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Marian Catholic’s Nyila Williams wants to be a vet and play in college orchestra. But first? ‘Going for five.’
Senior forward Nyila Williams knows her basketball career is winding down at Marian Catholic.
Williams is looking to study at Aurora University to be a veterinarian. Instead of basketball, she wants to join the Spartans’ band and orchestra. She plays the French horn and the mellophone.
“I love classical music,” Williams said. “I love orchestral music. I just think it’s beautiful with the right kind of composer. It’s just wonderful.”
But before leaving Marian, she hopes to keep composing wonderful performances on the court.
The 5-foot-10 Williams scored 13 points and added five rebounds and two steals in three quarters Monday night for the host Spartans in a 49-32 win over Morgan Park in a Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional semifinal in Chicago Heights.
Ty Jackson, a Southwestern Illinois recruit, led the sixth-seeded Spartans (12-17) with 18 points, while Kaili Merrick added seven rebounds and Lauren Nichols followed with six.
Marian Catholic’s Nyila Williams (32) drives to the basket against Morgan Park during a Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional semifinal game in Chicago Heights on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Troy Stolt / Daily Southtown)
Kimora Gearring scored 13 points for 11th-seeded Morgan Park (10-14), including 10 of the Mustangs’ 17 points in the second half.
The Spartans, meanwhile, have a strong tradition going where they have won four straight sectional titles. Despite their overall record, Williams confirmed they are aiming for another.
“Oh, we’re going for five,” Williams said. “Ever since the postseason started, everyone is 0-0 and we’re looking forward to the next game every time.”
Williams pointed out that the Spartans are confident.
Marian Catholic’s Nyila Williams (32) pushes the ball past Morgan Park’s Dominique Mckinney (2) during a Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional semifinal game in Chicago Heights on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Troy Stolt / Daily Southtown)
“It goes back to being around each other and having fun,” she said. “There’s just something about postseason. You are in the mindset of, ‘Let’s be better. Let’s be the team nobody expected to be.’
“Like I said, 0-0. Different mindset. We’re starting over again.”
The postseason journey continues at 6 p.m. Thursday as Marian Catholic faces third-seeded Butler (20-10) for the regional title. Butler won 50-31 over Thornton (3-22) in the other semifinal.
The two teams do have some recent history. On Dec. 27, Butler beat the Spartans 39-35 in a holiday tournament at Loyola.
Marian Catholic’s Nyila Williams (32) goes up for a layup against Morgan Park during a Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional semifinal game in Chicago Heights on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Troy Stolt / Daily Southtown)
“Ny didn’t play in that game and these girls are ready for that challenge,” Marian Catholic coach Mike Taylor said. “Butler is a very good team and very well-balanced, but these kids want it and they won’t go down without a great effort.
“I’m excited to see that.”
Taylor acknowledged how much he has enjoyed coaching Williams this season and that she will be successful even without basketball once the season concludes.
“She has a lot of interests and she has a lot of talent in a lot of different areas,” Taylor said of Williams. “You can just tell by watching her play the game. It’s the same way she goes about life.
“She has an energy where she goes until she drops. She takes on all of the challenges that are brought to her and she goes right at them.”
Marian Catholic’s Nylia Williams (32) powers her way to the basket against Morgan Park during a Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional semifinal game in Chicago Heights on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Troy Stolt / Daily Southtown)
Williams, who has been playing basketball since second grade, realizes it will be hard to give up the sport. But she’s looking to the new challenges ahead, especially helping animals.
“I’ve been around animals my entire life,” Williams said. “I’ve had dogs, one cat, a couple of birds, bunnies, a turtle and fish.”
But watching Jan Pol on the reality TV show “The Incredible Dr. Pol” motivated her to give serious thought to being a veterinarian as a career.
“I grew up watching Dr. Pol and said, ‘That’s what I want to do,’” Williams said. “He would go and fix up all of the cows and horses and some farm dogs. It was great watching him.”
And Williams plans on using music as a hobby.
“I’m a really big fan of Tchaikovsky,” she said. “I really love his music. He does make really good stuff for horns and that’s my bias.”
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/nyila-williams-marian-catholic-girls-basketball/
Australia no repatriará a 34 mujeres y niños desde Siria
Por ROD McGUIRK
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — El gobierno australiano no repatriará desde Siria a un grupo de 34 mujeres y niños con presuntos vínculos con el grupo Estado Islámico, según afirmó el martes el primer ministro, Anthony Albanese.
