and then there’s nothing left,” said seventh grader, Bryce Tabor.“It makes me feel amazing that I got to participate in something like this. Something that might, something that might end up changing the world one day,” said seventh grader, Natalie Southworth.Each student designed a square patch for the quilt that memorializes the tragic event, it’s made to represent hope and perseverance. Lake George run keeps teachers’ memories alive “We always read the book 'The Boy in the...

St. Louis citizens plead for police and officials to stop crime downtown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Members of Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis kept an eye on things in the city, posting to social media clips of people fighting, brandishing guns, and driving recklessly early Sunday morning.“It was actually a series of incidents over a five- or six-hour period late at night involving fights of large groups of people and gunfire and gunshots,” said Les Sterman, chair of Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis. “We’ve obviously tried to call attention to it and tried to get more police presence, which is part of the solution, but not all the solution.”The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was called to break up two large fights with teens early Sunday in the 900 block of Locust Street around 1:15 a.m. They were called again about 20 minutes later. Officers were on the scene as the crowd dispersed to the 300 block of Olive when police heard a barrage of gunfire. Missouri AG: Gardner was at nursing school during contempt of court hearing A 42-year-old wo...

What didn't make it to Parson's desk this legislative session?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:11 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - It's the first week in months Missouri lawmakers aren't working inside the statehouse. After sending dozens of bills to the governor's desk, there's still a laundry list of priorities that didn't make it across the finish line.The word to describe the end of session, "chaotic," according to Senate Majority Leader Cindy O'Laughlin, R-Shelbina. In past years, infighting between Republicans stalled movement in the Senate. This year, legislation and debate was moving forward until the final days when business started slowing down, halting some priorities."The Democratic caucus benefits a lot when there is a lot of infighting within the Republican super majority," House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D-Springfield, said Friday after the General Assembly adjourned for the year. "If just goes back to show that the super majority in Missouri is not working, it's not functioning and we're not doing what's best for its citizens."Normally, Democrats filibuster in hopes of...