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The Chicago Bears and Justin Fields have found some mojo on offense. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the skid-breaking 40-20 win.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears had another huge offensive game, jumping out early on the Washington Commanders and then burying them late in a 40-20 victory Thursday night at FedEx Field.The Bears’ first win of the season snapped a 14-game losing streak hours after the team announced Pro Football Hall of Famer and Chicago native Dick Butkus died at age 80.1. If the Bears have established an offensive identity in the last two games, things could get interesting.They put up 451 yards Thursday and 471 on Sunday in the gut-wrenching loss to the Denver Broncos. Who in the world figured the Bears would amass 922 yards in a five-day span?Two games doesn’t prove the Bears have figured things out on that side of the ball, but there’s a lot to dive into that is very positive.First, though, let’s talk about how the victory changed the mood for a team that desperately needed it, especially after blowing a 21-point lead at home last week in the final 16 minutes.T...

Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu find growth in competition for Chicago Bulls starting point guard role

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

The starting point guard position has been the least certain spot on the Chicago Bulls roster for two seasons.It’s a trend that coach Billy Donovan hopes to end this year as he seeks a long-term solution at point guard — a position battle honed in on new signing Jevon Carter and young talents Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu.Both White and Dosunmu have already earned and then ceded the starting role before, stepping in as stopgap replacements during their respective rookie years.Claiming the role this year won’t guarantee a permanent position — the Bulls still hope to see Lonzo Ball return to the starting lineup in 2024-25 — but it would represent a major step in either player’s career to move into the primary rotation.Yet despite being in direct competition for one of the most coveted positions on any roster, both White and Dosunmu see each other as one of their greatest assets in improving as players.“We’ve got the same mindset whe...

VIDEO: Boat carrying at least eight washes ashore in Carlsbad

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A small boat carrying a least eight people washed ashore in Carlsbad Friday morning, authorities confirmed to FOX 5.According to the Carlsbad Police Department, a swimmer called in to report a vessel that was seen coming up the North County coast around 6:15 a.m. San Diego crime is down, but privacy ordinance could have negative impact on current trend Authorities say the 17-foot vessel reached the shoreline near the area of Ocean Street and Beech Avenue. A panga washed ashore in Carlsbad Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (KSWB)CPD reported at least eight people with life jackets, one described as elderly, were seen dispersing from the small boat. Man pulled from burning home in El Cajon Several people allegedly got into a black BMW that had a missing section on its right bumper, police said. The others were reported to have walked through the city streets before disappearing. No other information is available at this time.FOX 5 has reached out to U.S. Patrol Border for...

Chula Vista provides update on homeless situation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- The City of Chula Vista held a workshop discussing unsheltered and unhoused people in the South Bay Thursday. The workshop's main goal was to provide an update on the current unsheltered situation, as well as discuss policies and plans to address the issue and hear feedback from the community."It’s a top issue in the City of of Chula Vista as well as regionally in the county," Chula Vista Mayor John McCann said. Man pulled from burning home in El Cajon The city presented findings from interviews completed in September, where they interviewed 256 homeless people in Chula Vista. They found a majority of the people they talked with were not originally from Chula Vista. Of those people city staff interviewed, 47% of them had been without a home for more than three years.The city said since February, partners and organizations have provided housing to 162 people/households in Chula Vista. But, 536 people they contacted declined any help or services at all.In Sept...

Where to enjoy fall colours and activities in the GTA, across Ontario

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

Looking out over Toronto heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend, much of the city’s tree canopy is mostly green still but authorities in Ontario say the peak fall colours should be arriving within the next couple of weeks.However, if you don’t want to wait, central and southeastern Ontario might be the places to visit right now.“We’re in a great place right now,” Dave Hunt, a spokesperson for Ontario Parks, recently told CityNews.“The colors have popped. You’re looking at like 70 per cent colour change. That’s kind of prime colour viewing right now.”According to the regularly updated Ontario Parks fall colour report on Friday, parks like Mark S. Burnham near Peterborough and Murphys Point northwest of Brockville are at full peak. Other parks and areas in the central and southeastern regions, such as Bon Echo, Kawartha Highlands, Prince Edward County and Frontenac, are approaching the peak.The report noted Algonquin Park has p...

