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Dean's Reviews: 'Champions' and 'Scream VI'

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

CHICAGO - Woody Harrelson is back in another major motion picture while another film in the "Scream" series is ready to hit the big screen. "Champions," which was featured on WGN Morning News this week, features the veteran actor playing the role of a coach who has to do community service by leading a basketball team of players with intellectual disabilities."Scream VI" catches up with a few survivors of the Woodsboro "Ghostface" killings as they try to start over in New York City.Dean Richards had his review of both of these films on Friday's WGN Morning News as he gave viewers his thoughts on these Friday releases. He also recapped his picks for the 2023 Oscars, which he revealed on Thursday.You can watch this edition of "Dean's Reviews" from the March 10 show in the video above.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

11 things you can do to adjust to losing that hour of sleep when daylight saving time starts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

(The Conversation) - As clocks march ahead and daylight saving time begins, there can be anxiety around losing an hour of sleep and how to adjust to this change.Usually an hour seems like an insignificant amount of time, but even this minimal loss can cause problems. There can be significant health repercussions of this forcible shift in the body clock.Springing forward is usually harder that falling backward. Why?The natural internal body clock rhythm in people tends to be slightly longer than 24 hours, which means that every day we tend to delay our sleep schedules. Thus, “springing forward” goes against the body’s natural rhythm. It is similar to a mild case of jet lag caused by traveling east – in which you lose time and have trouble falling asleep at an earlier hour that night.Even though it’s technically just one hour lost due to the time change, the amount of sleep deprivation due to disrupted sleep rhythm lasts for many days and often throws people off sc...

Asteroid could hit Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. (KXAN) - Earth may have a very bad Valentine's Day in its future. NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office announced earlier this week that they have detected an asteroid that may impact the Earth on February 14th, 2046.We've been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2046. Often when new objects are first discovered, it takes several weeks of data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into the future. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/SaLC0AUSdP— NASA Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) March 7, 2023The asteroid, named 2023 DW, is currently 12-million miles from Earth and is traveling at 24.63 kilometers per second. It is roughly 160 feet across. For context, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was nearly nine-miles-wide.The European Space Agency said that the likelihood of an impact is low, a 1-in-625 chance. The asteroid was discovered by George Attard and Alain Maury on February 2...

Neighbors upset with Boring Co.'s wastewater dumping request

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Neighbors and city officials in Bastrop County are concerned about the Boring Company's request to dump more than 100,000 gallons of treated wastewater into their drinking-water supply, and this month they will get a chance to hear from Elon Musk's company and the state commission responsible for granting the permit to dump. After a public outcry against the permit, and a request from state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing to answer questions on March 21. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Bastrop. "They could be doing a lot better, and we're learning on how to deal with that, and what we can do to make sure that this is a positive thing for the county," Chap Ambrose, who lives right next door to the Boring Co.'s facility, explained. What does the permit allow? In July, Gapped Bass LLC, an entity affiliated with the Boring Co., submitted a permit appl...

Williamson County celebrates 175th birthday, invites public to help paint mural

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- Williamson County and Georgetown are having a big celebration this weekend. The county and city are observing their 175th birthday with free activities, like music and a light show. Plus, the public is invited to help paint a mural celebrating the big birthday. How Williamson County is paying for ice storm cleanup The artist behind the mural is Yasaman Mehsra, who was selected after an open call for submissions by the City of Georgetown’s Arts and Culture Board. The public is invited to help complete this mural celebrating Williamson County's 175th birthday. (KXAN Photo/Christian Marcelli) The public is invited to help complete the mural on Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.No experience is necessary to paint the mural. The mural will be divided into three sections with volunteers assisting public painters. It will be located on the side of the county’s tax office building, 904 S. Main Street in Georgetown.There will also be plenty of other a...

