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Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 13-9. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Collapse leads to Bears firing coach Marc Trestman, general manager Phil Emery

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Pau Gasol (16) goes up for a shot against Los Angeles Lakers' Robert Sacre (50) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Pau Gasol leads Chicago Bulls past Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant out

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Gov. Pat Quinn granted 179 clemency requests Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 after going through 604 petitions filed since 2008. The Chicago Democrat typically makes such announcements ahead of holidays and issued a Christmas Eve statement saying he's also denied 425 petitions. Quinn still has roughly 3,000 petitions with just weeks left before Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner is sworn in. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Clemency applicants wait for Gov. Quinn’s action

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat, left, and guard John Wall (2) discuss a call with referee Bennie Adams in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, in Washington. The Bulls won 99-91. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Derrick Rose and Bulls beat John Wall and Washington Wizards

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

David Welborn, 7, sits in the lost luggage line at the Delta Airlines desk at RDU International Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. With his trusty dog "Wolfbaby" perched on his head, he was with his mother and about 15 other people trying to find their bags after a cross country flight from Washington State. They were headed to Kinston, N.C., for the holidays. (AP Photo/The News &amp; Observer, Chuck Liddy)

Travel headaches for some into Christmas Day

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Washington Redskins punter Tress Way (5) booms a punt in the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField, Landover, Md., Oct. 6, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)

Washington Redskins punter Tress Way eyes potential Pro Bowl nod

By Tom Schad - The Washington Times

Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) and Washington Wizards forward Nene (42), from Brazil, stand head-to-head in the second half of Game 3 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series on Friday, April 25, 2014, in Washington. Nene received a double technical and was ejected. The Bulls won 100-97. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Scrappy Bulls, upstart Wizards to ready to continue their budding rivalry on Tuesday

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2009, file photo, Florida Matt Patchan (71) and Marcus Gilbert (76) look on as Florida quarterback Tim Tebow lies on the turf after being sacked during an NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Tebow received a concussion on the play that put him in the hospital for a night. A federal judge in Chicago rejected a proposed $75 million class-action head injury settlement with the NCAA on Wednesday, portraying the deal as too unwieldy and potentially underfunded and urging both sides to go back to the drawing board. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File) **FILE**

Judge rejects NCAA concussions settlement

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

The Bible’s Influence: The Bible as Theatre

By Max McLean

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Pablo Vega Cuevas, alleged head of Mexican drug cartel in Chicago, arrested

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, Oakland Athletics pitcher Jon Lester throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. A person familiar with the negotiations says pitcher Lester has agreed to a $155 million, six-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Dec. 9, because the agreement had not been announced. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Lester, Cubs agree to $155M, 6-year contract

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

White House press secretary Josh Earnest listens to a question during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. Earnest spoke about the president's schedule and answered questions on topics including Ferguson and the economy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama didn’t ‘change’ immigration law, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks with Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 25, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama immigration flip-flops prove problematic for Jeh Johnson

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 is displayed in Berlin, Germany, March 13, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Small business government loans subsidized Rolex dealerships, country clubs, spas

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

About 200 people demonstrate at a plaza near the historic water tower, located along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Chicago. The protestors called on people to boycott shopping on Black Friday as a show of solidarity with protesters in Ferguson Missouri. At one point the demonstrator lay down on the cold ground in a silent protest. (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)

Ferguson protests move to retail stores

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

Protesters of the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting march through the St. Louis Galleria mall Wednesday evening, Nov. 26, 2014, in Richmond Heights, Mo., chanting slogans. They stayed in the mall for about 15 minutes and then left peacefully without confrontation with a large police presence. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

Ferguson protest closes St. Louis-area mall: ‘It is no longer business as usual’

Associated Press

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) is tackled by Chicago Bears inside linebacker Christian Jones (59) after his 9-yard reception during the first half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. With this catch, Johnson set a new NFL record for fewest games (115) to reach 10,000 career receiving yards. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Calvin Johnson leads Lions to rout of Bears

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche smiles in the dugout before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Adam LaRoche, White Sox finalize $25 million deal

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FILE - This Feb. 22, 2014 file photo shows Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, being escorted to a helicopter in Mexico City following his capture overnight in the beach resort town of Mazatlan. On Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at federal court in Chicago, a U.S. judge sentenced Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, a reputed lieutenant of Guzman, to 22 years in prison for his role in a $1 billion trafficking conspiracy, saying the stiff sentence should send a message to traffickers everywhere. The case is regarded as one of the U.S. government's most important against Mexican cartels. Guzman remains jailed in Mexico and Mexican authorities haven't said if they might extradite him to Chicago. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

U.S. judge sentences cartel lieutenant to 22 years

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press