Stock market today: Wall Street finds some things to like in nuanced jobs report and erases losses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is settling down in midday trading Friday and erasing earlier losses after looking deeper into the nuances of a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher after wiping out an early drop of 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 156 points, or 0.5%, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite also flipped to a gain of 0.5%. Stocks initially tumbled after a report showed U.S. employers added nearly twice as many jobs last month as economists expected. The strength raised worries that a too-hot job market could keep upward pressure on inflation, which in turn could force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher than investors want. Treasury yields leaped following the release of the report, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury again soared to its highest level since 2007. It was at 4.77%, up from 4.72% late Thursday. Wall Street hates high interest rates because they knock down prices for a...

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be ‘phased and orderly’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will carry out its recently announced plans to deport all illegal immigrants, including 1.7 million Afghans, in a “phased and orderly manner,” the foreign ministry said Friday. The statement is likely meant to assuage international concerns and calm fears among Afghan refugees in Pakistan after Islamabad’s unexpectedly said Tuesday that all migrants — including the Afghans — without valid documentation will have to go back to their countries voluntarily before Oct. 31 to avoid mass arrests and forced deportation. This sent a wave of panic among those living in this Islamic country without papers and drew widespread condemnation from rights groups. Activists say any forced deportation of Afghans will put them at a grave risk. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Friday the new policy is not aimed at Afghans only. “We have been hosting Afghans refugees generously for the past four decades” when millions ...

Lebanese army rescues over 100 migrants whose boat ran into trouble in the Mediterranean

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army rescued more than 100 migrants Friday after their boat developed technical problems in the Mediterranean off the coast of the northern city of Tripoli, state-run National News Agency reported. No one was hurt in the incident.The agency said the boat that was carrying 125 people, all of them Syrians except for one Lebanese, called for help after they faced problems while near the Palm Islands in Lebanese territorial waters. The boat was towed to port in Tripoli where some of the migrants received first aid, the agency added.The army said in a statement that the migrants included eight women and 24 children. For years Lebanon had been a net recipient of refugees from the region, but since the small nation’s economic meltdown began in October 2019, thousands of Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians have been attempting the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean to reach Europe in search of stability and opportunities.Lebanon has some 805,000 U.N.-registere...

Iowa Democrats announce plan for January caucus with delayed results in attempt to keep leadoff spot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa’s Democratic Party announced Friday it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won’t release the results until early March, attempting to retain their state’s leadoff spot on the presidential nominating calendar without violating a new national party lineup that has South Carolina going first for 2024.Iowa Republicans have already scheduled their caucus for that day, which falls on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. But while the GOP’s caucus will kick off voting in the party’s competitive presidential primary, Democrats will only meet in person then to participate in down-ballot races and deal with nonpresidential party business. Democrats’ presidential contest will instead be held by mail throughout January and February, with party officials not releasing the results until Super Tuesday on March 5. “We believe this delegate selection plan is definitely a compromise,” Rita Hart, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, said on a conf...

Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi’s special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:09:03 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear special appeals from the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions in six corruption cases where she was found guilty of abusing her authority and accepting bribes, a legal official said.The 78-year-old Suu Kyi, who was arrested when the army toppled her elected government in February 2021, is serving prison sentences totaling 27 years after being convicted of a string of criminal charges mostly brought by the military.Her supporters and independent analysts say the charges, all of which have been contested by Suu Kyi and her lawyers, are bogus and an attempt to discredit her and legitimize the military’s seizure of power.She initially received sentences totaling 33 years but Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted her clemency in five cases and reduced her sentence by six years as part of a broader amnesty for more than 7,000 prisoners to mark a Buddhist religi...