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Bruins vs Panthers live stream: Can you watch for free?

In a matchup that could very well determine this years Atlantic Division champions in the NHL, the Boston Bruins head to Amerant Bank Arena to face off against the Florida Panthers. They enter this one tied at 97 points apiece, though Florida has an extra game in hand. Contents Is There a Free Bruins vs Panthers Live Stream?Watch Bruins vs...

Mavericks vs Kings live stream: Can you watch for free?

Locked right next to each other in the West standings, the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks meet today for a matchup that will have big-time implications on the NBA playoff picture. Contents The Best Way to Watch the Mavericks vs Kings Live StreamIs There a Free Mavericks vs Kings Live Stream?Watch the Mavericks vs Kings Live Stream on MaxWatch the...

Mar 9, 2026

Like the hit Netflix show Homicide New York? Then watch these 3 true crime shows now

Thanks in large part to its hugely familiar setting,Homicide New Yorkhas been a huge success since it premiered on Netflix. The series follows some of the grisliest crimes that have taken place in Americas largest city. Contents Ill Be Gone in the Dark (2020)American Nightmare (2024)The Staircase (2004-2022) If youre looking for more great true crime thats in a similar...

Mar 9, 2026

Cillian Murphy to Star in Mining Drama ‘Blood Runs Coal’ for Universal

Stephen Colbert Expresses Remorse for Kate Middleton Jokes (But Doesn’t Apologize)

Steven Spielberg Accepts USC Shoah Foundation Honor, Says He’s “Increasingly Alarmed” by Antisemitism

BBC Boss Outlines Goals: “Pursue Truth, Back British Storytelling, Bring People Together”

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‘Shogun’ Star Tadanobu Asano Joins Thai Director Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s Culinary Thriller ‘Morte Cucina’ (Exclusive)

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Don’t miss these 5 movies leaving Max in March that you have to watch right now

March is winding down as we head into spring. But as the end of the month draws near, Max is set to lose some of its very best movies. Fortunately, March is also one of the months that has 31 days, so thats going to give you extra time to catch some of your favorite movies before they depart. Contents...

Mar 9, 2026

Warriors vs Heat live stream: Can you watch for free?

Mending the Line is Netflix’s most-watched movie right now. Here’s why you should watch it

MIPTV Confirms Move to London in 2025

What happened to the Ghostbusters franchise?

Eli Noyes, Pioneer in Clay and Sand Stop Animation, Dies at 81

‘The World According to Allee Willis’ Review: A Fascinating Doc Honors a Creative Force of Nature

‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ Review: Fascinatingly Uncomfortable HBO Docuseries Tests the Limits of Its Star’s Likability

Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon Haven’t Talked About Censoring Old Shows After Apology Video

Business

The AI Perils Buried in the Fine Print

If there is one craze thats taken hold on Wall Street, it is the growth potential of generative artificial intelligence. If we succeed, everyone who uses our services will have a world-class AI assistant to help get things done, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Feb.1, with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy predicting that the tech will drive tens of billions of...

Las Vegas Sphere Names Ned McNeilage Chief Creative Officer

Sphere Entertainment, which runs the giant spherical venue in Las Vegas that opened last year, has hired Ned McNeilage as its chief creative officer. McNeilage will help shape the creative and brand strategy for Sphere, a venue with the worlds largest interior and exterior wraparound LED displays. Before joining Sphere, McNeilage served as chief creative officer at VML, working on...

Mar 9, 2026

Nelson Peltz Wins Backing of Another Shareholder Firm in Disney Proxy Fight

The advisory firm Egan-Jones is recommending Disney shareholders vote to add Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo to the studios board of directors. The firm also backed Peltz Trian Partners in recommending shareholders withhold their votes for current Disney board members Michael B.G. Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasino. That follows Institutional Shareholder Services coming out as the first advisory firm to...

Mar 9, 2026

Disney, Florida Settle Legal Claims As DeSantis-Iger Fight Over Special District Winds Down

Journalists’ and Writers’ Unions Call on Congress to Consider Threats to Their Work in A.I. Legislation

Bob Iger’s Invincible Era Is Over

The Leadership Vacuum That Led to the Ronna McDaniel Fail at NBC

Paramount Global Debt Cut to Junk Status by S&P Global

Universal Music Group Partners With Spotify to Offer Artists More Promotional Tools

UTA Hires Eric Iverson as Chief Technology Officer

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Bertelsmann Posts Record Full-Year Profit Despite Flat Revenue

German media giant Bertelsmann booked record profits for 2023, recording a 25 percent jump in group profits to 1.3 billion ($1.43 billion), the company reported on Tuesday. Operating revenue was flat at 20.2 billion ($22.2 billion), just short of the record figure recorded by the company in 2022. Bertelsmanns one-off sale of its shares in digital business services company Majorel...