Las mujeres y los niños, de 11 familias, debían volar desde la capital siria, Damasco, a Australia, pero las autoridades sirias los devolvieron el lunes al campamento de Roj, en el noreste de Siria, debido a problemas de procedimiento, informaron funcionarios.
Sólo dos grupos de australianos han sido repatriados con ayuda del gobierno desde campamentos sirios desde la caída del grupo Estado Islámico en 2019. Otros australianos también han regresado sin asistencia gubernamental.
Albanese no quiso comentar un reporte según el cual el nuevo grupo de 34 mujeres y niños tenía pasaportes australianos.
“No estamos brindando absolutamente ningún apoyo y no estamos repatriando a personas”, declaró el mandatario a la Australian Broadcasting Corp. en Melbourne.
“Sinceramente, no empatizamos con personas que viajaron al extranjero para participar en lo que fue un intento de establecer un califato para socavar, destruir, nuestra forma de vida. Y entonces, como diría mi madre: ‘Te hiciste la cama, ahora duermes en ella’”, afirmó.
Albanese señaló que la organización benéfica internacional centrada en el bienestar infantil Save the Children no había logrado demostrar en los tribunales de Australia que el gobierno australiano tuviera la responsabilidad de repatriar a ciudadanos desde campamentos sirios.
Después de que el tribunal federal falló a favor del gobierno en 2024, el director ejecutivo de Save the Children Australia, Mat Tinkler, sostuvo que el gobierno tenía una obligación moral, si no legal, de repatriar a las familias.
Albanese dijo que, si el grupo más reciente lograba llegar a Australia sin ayuda del gobierno, podrían presentar cargos en su contra.
Según la ley australiana, era un delito viajar al antiguo bastión del Estado Islámico en la provincia de Al-Raqqa sin un motivo legítimo entre 2014 y 2017. La pena máxima era de 10 años de prisión.
“Es lamentable que los niños también se vean afectados por esto, pero no estamos brindando ningún apoyo”, añadió el primer ministro. “Y si alguien logra encontrar la manera de regresar a Australia, entonces enfrentará todo el peso de la ley, si se ha infringido alguna ley”.
El último grupo de australianos repatriado desde campamentos sirios llegó a Sydney en octubre de 2022.
Eran cuatro madres, exparejas de simpatizantes del Estado Islámico, y 13 niños.
En ese momento, el gobierno indicó que funcionarios australianos habían evaluado al grupo como el más vulnerable entre 60 mujeres y niños australianos retenidos en el campamento de Roj.
Ocho hijos de dos combatientes australianos del Estado Islámico muertos fueron repatriados desde Siria en 2019 por el gobierno conservador que precedió al gobierno del Partido Laborista de centroizquierda de Albanese.
El tema de los simpatizantes del Estado Islámico resurgió en Australia tras los asesinatos de 15 personas en un festival judío en Bondi Beach el 14 de diciembre. Se alega que los atacantes se inspiraron en el EI.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/australia-no-repatriar-a-34-mujeres-y-nios-desde-siria/
Jahmir Brown, who won a state title last season with Dyett, fits right in for Rich Township. ‘Get it going.’
High school has been a long and complicated journey for senior guard Jahmir Brown. Rich Township is his fourth stop in four years.
Brown, though, is fitting in well with the Raptors. And after winning a Class 2A state championship last season with Dyett, he’s got a chance to do something rather unique.
“It’s my senior year, so I’m just trying to get it done,” Brown said. “I’m trying to get another state championship. I’d probably be the first one around to win two state championships, back to back, at two different schools.”
Brown’s continued improvement is one of the reasons the Raptors are playing their best basketball of the season — and look capable of making another big playoff run.
He came off the bench to score eight points Monday night as host Rich Township rolled to a 72-41 win over Marian Catholic in Richton Park.
Jamson Coulter scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Raptors (17-12) and passed 1,000 career points in the process. He’s the first player to hit that mark for program, which started in the 2020-21 season after the Rich Central, Rich East and Rich South athletic departments were combined into one.
Rich Township’s Jahmir Brown (5) battles for a rebound with Marian Catholic’s Cardan Gordon (4) and Joseph Ingram Jr. (0) in a nonconference game in Richton Park on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown)
Kaydin Dean added six points, while Kavon Ammons and TJ Eaton chipped in with five points apiece for the Rich Township.
