Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate. The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Ophelia was captured Friday night, the zoo said in a Facebook post. Her return was…
NBA play-in tournament 2025: Schedule, standings, format ESPN Apr 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Email Print Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 NBA regular season on April 13, the play-in tournament will commence, starting on April 15 and ending on April 18, one day before the first round of the playoffs. Initially implemented during the…
NEW YORK (AP) — The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre. He has those classic Hollywood features — instantly accessible, forever unknowable — and when he walks down the street with his co-stars, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, people’s heads turn. “People…
More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is growing to put it back. Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat…
President Donald Trump’s fast-moving policy actions are expected to ripple through the private sector, potentially stifling growth.Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images CNN — US employers pared back on their hiring plans in February, a likely reflection of a job market cooldown driven in part by heightened uncertainty amid the Trump administration’s sweeping policy moves. The number…
Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ephemerals. Compared to most garden plants, ephemerals are fleeting, but their role in bridging the gap between winter and spring is invaluable….
Consumer spending powers more than two-thirds of US economic activity.Erin Hooley/AP CNN — America’s economic engine is running a little rough these days. Consumer confidence is cratering, debt burdens are growing, people are worrying more about their jobs and they’re pulling back on some spending out of caution. Still, while the overall fundamentals that prop…
Women’s Final Four predictions: UConn-UCLA, South Carolina-Texas play Bueckers’ 31-point night propels UConn to the Final Four (2:05) Paige Bueckers tallies 31 points, 6 assists and 4 steals as the UConn Huskies advance to their 24th Final Four. (2:05) ESPN Apr 1, 2025, 12:35 AM ET Email Print Tampa, here they come. A trio of…
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs. The emotional reunion brought together Chase Benoit, Jared Hansen and the 2-year-old dogs they helped train: Wendel and Artemis. It was the…
Women’s Elite Eight analysis, scores: More from UConn, Texas wins Sarah Stier/Getty Images ESPN Mar 31, 2025, 11:48 PM ET Email Print The 2025 women’s Final Four is set. One day after No. 1 seeds UCLA and South Carolina punched their tickets, fellow No. 1 seed Texas beat TCU, sealing its first Final Four appearance…