Texas beats feisty Oklahoma State to advance to Big 12 Tournament semifinals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 10, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's never easy to beat a team three times, but No. 12 Texas was able to accomplish that over Oklahoma State with their 61-47 win in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal. The Longhorns were without senior forward Timmy Allen who missed the game with a lower leg injury. The game was not a pretty affair, as both teams combined for 33 turnovers and no team shot better than 40% from the field. It was the Texas defense that shined, particularly in the second half, where they kept Oklahoma State from making a field goal for two separate stretches of over three minutes. The longest field goal drought for Oklahoma State was around seven minutes to start the second half. Texas had five players score in double figures, with Sir'Jabari Rice taking the title of leading scorer with 15 points.Dylan Disu had a standout performance for Texas, scoring 11 points and pulling down 11 rebounds for his f...

Loons ‘lucky’ to have new center back Micky Tapias

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

New Minnesota United center back Micky Tapias produced a strong MLS debut in the Loons’ 1-0 win over FC Dallas on Feb. 25, but the first impression wasn’t spotless. What stood out was how the 26-year-old Mexican responded to a rare, and potentially catastrophic mistake.Just after halftime, Tapias lost the ball at midfield and Alan Velasco started a Dallas break. Tapias sprinted back, knowing his error might lead to a scoring chance in a then goal-less match.Seconds later at the top of the box, Tapias won the ball back from Paul Arriola — one of Tapias’ game-high eight clearances in his 90-minute shift. When Dallas kept coming in stoppage time, Tapias was there to deny them.With Tapias in the opener, the Loons produced their first road clean sheet in nearly a calendar year, 16 matches since March 13, 2022. MNUFC conceded only one shot on target against Dallas, and that was on a corner kick easily parried over the crossbar by Dayne St. Clair.The Loons will now look to keep up th...

With three weeks to go until Opening Day, a look at how Twins roster could shape up

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

Three weeks into Twins spring training, the cuts have begun. Pitcher Jordan Balazovic has been optioned to Triple-A and utility players Austin Martin and Michael Helman have been reassigned to minor league camp.But the really difficult decisions are still yet to come.The Twins still have 65 active players in camp — some who have departed for the time being to compete in the World Baseball Classic — and three weeks to get that number down to 26.The Twins kick off the regular season on March 30 in Kansas City, and with three weeks to go, here’s a look at where the Twins’ roster stands and a guess at who might be on the Opening Day roster.Rotation: Sonny Gray, Pablo López, Joe Ryan, Tyler Mahle, Kenta MaedaThis group has remained the same since the start of camp. All five of the Twins’ projected starters seem to be progressing well, and if it remains that way and all five stay healthy, it appears Bailey Ober would be ticketed for Triple-A to start the season.Ober, who threw two scorele...

03/10/2023: Snow returns tonight

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologist Jill Szwed.Happy Friday! Build in a few extra minutes into your morning routine to defrost your windshield. We are starting out clear and colder. Throughout the day clouds will take over with seasonably chilly highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.We are gearing up for some light snow tonight. An area of snow builds in from the southwest between 5 PM and 8 PM. There could be a brief period of cold rain from Albany south and east. There will be several hours of widespread light to moderate snowfall. The snow will taper off from north to south early Saturday. Everything will wrap up by noontime.This will not be a blockbuster storm. On the higher side over half a foot of snow is possible for higher spots in Greene, Schoharie, and Ulster counties. The Capital District can expect one to two inches. It will be lighter amounts for the Adirondacks, the North Country, and southern Vermont.The snow will wrap up with plenty of time for the road ...

Meet SU's new basketball coach Adrian Autry

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:47 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Syracuse University is introducing the new coach of the men's basketball program.Adrian Autry’s welcome ceremony as the new basketball coach will get underway shortly. There’s a seat reserved for Jim Boeheim. pic.twitter.com/slVgrMk785— Andrew Donovan (@AndrewDonovan) March 10, 2023It was announced Wednesday, March 8 that Adrian Autry would take over for Jim Boeheim. Boeheim was the head coach of the program for 47 years and was involved with SU men's basketball as a player and then coach for six decades.Autry and his family currently live in Jamesville, N.Y., a suburb just outside of Syracuse.Autry had previously coached forwards and recruited for all positions for the Orange. Who is Adrian Autry? Syracuse has played in the NCAA Tournament in seven of his 12 campaigns as an assistant, including Final Four trips in 2013 and 2016. In November 2016, Autry was honored as a Syracuse LetterWinner of Distinction and in 2017 he received the prestigious V...