Shane Lunford led Marian Catholic (13-14) with 13 points. Landon Mays added five points and seven rebounds.
Brown, meanwhile, scored all eight of his points in the second quarter to help the Raptors pull away for a 43-21 halftime lead. He’s starting to reach the right level of comfort with his new team.
“It was a challenge just coming in with a new group of guys who I didn’t know how to play with,” Brown said. “We’ve got like a 10-man rotation and everybody can get it going.
Rich Township’s Jahmir Brown (5) puts up a shot over Marian Catholic’s Tylor Barnes (5) during a nonconference game in Richton Park on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown)
“I just came in and knew I was battle-tested from my past years.”
Ammons sees things starting to click for Brown.
“He gives us another spark,” Ammons said. “He’s a real point guard and he can score, too. He gives us what we need.”
Brown started high school at Kenwood and spent his sophomore year at Marist before landing at Dyett as a junior. He averaged 7.9 points as a key reserve last season for the Eagles, who won the Class 2A state title.
Rich Township’s Jamson Coulter (30) converts a layup over Marian Catholic’s Landon Mays (15) during a nonconference game in Richton Park on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown)
But chaos followed the championship at Dyett as coach Jamaal Gil was laid off from his security job at the school and resigned from his coaching position. Brown was one of several players to transfer.
“It was a lot to deal with,” Brown said. “I’ve been to a different high school every year and I was willing to stay at Dyett, but things happen.
“Shoutout to coach Gill. He was here (Monday), too. It was great to have him here watching me.”
One of the new teammates Brown was most familiar with before arriving at Rich Township was Coulter.
Brown was thrilled to see Coulter hit 1,000 points despite playing in only the last six games this season due to a health issue.
“Jamson and I have been going at it for years, playing against each other since we were shorties,” Brown said. “It’s really fun being his teammate now, and it was amazing to see him come back late in the season and still get that done and get to 1,000 points.”
Rich Township’s Jahmir Brown (5) loses control of the ball as Marian Catholic’s Noah Clay (left) defends during a nonconference game in Richton Park on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown)
Rich Township coach Lou Adams was also thrilled for Coulter.
“For me, I’ve been downstate seven times and I’ve won three championships,” Adams said. “All those times were never more gratifying than (Monday). The young man’s been through so much, and just to see him get that was so meaningful.”
Brown, likewise, is ready for the playoffs. On a team he feels he belongs with.
“I’ve got the right place, for sure,” Brown said. “It’s the culture, for sure, and I really love coach Lou. That’s my dog.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/jahmir-brown-rich-township-marian-basketball/
Gobierno colombiano mantendrá alza de salario mínimo de 23% tras reunión con gremios y sindicatos
Associated Press
BOGOTÁ (AP) — El gobierno colombiano anunció el lunes que mantendrá el alza del 23% al salario mínimo en un nuevo decreto que será expedido en los próximos días, luego de que un alto tribunal suspendiera provisionalmente el acto administrativo que lo aumentó y que fue aprobado en diciembre.
El ministro del Trabajo, Antonio Sanguino, indicó en un consejo de ministros televisado que la decisión surgió tras una reunión gubernamental que sostuvo horas antes con empresarios y sindicatos.
El gobierno debe expedir un nuevo decreto del alza del salario mínimo para acatar una orden del Consejo de Estado —el máximo tribunal de la administración pública— con la que suspendió desde el viernes el incremento salarial decretado en diciembre, mientras analiza a fondo más de una decena de demandas ciudadanas que piden anularlo.
El tribunal no especificó el monto del alza del nuevo salario mínimo.
La suspensión ordenada por el Consejo de Estado dejó en vilo el salario mínimo que reciben más de dos millones de trabajadores, quienes continúan percibiendo el decretado en diciembre mientras el gobierno emite una nueva decisión.
El presidente Gustavo Petro, el primero de tendencia izquierdista en gobernar el país, convocó a los ciudadanos a movilizaciones en las plazas públicas del país el jueves, pidiéndoles que defiendan el alza salarial.
Pese a la decisión de mantener el alza en un 23% en el nuevo decreto, el ministro del Trabajo indicó que también continuarán con las movilizaciones.
“Este es un triunfo parcial, por eso la movilización del jueves sigue cobrando vigencia, porque estamos hablando de una medida cautelar del Consejo de Estado”, explicó Sanguino.