Mar 9, 2026

Pro7 Board Rejects Berlusconi Family Plan to Split Up German Broadcaster

Video Game Publisher Take-Two Interactive to Acquire ‘Borderlands’ Maker Gearbox for $460M

Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Bell Media Opens Door to Working With Streaming Giants to Co-Produce TV Shows

U.S. Ad Forecast for 2024 Raised on Improved Economic Outlook, Digital Media Momentum

IATSE Local 695 Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios on Craft-Specific Issues

Animation Studio Titmouse Signs With WME

‘Deadpool’ Actor Stefan Kapicic Signs With CESD Talent Agency

Crime & Law

Report: Incarceration Rates Drop Nearly 20% Under Kim Foxx

A new report analyzes the prosecution practices and case settlements under Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Among the findings: The number of sentences involving prison time fell “significantly” in 2018.

Pair of 14-Year-Old Boys Killed in Chatham Shooting Sunday: Police

At least three teenagers were fatally shot over the weekend across Chicago, including a pair of 14-year-old boys killed in the Chatham neighborhood Sunday and a 16-year-old boy who died Saturday.

Mar 9, 2026

Permanent Punishment, Part 4: Sealed Records, Expungement and Clemency Involve Complicated Mix of Paperwork and Expenses

Though there are about 1,300 permanent punishments on the books in Illinois — and countless more that aren’t — there are only a handful of ways to get around them. They often involve a complicated mix of paperwork and expenses. The records sealing or expungement process, for example, involves filing a petition in court, costing around $157 per charge.

Mar 9, 2026

R. Kelly Judge Orders Lawyers Not to Talk About New Evidence

R. Kelly’s Attorney Wants Judge to Reconsider Bond Ruling

A Conversation About Domestic Terrorism, Mental Health and Racist Rhetoric

U. of I. Names Endowment in Honor of Slain Scholar Yingying Zhang

R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sexually Abusing Women, Girls

Descendants of John Dillinger Get Permission to Exhume His Body

Chicago Latino Community Reacts to El Paso Mass Shooting: ‘Words Matter’

Family Told Dead Chinese Scholar’s Body May Be in Landfill

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Detroit on Pace for Lowest Homicide Rate in Nearly 60 Years, Michigan Officials Say

In a surprise move Monday, Crimo III told the court he wishes to proceed pro se and will act as his own attorney. The 23-year-old also invoked his right to a speedy trial — pushing what had been expected to be a February 2025 trial date up to Feb. 26, 2024.

Mar 9, 2026

Mexico: Texas Shooting ‘Act of Terrorism’ Against Mexicans

City Council Will Once Again Consider Paying $2M to Family of Man Killed by Chicago Police Officer in 2014

CPS After-School Dance Club Instructor Charged With Sexually Abusing 2 Boys

Police: 2 Chicago Moms Killed in Shooting Likely Not Targets

Judge Won’t Reconsider Special Prosecutor Ruling in Jussie Smollett Case

R. Kelly Accused of Soliciting 17-Year-Old Girl in Minnesota

Body of 1930s Gangster John Dillinger to be Exhumed

John Dillinger Relatives Doubt Body in Grave is the Gangster

Education

These Towns in New York Come Alive in Winter

　　Whether you live in New York or are looking for travel ideas, “The Empire State” has much to offer during the winter months. And as interesting as the state’s bigger towns and cities can be during this time of year, you’ll find some of the best things to do in...

7 Best Towns in New England for a Winter Getaway

　　New England comprises six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. They all held a lot of significance throughout the United States' founding during the 17th to 18th centuries, with a lot of that history showing today. These states are known for their cold winters and history,...

Mar 9, 2026

8 of the Most Quaint Small Towns in Alabama

　　Alabama is best known for its southern food specialties, rich history in the civil rights movement, and as the home for space discovery. While the state's largest cities, like Montgomery and Birmingham, are worth visiting, Alabama has many intriguing small towns ideal for a relaxing and quiet getaway. If this...

Mar 9, 2026

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Mar 9, 2026

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Health

Prostate Cancer Screening

Should men undergo regular prostate cancer screenings? A new report says no. One of the leading proponents of the PSA test is here to tell us why he thinks the recommendation is dead wrong.

