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Could the Big Ten expand again? Report says the conference is looking into it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

CHICAGO — Ahead of the addition of two more teams to the conference in a year, the Big Ten may be looking west again to increase its membership. Per a report from Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports, a group of presidents in the conference have begun "exploratory discussions" on expanding again. This comes as the Big Ten gets ready to welcome UCLA and USC to the conference beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year. Per Wetzel, this comes in light of the instability in the Pac-12, which lost both of those schools and will have Colorado leave next year as well. The report has the conference eyeing Oregon and Washington as potential future members with the possibility of adding California and Stanford. All four would expand the conference to 20 teams, but all discussions, according to the report, are preliminary.The Big Ten has yet to respond for comment. Conference realignment has been a major topic for the past few in major college athletics with teams changing their affiliations more often ...

Photos of late Iowa cop found in California RV, man hopes to reunite them with family

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

(KTXL) — An Iowa woman has helped identify a man seen in old photos found in an RV but she is still wondering how these found their way to Northern California. “I just don’t know how those items got across the country,” Sherri Thomas told Nexstar's KTXL. “I was shocked.” Thomas became aware of the photos after KTXL published the story of a man who fell on hard times and lived in an RV that had the photos and other documents inside when he purchased it. The man, Juan Garcia, reached out to KTXL after selling the RV in an effort to help get the belongings back to their rightful owner. ‘Looks like a lot of history’: Stockton man searching for owner of photo album found in RV Thomas got in touch with KTXL and shared more details about the man seen in the photos and named in the documents, and she said she is hoping to take possession of her ex-husband's belongings. Photo album, other documents found in an RVJuan Garcia of Stockton lost two family members to COVID-19 and ended up un...

US workers estimate they need $1.8M to retire: survey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

(The Hill) -- Workers in the United States believe they will need to save around $1.8 million for retirement, as inflation continues to fuel anxieties over savings, according to a survey from Charles Schwab. This estimate is up from last year’s $1.7 million, with 37 percent of respondents stating they think it’s very likely they will reach this number, down 10 percentage points from last year, according to the survey.The survey of 401(k) participants found 62 percent of workers think of inflation as a challenge to saving for a “comfortable retirement,” up from last year’s 45 percent, while 42 percent said stock market volatility is an obstacle, compared to last year's 33 percent. Around 78 percent said both inflation and stock market volatility are influencing their spending and saving habits, while 36 percent said they plan to delay retirement in light of these conditions. Having a 401(k) plan is becoming a requirement for potential employees; 88 percent said it is a “must-have ben...

New Frontier Airlines policy requires you to drop off bags sooner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

(WKBN) – A new Frontier policy could cause a time crunch for some passengers. Beginning Aug. 16, the airline's ticket counters will close to passengers for check-in and bag drop 60 minutes before flight departures. Previously, that time was 45 minutes. That means if you plan to check your bags at the counter, you will have to do it 15 minutes sooner. "We continue to be committed to getting you and your bags to your destination without interruption," the company wrote about the new policy on its X (formerly Twitter) feed. United Airlines pilot has license suspended after turning up drunk to work The reaction from passengers was mixed, with some saying they believe the move is designed to get more passengers to use the app. "I think you guys are trying to make people use the app to check in which is fine. But what about people who get free check[ed] bags like military?" asked one user. "They have to go to the agents counter[,] so will you make it easier for them to check in with th...

DeSantis: Florida history standards 'not shilling for slavery'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday further dug his heels into his defense of his state’s slavery curriculum and sharply rebuked what he described as “bad faith” criticism against him.“Well, first of all, those are criticisms in bad faith, Harris, because, as you suggest, there's hundreds of pages of painstaking detail,” DeSantis told Fox News host Harris Faulkner. “This was done by Black history scholars, most of whom were Black themselves. They are not shilling for slavery. They are showing the injustice of slavery.”DeSantis, who's running for president in 2024, then defended the particular line in the curriculum that has drawn significant pushback. The line tells teachers to instruct students on “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit."DeSantis continued, “But that particular passage wasn't saying that slavery was a benefit. It was saying there was resourcefulness, and people acquired skills in spite of slavery, no...

Trump to make first court appearance Thursday afternoon in Jan. 6 case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

Former President Trump is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon after being indicted on federal charges related to the transfer of power after the 2020 election.His appearance is slated for 4 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C.A spokesperson for special counsel Jack Smith said it was the office’s understanding that the appearance will be in person but that it was ultimately up to the court. A Trump attorney during a CNN appearance similarly indicated it was the court’s decision.“That’s up to the court. The court makes those decisions. So, we’re prepared to follow whatever the court rules are. The judge issued a summons, and he will appear either virtually or in person,” Trump attorney John Lauro told CNN after the indictment was filed.A court spokesperson did not return a request for comment.Prosecutors unveiled a four-count indictment against Trump Tuesday evening, charging him with ...

Canada PM Trudeau and wife Sophie announce separation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

(The Hill) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, are going their separate ways.The pair announced their separation on social media Wednesday.“Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,” Trudeau, 51, said.“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and continue to build,” Trudeau said in an Instagram post. Celebs donate millions to SAG-AFTRA emergency fund amid strike Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, met her future husband as a kid — she was the childhood friend and classmate of Trudeau’s younger brother. She reconnected with Trudeau years later at a charity fundraiser.The TV host, who shares three children with the prime minister, joined her husband in requesting privacy during the separation.The Trudeaus were married in 2005.

Durbin fires back at Alito over SCOTUS ethics: 'Not the 101st member' of the Senate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday criticized Justice Samuel Alito’s claim that Congress has no authority to regulate the Supreme Court, calling his comments “unwise and unwelcome” as Senate Democrats push an ethics reform package for justices. Durbin fired back at the third longest-tenured member of the court over his recent remarks to The Wall Street Journal’s opinion page, saying in a statement that Alito “is not the 101st member” of the Senate. The No. 2-ranked Senate Democrat also noted the Court has “resisted efforts” to work on an ethics reform, pointing to Chief Justice John Roberts’s decision to decline an appearance before the panel to discuss the ethics of justices. “Now, Justice Alito is providing speculative public commentary on a bill that is still going through the legislative process. Let’s be clear: Justice Alito is not the 101st member of the United States Senate,” Durbin said. “His intervention in Article I activity is ...

Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth: Scientists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a flash study.More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of the world’s population, sweated through at least one day where climate change had a significant effect on the average daily temperature, according to a new report issued Wednesday by Climate Central, a science nonprofit that has figured a way to calculate how much climate change has affected daily weather.“We really are experiencing climate change just about everywhere,” said Climate Central Vice President for Science Andrew Pershing.A man cools off in a fountain during a hot and sunny day of summer in Madrid, Spain, July 19, 2023. Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, according to a new report issued Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, by Climate Central. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)Researchers loo...

Jury recommends death penalty for Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue shooter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:07:29 GMT

(The Hill) -- A jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for the man who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Robert Bowers was convicted in June for carrying out the attack after he opened fire in the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, and killed members of three congregations who were at the synagogue for Sabbath worship and study. Two other worshippers and five police officers were also injured. In this combo image made from photos provided by the United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania are the victims of the Oct. 27, 2018, assault on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.. top row, from left, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, and David Rosenthal; bottom row, from left, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Dan Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger. (United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania v...