Tras asistir a la reunión con el gobierno, la Federación Nacional de Comerciantes advirtió el lunes que no está de acuerdo con que el gobierno mantenga el alza del 23%, por considerar que pondrá en riesgo más de 700.000 empleos formales al afectar a las pequeñas y medianas empresas que están asumiendo el incremento.
El gobierno ha defendido el aumento del salario mínimo, al considerarlo una medida justa para que los trabajadores formales tengan un “salario vital”, entendido como suficiente para cubrir las necesidades básicas y la vida digna del trabajador y su familia.
“Lo que está haciendo este gobierno es llevar el salario mínimo, que no servía para vivir, hacia uno que sí permita vivir”, aseguró Petro en el consejo de ministros.
Voyages To The End Of The World: The Moral Costs Of Techno-Utopianism
Voyages To The End Of The World: The Moral Costs Of Techno-Utopianism
In their highly read First Things essay “Voyages to the End of the World,” Peter Thiel and Sam Wolfe use Francis Bacon’s utopian “New Atlantis” to argue that modern faith in unlimited technological progress has subtly redefined salvation as a human-controlled achievement rather than a divine gift, displacing religious understandings of human destiny with promises of security, abundance, and mastery over nature.
They warn that this Baconian project – disguised in Christian imagery – risks creating a seductive but spiritually impoverished civilization where technological power outpaces moral wisdom, potentially leading to an end-times trajectory of false salvation unless reintegrated into a framework that respects natural and spiritual limits.
Authored by William Brooks via The Epoch Times,
Founded in 1990 by the late Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, First Things magazine strives to promote a well-informed public philosophy in the Christian and Jewish traditions.
Last year, one of the most read essays in First Things was titled: “Voyages to the End of the World” by Peter Thiel and Sam Wolfe. Thiel is a tech entrepreneur, investor, and author. Wolfe is a writer and researcher at Thiel Capital.
These thinkers offer a probing examination of our modern technological ambitions. Using Francis Bacon’s unfinished 17th-century work “New Atlantis” as a point of departure, Thiel and Wolfe suggest that modern faith in scientific progress is corroding the religious understanding of human destiny. They contend that Bacon’s utopian tale about knowledge and prosperity contains a warning about the moral costs of unlimited technological mastery.
Thiel and Wolfe’s central claim is not that science itself is evil or that technological progress must be rejected. Rather, they argue that Bacon’s scientific project—and the modern world that has adopted it—rests on a redefinition of salvation. Whereas Christianity views redemption as a divine process that transcends history, Bacon relocates it firmly within human control. In doing so, modern technological civilization risks mistaking power for wisdom. This could have grave consequences as we enter an epoch defined by unprecedented technological advancement.
At the heart of their essay is a close look at Bacon’s fictional account of the island society of Bensalem. On its surface, Bensalem appears harmonious, pious, and benevolent. Its inhabitants are devout, orderly, and humane; its institutions promise healing, abundance, and stability. Its governing institution, Salomon’s House, is dedicated to the systematic investigation of nature for the “relief of man’s estate.” Bacon presents scientific inquiry as a quasi-religious vocation, cloaked in Christian imagery and moral restraint.
Thiel and Wolfe warn that this superficial harmony conceals a radical transformation of the human relationship to nature, knowledge, and God. They argue that Bacon’s true ambition was not merely to advance science but to replace the classical-Christian understanding of limits with a project of total technological mastery. Knowledge, in Bacon’s vision, is not ordered toward moral formation but toward domination and control. Nature is no longer something to be understood within an inherited moral order; it is something that can be conquered and redesigned.
This shift has profound implications. Bacon’s scientific method implicitly promises what religion once offered: security, healing, abundance, and even a form of immortality. By embedding these promises within a framework that appears Christian, Bacon disguised the degree to which his vision subtly marginalized the hand of God. In New Atlantis, God remains present, but increasingly as a symbolic guarantor of human progress rather than as the ultimate judge of human action.
Thiel and Wolfe interpret this displacement through an eschatological lens. Drawing on biblical imagery, they suggest that Bacon’s utopia resembles the deceptive peace promised in apocalyptic literature—a peace achieved not through repentance or divine reconciliation, but through human ingenuity and centralised power. The danger is not tyranny in its crudest form, but something more seductive: a world so efficient and secure that it no longer recognizes its spiritual impoverishment.
