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Bye week ahead of Houston game comes at right time for No. 8 Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With a chance to heal some bumps and bruises from the first half of the season, the No. 8 Texas Longhorns are big favorites on the road in Saturday's Big 12 Conference game against Houston.Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian talked about the matchup in his regular Monday press conference and said the Cougars' quarterback is someone the Longhorns know all too well.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters"We all know Donovan Smith, the transfer from (Texas) Tech. We know how he played against us a year ago and the challenges he presents."Texas is currently a 22.5-point favorite, but Smith's past success against the Longhorns is certainly a factor in the gameplan. Smith threw for 331 yards with a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 45 yards and another score to help the Red Raiders beat Texas 37-34 in overtime. Smith has traded Lubbock red for Houston red, and Coug...

Tuesday morning will be cold

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The rest of the day will be sunny and seasonably cool with most high temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Humidity will be low thanks to the dry north wind.Wind gusts will in the 15 to 20+ mph range for much of the afternoon. The gusts will ease off by sunset.High pressure in the upper atmosphere is over the desert southwest this afternoon. A dry northwest to southeast flow aloft means sunny days and clear night during this week.The coldest air since mid April will settle in tomorrow morning. Most lows will be in the 40s but there will be some lows, particularly in the Hill Country, in the 30s. Austin's last low in the 40s was April 17 ... 49°A few lows in Central Texas did fall to the mid to upper 30s this morning. There will likely be more tomorrow morning. A cold front moves across the area Friday delivering more dry air off a northwest wind. But there won't be enough moisture for any rain. In fact, there is no rain in our forecast going out to Sunday. Map models...

Big dreams of an Asian mall, but the future of the St. Paul Sears site is up in the air after back-to-back sales

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

A sports and digital arts-focused charter school that would come complete with an adjoining community sports complex. A wellness center. A “3D theme park” geared toward entrepreneurs. A hotel, housing and parking ramp. And an international designation as the cornerstone of a “World Cultural Heritage” corridor.All of that could, in theory, take root on St. Paul’s Rice Street, alongside food courts, a mix of housing and other new additions to the shuttered Sears department store near the Minnesota State Capitol building.The future preservation and redevelopment of the Sears building remains uncertain following back-to-back property sales this spring, but new owners are advertising ambitious and wide-ranging plans hand-in-hand with local partners from the Twin Cities Chinese and Southeast Asian community.They are the latest concepts in a decade-long progression that has seen the 17-acre site reimagined every few years for a varying mix of office, retail an...

Vegas oddsmakers peg Gophers-Hawkeyes rivalry game to be near last year’s record low scoring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

Las Vegas oddsmakers don’t appear to have learned a lesson.Last year, the over/under point total for the Gophers-Iowa game was set at 31 1/2 points — the lowest total for a Football Bowl Subdivision contest since betting lines started to be tracked in 1995, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.The Hawkeyes beat Minnesota 13-10 at a bitterly cold Huntington Bank Stadium last November, coming in a touchdown and two-point conversion below the over/under. The house lost money to those who didn’t see many points scored in last year’s Battle for Floyd of Rosedale.With Minnesota and Iowa’s offenses struggling again this year, the over/under has been set a notch higher, at 32 1/2. The 24th-ranked Hawkeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) are five-point favorites over Minnesota (3-3, 1-2) for the 2:30 p.m. Saturday game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.On Monday, Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck praised the Hawkeyes’ formula to win games: play lights-out defense and strong special teams while their offen...

What ‘Bare Minimum Monday’ gets right about easing stress at work

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

By Taryn Phaneuf | NerdWalletTikTok trends don’t lie: Whether they’re “quiet quitting” or adopting “Bare Minimum Monday” to combat the “Sunday scaries,” people are pulling back at work.In one sense, making work a smaller part of life is a permanent shift that people working from home experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Cristina Banks, an industrial and organizational psychologist and director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.While working from home, people had more autonomy. They also had a clearer idea of the value of their time, which they could spend exercising or playing with their kids rather than sitting in traffic on their way to the office.After many workers had that experience and are now being pushed to return to pre-pandemic norms, Banks says it’s hard for them to give up control over when or how much they work.So, some workers embrace trends like Bare Minimum Monday, which ...

A movie star dog’s legacy begins as her life on a North Dakota farm ends

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

Rosebud: Born Aug.10, 2008. Died July 6, 2023.My daughter, Ellen’s beloved golden retriever died this past summer, just short of 15 years old.Rosebud was more than “just a dog” to Ellen. From the day Anna McRoberts, co-producer of the Disney movie, “Santa Buddies,” gifted 16-week-old Rosebud to Ellen, then 5, they were best friends.What had started as a 2008 Make-A-Wish North Dakota trip for Ellen, who had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, turned into a decade and a half partnership that touched the lives of hundreds of people across North America.Rosebud, the movie star turned North Dakota farm dog, and Ellen co-volunteered at many Make-A-Wish North Dakota fundraisers, Relay for Life and Children’s Miracle Network events and were the subject of newspaper and magazine stories.Ellen, the daughter of columnist Ann Bailey, and her dog, Rosebud. (Courtesy photo via Forum News Service)The two — I liked to call them “The Dynamic Duo” — appeared together for television interviews, were in vide...

When and where to vote early in the Capital Region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - With November just weeks away, the 2023 general election is rapidly approaching. Early voting locations and schedules mean you don't even have to wait to turn the page on the calendar before casting your ballot. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Early voting is set to begin on Saturday, Oct. 28, with different counties maintaining their own schedules in the ensuing days. Early voting hours and dates are the same across counties. The schedule includes:Saturday, Oct. 28: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 29: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Monday, Oct. 30: Noon - 8 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 31: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 1: Noon - 8 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 2: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Friday, Nov. 3: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 4: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 5: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Several community centers per county will be open during the above hours for early voters. Locations include:Albany CountyAlbany County Board of Elections, 260 South Pearl St...

17-year-old pleads guilty to convenience store murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 17-year-old suspect accused of shooting Naheim Burbridge on July 22 has pleaded guilty in Albany County Court. Aalias Gilbert faces twenty years to life in prison for second-degree murder. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Gilbert previously pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Sentencing is scheduled for December 18.According to the Albany County District Attorney's Office, Gilbert has a criminal history and has been arrested on robbery and assault charges. A bench warrant was issued when Gilbert failed to appear in court for reportedly attacking a CDTA bus driver in July 2022.

Police respond to reported stabbing at Albany High School

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Multiple police units responded to Albany High School on Monday afternoon for a reported stabbing. Police confirmed that there was an altercation inside the school and that a victim had been stabbed with a pair of scissors. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The victim has been transported to the Albany Medical Center for further treatment. All parties are accounted for.

Gov. Hochul announces $20M investment in AI development

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:10 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Governor Kathy Hochul delivered remarks at the inaugural SUNY AI Symposium on October 16. The symposium showcased cutting-edge artificial intelligence research that is happening across the SUNY system. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The symposium was held at the University at Albany's Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex (ETEC). In her speech, the governor announced a $20 million investment and collaboration between the University at Albany and IBM to advance artificial intelligence goals, as well as a SUNY AI Research Group.“New Yorkers have a constant ambition to place ourselves at the vanguard of what’s driving change and offer opportunities no one else can,” Gov. Hochul said. “AI is fundamentally changing the world we live in, and New York doesn’t just want to get in at the ground floor—we want to set the standard in AI development. With this investment and the creation of the SUNY AI Res...