Hot Weather Foods

The owner and executive chef of "Province" demonstrates some great summer recipes that won't require turning on the stove.

Mar 9, 2026

Oak Forest Hospital

Oak Forest Hospital is undergoing a big transformation--and not everyone's happy with it. The head of the Cook County Health System is here to explain the major changes for the south suburban facility.

Mar 9, 2026

Chicago Food Deserts

What Lies Ahead for COVID-19 After Omicron Peak?

Chicago River

Obesity Epidemic

Hospital Tax

The Battle for Bats

Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Contagion

Bed bugs are back! We find out why they are making a return and what you can do to protect yourself from them.

Mar 9, 2026

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Analysis of Hospital Tax

Oxygen Therapy

Great Lakes Environmental Changes

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Politics

House Approves Immigrant Driver's License Bill

The Illinois House approved a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. See how House members voted in our interactive graphic.

Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: 1/4

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Mar 9, 2026

The Week in Review’s Annual Year in Review

We take a look back at 2012 with Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists. It was a year of hard-fought election battles, the teachers’ strike, the scandals, the court sentences and Chicago’s sad sports scene. All that, and much more in The Year in Review.

Mar 9, 2026

Community Policing

Web Extra: The Year in Review: 12/21

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Illinois Senate Returns to Springfield

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Hultgren & Quigley on Fiscal Cliff

House Committee Approves Pension Reform

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Mar 9, 2026

Final Day of Lame-Duck Session

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Unions Propose Plan to Fix Pension Crisis

Judge in Daley Nephew Case Steps Aside

Legislators on January Session

New Laws for the New Year

Civic Groups Back Pension Reform

Science & Nature

BP Oil Spill

As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico worsens, environmental groups around the country are standing by to help. We talk with Ken Ramirez from the Shedd Aquarium about what it will take to save and rehabilitate threatened wildlife.

Conservative Voices on Climate Change

Once thought impossible, new research suggests people can learn perfect pitch. University of Chicago paleontologist and science explainer extraordinaire Neil Shubin is back to discuss that, the unique way trap-jaw ants avoid predators, “virgin births” in sawfish, and the shrinking of Mount Everest.

Mar 9, 2026

‘It’s Now or Never’ To Halt the Worst of Climate Change: New U.N. Report

According to the latest report on climate change, we’re still not doing enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions. There’s a way forward, but action can’t wait, scientists say.

Mar 9, 2026

'Ape' at Lincoln

Lake County Forest Preserves Waiting for Signs of Life, Joins Global Tracking Network

Bitter Cold, Snow for Chicago Area

Rare Plants Take Root, Bloom in Chicago This Summer

Chicago Blizzard of 1967: Part 2

This Fish Story Is a Whopper, But True: Record-Breaking 750,000 Pounds of Invasive Carp Hauled From Illinois River

Kids & Cell Phones

Cultural Connections: Deep Space Adventure

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Ending the Gender Bias in Research

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Mar 9, 2026

Joshua Foer

Watch: Chicago Students Mark Museum of Science and Industry’s 90th Birthday with Volcanic Eruptions

DuSable Bridge

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Food & Drink

No One Needs Workers More Than Restaurants

　　For years now, we’ve discussed the ways in which restaurant staffing issues have hit the service industry hard. It started with the pandemic, which highlighted the ways in which workers have historically been treated as disposable; as COVID surged, restaurant and fast food employees left their positions en masse in...

Twinkies Are Worth Way More Than We Thought

　　The J.M. Smucker Company is betting big on snack cakes. The company we know for its flagship brand, Smucker’s (PB&J for life!), just muscled its way into snacks in a big way. The corporation has acquired Hostess Brands for a filthy amount of cash—did you know Twinkies were worth $5.6...

Mar 9, 2026

Your Kraft Singles Might Contain a Choking Hazard

　　If you’re reaching into the fridge to make yourself a good ol’ grilled cheese, hang on real quick—there’s a voluntary recall in effect. Kraft has announced that approximately 83,800 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American cheese slices have a potential gagging or choking hazard, one that stems from its...

Mar 9, 2026

The Great British Baking Show Finally Ditches Its Worst Idea

Where to Get Free Food on National Cheeseburger Day

Starbucks Has a (Desperate) Need for Speed

These Unlikely Chefs Now Sell Frozen Dinners

Scientists Discover a Cure for Garlic Breath

Britain Is Losing Its Precious Pubs

British Pubs Just Took the Fun Out of Drinking

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Mar 9, 2026

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Ecology & Environment

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Mar 9, 2026

How do smart meters facilitate demand response programs?

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