One of the essay’s most troubling conclusions is that modern technological civilization may be better understood as an end-times trajectory rather than a benign accumulation of new tools. Scientific progress does not merely extend human capacities; it reshapes human expectations about the future. When technology promises to eliminate scarcity, suffering, and even death, it inevitably assumes the role once played by theology. In this sense, modernity reconfigures the religious impulse by substituting technique for grace.
The authors argue that this substitution is inherently unstable. Technological power expands far more rapidly than moral wisdom, and the belief that every problem has a technical solution blinds societies to questions of meaning, responsibility, and restraint. The more humanity relies on systems it only partially understands—artificial intelligence, biotechnology, etc.—the more it risks becoming subject to forces it can neither fully control nor morally justify.
A further conclusion concerns the cultural conditions that allow this dynamic to persist. Thiel and Wolfe suggest that widespread biblical and philosophical illiteracy leaves contemporary society unable to recognize the spiritual dimensions of technological ambition. Apocalyptic language, once central to the Western moral imagination, is now dismissed as superstition.
Yet without such language, we lose a critical framework for discerning the difference between genuine progress and false salvation. The result is not rational clarity, but naivete—a readiness to accept sweeping promises of safety and efficiency without asking what is being sacrificed in return.
The relevance of “Voyages to the End of the World” becomes especially clear as we move deeper into the 21st century. Humanity now possesses technologies capable of reshaping life itself, from genetic engineering to autonomous systems that make decisions once reserved for human judgment. Political and economic leaders increasingly speak in utopian terms, promising that innovation will solve social conflict, environmental degradation, and even moral disagreement. These assurances echo Bacon’s vision of a world governed by knowledge rather than virtue, technique rather than tradition.
Thiel and Wolfe suggest we correct our course. They invite readers to reconsider whether the goals of technological civilization are as harmless as they appear. The question is no longer whether we can build more powerful tools, but whether those tools are shaping a conception of life that is ultimately compatible with human well-being.
The authors do not advocate withdrawal from modern life or a rejection of scientific inquiry. Their argument is one of discernment. Technological progress, they assert, must be reintegrated into a moral framework that acknowledges the natural limits of human power. Without such a framework, progress becomes self-justifying, and power becomes an end in itself. We are reminded that the future we build should not be merely technical. It should also be moral, spiritual, and ultimately related to the destiny of human souls.
As the second quarter of the 21st century unfolds, “Voyages to the End of the World” offers a timely caution.
The greatest danger facing technological civilization may not be catastrophe, but success—the achievement of a techno-managed world that no longer knows why or for what it exists.
Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times or ZeroHedge.
Tyler Durden
Mon, 02/16/2026 – 23:35
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/voyages-end-world-moral-costs-techno-utopianism
Browns: Ronnie Hickman es atendido y dado de alta tras agresión en un hotel de Nueva York
NUEVA YORK (AP) — El safety de los Cleveland Browns, Ronnie Hickman, fue atendido por lesiones leves y dado de alta, informó el equipo el lunes, después de que la policía de Nueva York recibiera reportes de que fue atacado por cuatro hombres en el vestíbulo de un hotel.
Los Browns indicaron que Hickman, de 24 años, estaba en casa descansando con su familia. No ha habido arrestos y la investigación continúa, según un comunicado del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York.
Las autoridades señalaron que respondieron a una llamada al 911 a las 4:35 de la mañana del lunes, en la que se reportó una agresión en el vestíbulo de un hotel.
“Al llegar, se informó a los agentes que cuatro individuos no identificados golpearon a un hombre de 24 años en el cuerpo tras una disputa verbal. Los sospechosos huyeron del lugar en una dirección desconocida”, afirmó la policía.
Hickman, un agente libre no seleccionado en el draft procedente de Ohio State, ha disputado 41 partidos en tres temporadas, con 173 tacleadas, tres intercepciones y un balón suelto recuperado.
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Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.
Email Daily Southtown results to southtownsports@gmail.com, Beacon-News, Courier-News and Naperville Sun results to tribwestsports@gmail.com and News-Sun results to newssunsports@gmail.com.
MONDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Carmel 65, Prairie Ridge 28
Carmel (11-19): Ethan Matz 23 points. Preston Dahm 12 points.
Christ the King 53, Ag. Science 38
Geneva 78, St. Charles North 52
Geneva (24-6, 9-4 DuKane): Nathan Palmer 31 points.
