Lifestyle

1 day ago in Lifestyle, Trending

What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?

Like the lives of the people taking them, recent injected drugs like Wegovy and its predecessor, the diabetes medication Ozempic, are reshaping the U.S. health and fitness industries.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

2 days ago in Lifestyle

Edmunds: What you need to know about wrapping your car

Gaze around the next time you're stuck in traffic and see if you're not surprised, maybe even a little saddened, by the monochromatic sea around you. Modern cars come in a fantastic variety of shapes and sizes, but far fewer explore the more vibrant shades of the color wheel.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Get better sleep with these 5 tips from experts

Spending too many nights trying to fall asleep — or worrying there aren't enough ZZZs in your day? You're not alone.

3 days ago in Lifestyle

Moving is stressful enough, but many report negative experiences with professional movers due to rising costs and tipping fatigue

ConsumerAffairs surveyed 1,000 Americans and found that many had negative experiences with professional movers despite paying more than they budgeted.

National News

13 hours ago in National, Trending

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court

New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era. The court found the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against the ex-movie mogul based on allegations that weren't part of the case.

13 hours ago in National

USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow

The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony Thursday and dozens of students were arrested on other campuses as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.

1 day ago in National

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president

On the left and right, Supreme Court justices seem to agree on a basic truth about the American system of government: No one is above the law, not even the president.

2 days ago in National

About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds

About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.

2 days ago in National

Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows

Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.

2 days ago in National

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next

Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State.

Sports

24 hours ago in Sports

Minnesota’s Naz Reid wins NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, edging Malik Monk in close vote

Naz Reid was having a productive season as a reserve when the Minnesota Timberwolves needed him in the starting lineup while playing without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns.

24 hours ago in Sports

Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side

Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs on his right side, sidelining another key player for the Chicago Cubs.

2 days ago in Sports

PGA Tour players learn how much loyalty is worth in new equity program

Players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour amid lucrative recruitment by Saudi-funded LIV Golf are starting to find out how much that loyalty could be worth.

2 days ago in Sports

First-round picks could be on the trading block on Day 1 of the NFL draft

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft already has traded hands, with Carolina sending it more than a year ago to Chicago in a trade to move up to take Bryce Young first overall in 2023.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes

The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics during the 14 years since Bush forfeited the trophy and the honor.

2 days ago in Sports

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lead Mavs over Clippers 96-93 to tie series as Kawhi Leonard returns

Led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks bounced back to take away home-court advantage from the Los Angeles Clippers and newly returned and rusty Kawhi Leonard.

Entertainment

24 hours ago in Entertainment

The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday

It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform.

24 hours ago in Entertainment

Summer Movie Guide: Virtually all the movies coming to theaters and streaming from May to Labor Day

Are you ready for some movies this summer? There's action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your favorites populating theaters and streaming services from May through Labor Day.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert

A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.

2 days ago in Entertainment

The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

" Barbenheimer " is a hard act to follow. But as Hollywood enters another summer movie season, armed with fewer superheroes and a landscape vastly altered by the strikes, it's worth remembering the classic William Goldman quote about what works: "Nobody knows anything."

2 days ago in Entertainment

Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says

The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction.

Local

15 hours ago in Local

Illinois College to receive $911K train nurses for rural healthcare settings

nursing student studying

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited Illinois College in Jacksonville Thursday and announced the school will receive $911,000 to expand its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The money was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending, also known as an earmark.

18 hours ago in Local

Coroner IDs teen shot near Southeast High School

coroner

The identity of the 16-year-old shot near Southeast High School on Wednesday has been released. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says autopsy findings confirm Keyon Day of Springfield died from multiple gunshot wounds.

1 day ago in Local

Springfield to give away 1,000 trees in honor of Arbor Day

Small tree in hands

Friday is Arbor Day and the City of Springfield is commemorating the occasion by giving away 1,000 trees this week. City Arborist Brad Hamel says the city is providing young redbud, flowering dogwood and tupelo trees while they last.  Trees will be available on Friday at the Downtown YMCA and on Saturday at Lincoln Park.

2 days ago in Local, Sports

Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happen

Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren, joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, speaks during a news conference where NFL football team unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Chicago, for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field.(AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.

2 days ago in Local

Lincoln man gets 13 years in meth case

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A 35-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine.

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After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi is optimistic and still rocking

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