Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle thinks he can get even more production from quarterback Lamar Jackson, a two-time MVP.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Feb. 20:

Poland Signals Exit from Landmine Ban Treaty Poland is signaling a major shift in its defense posture by initiating steps toward withdrawing from the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines. The move reflects growing anxiety across Eastern Europe as the war in Ukraine reshapes security calculations and intensifies concerns over potential ...

The tone of U.S. economic data has a Goldilocks feel, a strategist says.

The Bears need a left tackle and a defensive end.This is a good year, then, to draft 25th overall.There are some years where your need and where youre picking and youre like, Oh, crap, we better move one way or the other, NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah said Thursday. I think they can just sit right where they are and see how it falls.The Bears ...

The ground shifted under Chicago last fall. What's normal in the city's majority-Latino communities today isn't what it was before Operation Midway Blitz.The Southeast Side, long defined by steel mills and working-class communities, was one of the first places Mexicans came to Chicago more than a century ago. On the Lower West Side, Pilsen stands out for ...

Good news for taxpayers ages 65 or older: The 2025 tax season means a new deduction for certain older adults, giving them even more tax breaks.Last years passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, gives seniors a $6,000 deduction, or $12,000 for married couples where both spouses qualify. And the deduction is available to filers who take the ...

With his medical license temporarily suspended in Illinois since 2023 following the death of a heart patient in Alaska, a Chicago surgeon is facing a disciplinary proceeding next month that could help determine whether he will ever practice medicine here again.Once licensed in multiple states, Dr. Cosmin Dobrescu was issued a physician temporary permit in ...

Benjamin Ross had a problem.The government thought he was a courier for drug money. He said he was a gold miner.In 2019, officers on a drug task force had taken his luggage from an Amtrak train at Union Station in Chicago. Inside was $115,000 in cash. To them it was the usual thing. A one-way ticket. A suitcase full of bills. A long trip across the country. ...

Chicagos Newberry Library has received $4 million from the Mellon Foundation that will help widen access to Indigenous languages, some of which have been on the brink of disappearance.The research library holds roughly 2,400 items directly related to more than 300 different Indigenous languages as part of its vast Indigenous Studies collections, which ...

The federal government is expanding tax reporting requirements and guidance for cryptocurrency brokers and exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken, amid an explosion of digital currency trading and asset diversification.That means more filing scrutiny and transparency requirements for some Illinois taxpayers. Illinois is one of the nations largest holders of ...

When Brendan Byrne paid his federal taxes online in 2024, he never dreamed the payment would get so tangled up that it would take more than a year to straighten out.After filing his 2023 federal tax return, Byrne owed $979. The Humboldt Park resident paid the balance through the now-defunct platform PayUSAtax, which was linked on the IRS website and listed ...

Starting this year, people poised to inherit significant wealth are less likely to pay federal taxes on their inheritance.With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which has permanently increased the federal government's estate tax exemption, individuals can now leave up to $15 million worth of assets to their heirs completely tax-free. For joint ...

The West Virginia attorney generals office sued Apple on Thursday, claiming the tech giant allowed child sexual abuse materials to be stored and distributed on its iCloud service.

Unlike previous years, tickets will not be required, and there is no limit on the number of guests graduates may invite.         

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy has been hacked to death with a machete in a horror attack as his father was shot by police near a Brit holiday hotspot. The boy's mum, who sustained serious injuries to her legs and arms from the same weapon, is fighting for her life in hospital. Cabo Blanco, a small village...

Mexico said it seized about four tons of drugs and detained three people from a "narco sub" 250 nautical miles south of Manzanillo.

Benjamin Shroats arrested in Texas on sexual misconduct charges related to two athletes in his care

Evie Rabeck, a local PFLAG member who said she is closely related to a minor who received gender affirming care from NYU Langone, called the hospital's decision "frustrating." She appeared in a protest on Wednesday at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan. State lawmakers and LGBTQ+ advocates scramble to protect access to gender-affirming care in ...

The UN human rights agency on Friday called on governments to clamp down on scam centres, which have mushroomed in Southeast Asia and where hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked into forced labour. The agency released a report documenting torture, sexual abuse, forced abortions, food deprivation, solitary confinement and other abuses. The ...

ST. LOUIS - The storms are gone and now the colder air is rushing in on gusty westerly winds. Lambert Airport saw a gust to 44 mph around 2 a.m. Friday morning. Gust between 30 to 40 mph will stick around this morning before gradually easing in the afternoon. Well see a sunny Friday, but [...]

An amateur climber has been found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend froze to death on Austria's highest mountain.

A local family is asking for the public’s help finding the driver responsible for hitting and killing their loved one and then leaving the scene. The victim was on his way to work on his motorcycle when he was struck, his body left on West Sunrise Boulevard in Lauderhill.  Police say they found the vehicle involved, but so far, no arrests have been ...

Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is considering legal action against the city of Beverly Hills, he told ESPN's Andscape, after police shut down a private event he was hosting during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Bath & Body Works CEO Daniel Heaf told CNBC the Amazon launch is about meeting customers where they are and leveraging Amazon's fast and free shipping.