Kankakee 63, Waubonsie Valley 47
Lake Forest Academy 52, Rockford East 45
LFA (13-14): Levii Tallos 16 points.
Rich Township 72, Marian Catholic 41
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
HAMPSHIRE
Rockford Auburn 72, Hampshire 63
Hampshire (16-15): Peyton McCarthy 16 points. Mikala Amegasse 14 points. Jiselle Lopez 13 points.
MCHENRY
Carmel 57, Round Lake 14
SHEPARD
Homewood-Flossmoor 76, Shepard 33
WAUBONSIE VALLEY
Waubonsie Valley 69, West Aurora 19
Waubonsie Valley (29-3): Danyella Mporokoso 38 points. Syncere Williams 11 points, 7 steals.
CLASS 3A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
ANTIOCH
Lake Forest 45, Antioch 35
AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Aurora Central Catholic 64, Muchin 14
DIXON
Geneva 38, Kaneland 36
LASALLE-PERU
Ottawa 43, Plano 21
MARIAN CATHOLIC
Marian Catholic 49, Morgan Park 32
Butler 50, Thornton 31
PROVIDENCE
Oak Forest 48, Brooks 19
Providence 70, Bremen 14
Providence (28-4): Layken Callahan 14 points. Landrie Callahan 13 points.
WAUCONDA
Streamwood 65, Deerfield 40
Wauconda 50, North Chicago 3
Wauconda (25-2): Kelsey Funkhouser 11 points, 7 steals, 4 rebounds.
CLASS 2A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
MARENGO
St. Edward 54, Richmond-Burton 25
SOMONAUK
Rockford Lutheran 67, Somonauk 47
Somonauk (14-14): Kiley Mason 22 points.
WINNEBAGO
Winnebago 56, Sandwich 29
CLASS 1A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK
Marian Central Catholic 45, Hinckley-Big Rock 39
MORGAN PARK ACADEMY
Morgan Park Academy 72, Illinois Lutheran 11
SOUTH BELOIT
Indian Creek 62, South Beloit 52
SUNDAY’S RESULT
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Milwaukee Science 57, De La Salle 54
De La Salle (13-16): Remi Edwards 12 points, 9 rebounds. Lucas Johnson 12 points. Steph Dixon 10 points.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Argo 53, Fenton 41
Argo (8-21): Adrian Lee-Horton 15 points. Joseph Navarez 11 points.
Geneva 78, Burlington Central 69
Glenbard North 73, Oswego 62
Oswego (21-9): Ethan Vahl 19 points. Cole Jansons 16 points. Graham Schwab 10 points, 6 rebounds.
Homewood-Flossmoor 76, Joliet West 73
H-F (25-3): Darrius Hawkins Jr. 33 points, 4 assists. John Brown IV 22 points.
Joliet Catholic 58, Lincoln-Way West 46
JCA (17-10): Eli Passehl 17 points, 17 rebounds. Jayden Armstrong 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. Brady Tunkel 12 points, 16 rebounds.
Lincoln-Way West (14-17): Eiden Kubilius 16 points.
Lake Forest 44, Carmel 32
Lake Forest (12-16): Rory Haas 17 points. John White 15 points.
Carmel (10-19): Ethan Matz 14 points.
Lincoln-Way Central 49, T.F. South 40
Metea Valley 68, Romeoville 53
Metea (15-13): Tre Watkins 22 points. Collin Booker 13 points. C.J. Jordan 10 points.
Palatine 55, Lake Forest Academy 46
Riverside-Brookfield 67, Elgin 38
St. Charles North 42, Naperville North 41
Thornwood 61, Oak Lawn 53
Thornwood (21-9): Mekhi Young 25 points. Lester Watson 21 points.
Oak Lawn (23-7): Marc Harvey 18 points. Omar Saleh 16 points.
Vernon Hills 63, Lakes 59 (OT)
Vernon Hills (20-9): Jeremy Zamost 20 points. Daniel Odhiambo 17 points. Brady Larsen 13 points.
Lakes (16-10): Ben Newcomb 23 points. Dorian Pullen 14 points. Carter Martin 13 points.
Wauconda 66, Highland Park 43
Wauconda (23-7): Alex Ortega 28 points, 3 steals. Austin Carlsen 15 points, 7 rebounds.
Highland Park (6-23): Gray Kanter 17 points. Evan Mintzer 12 points.
