All Stories from March 5, 2016 (Change date)
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Picking genders could be the next big thing for emojiMar 05, 2016 6:32 am - According to the common emoji keyboard, women don't run. Only men run. See? But that could soon change under a new draft proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the body tha...
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6th Congressional GOP candidates want Obamacare repealedMar 05, 2016 6:30 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says Republicans are "only one office" away from scrapping the Affordable Care Act. But even if a Democrat wins the presidency in November, Roskam...
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Midwest travel: SOAR with the Eagles weekends in MinnesotaMar 05, 2016 6:21 am - Chicago Silence is golden Enjoy a silent film, seated in Chicago's only remaining silent film studio, the historical Essanay Studios. The classic film "Sherloc...
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Scandinavian design: Lean, clean beautyMar 05, 2016 6:21 am - Kivik. Hemnes. Ektorp. Even if you aren't sure what these funny-sounding words mean, they're probably familiar to you. That's because they're the names of sofas and book...
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Author appearances: Melanie Benjamin signs new book in Glen EllynMar 05, 2016 6:18 am - By Laura Milbrath Stewart • Meet Pulitzer Prize nominee and New York Times best-selling author Alison McGhee and Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt as...
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DVD previews: 'Peanuts Movie,' 'In the Heart of the Sea'Mar 05, 2016 6:17 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, March 8: "The Peanuts Movie" (G, 93 minutes, 20th Century Fox): Computer-animated, 3-D tale based on a script written in pa...
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'Son of Saul' director says Oscar could be 'poisoned gift'Mar 05, 2016 6:15 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary — Winning an Oscar could be a “poisoned gift” and it will take a great effort to avoid being crushed by the honor, the director of the Hungarian film t...
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Wright State rolls past Illinois-Chicago 74-43 in HorizonMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - JT Yoho had 15 points and Daniel Mortensen 14 and third-seeded Wright State cruised to a 74-43 win over Illinois-Chicago in the first round of the Horizon...
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Zimmermann impressive but Nationals rally to top TigersMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - VIERA, Fla. (AP) - Jordan Zimmermann retired eight of his nine batters in his Detroit debut against his former team, and the Tigers went on to an 8-4 loss to the Washing...
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Plum leads Washington past No. 11 Stanford in Pac-12 tourneyMar 05, 2016 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Junior guard Kelsey Plum scored 29 points to become Washington's all-time leading scorer and the Huskies turned back a furious fourth-quarter rally by No....