Wheaton St. Francis 72, St. Charles East 48
Yorkville Christian 65, Providence 51
Yorkville Christian (18-10): Tray Alford 25 points. Jayden Riley 24 points.
CHICAGOLAND CHRISTIAN SHOWCASE
Bishop McNamara 62, Aurora Christian 37
Northridge 64, Chicago Christian 42
DANVILLE SHOOTOUT
Marian Catholic 71, Urbana 59
DAVISON (Mich.) CLASSIC
Wayne Memorial (Mich.) 70, Thornton 35
INDIAN CREEK SHOOTOUT
Indian Creek 62, IC Catholic 54
Indian Creek (22-5): Jason Brewer 13 points. Parker Murry 13 points. Payton Hueber 13 points.
Kaneland 53, Wheaton Warrenville South 46
Kaneland (28-0): Marshawn Cocroft 22 points. Connor Kimme 13 points. Jeffrey Hassan 12 points.
Marmion 72, Freeport 50
Marmion (18-11): Joey Kramer 27 points, 6 rebounds. Ali Tharwani 13 points, 5 assists. Ben Piekarz 13 points.
Warren 78, Hinsdale Central 48
Warren (27-2): Jaxson Davis 25 points. Braylon Walker 22 points.
Riverdale 89, Hinckley-Big Rock 78
Hinckley-Big Rock (19-8): Luke Badal 29 points. Marshall Ledbetter 21 points.
Sycamore 74, Waubonsie Valley 72 (3 OT)
Waubonsie (16-12): Kris Mporokoso 25 points. Kyler Payne 17 points. Aiden Lee 11 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
BENET
Plainfield East 71, East Aurora 33
HAMPSHIRE
Rockford Jefferson 65, Dundee-Crown 49
HERSEY
Elk Grove 55, Elgin 29
MCHENRY
Round Lake 46, McHenry 22
T.F. SOUTH
Richards 48, Eisenhower 33
CLASS 2A REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
BISHOP MCNAMARA
Beecher 46, Herscher 33
Beecher (19-12): Gianna Bonomo 12 points.
MARENGO
Richmond-Burton 37, Harvest-Westminster 27
BOYS INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING
CLASS 3A SECTIONALS
BARRINGTON
Local winners: 113 pounds: Caleb Noble, Warren. 138: Erik Rodriguez, Grant. 144: Vince Jasinski, Grant. 157: Ethan Banda, Mundelein. 190: Aaron Stewart, Warren. 285: Knox Homola, Hampshire.
CONANT
Local winners: 120: Dom Munaretto, St. Charles East. 132: Kaden Potter, St. Charles East. 215: Cooper Murray, St. Charles East.
EDWARDSVILLE
Local winners: 113: Colton Schultz, Joliet Catholic. 120: Finn McDermott, JCA. 126: Chazz Robinson, Homewood-Flossmoor. 132: Jason Hampton, JCA. 138: Adante Washington, JCA. 150: Donovan Rosauer, Yorkville. 157: Justin Wardlow, Lockport. 175: Jalen Byrd, Lincoln-Way Central. 190: Colton Zvonar, Lincoln-Way East.
CLASS 2A SECTIONALS
ANTIOCH
Local winners: 106: Dominic DeMarco, Grayslake Central. 113: Vince DeMarco, Grayslake Central. 138: Adrian Cohen, Deerfield. 157: Brian Hart, Wauconda.
GENESEO
Local winner: 120: Kai Enos, Batavia.
HINSDALE SOUTH
Local winners: 106: Cole Lemberg, Providence. 113: Christian Corcoran, Providence. 120: Nate Ortiz, Providence. 126: Max Mandac, Providence. 144: Jack Hogan, St. Rita. 138: Tommy Banas, Providence. 150: Austin Perez, Oak Forest. 157: Justus Heeg, Providence. 165: Jasper Harper, Providence. 175: Ameer Khalil, Providence. 190: Judah Heeg, Lemont. 215: Sebastian Sanderson, Tinley Park. 285: Dominic Jackson, Crete-Monee.
CLASS 1A SECTIONAL
BYRON
Local winner: 150: Cooper Corder, Sandwich.
Compiled by Josh Krockey.
US Air Force Moves To Quickly Restock 30,000-Pound Bunker-Busters
US Air Force Moves To Quickly Restock 30,000-Pound Bunker-Busters
With tensions between Washington and Tehran soaring, the US Air Force has moved to restock its GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker-buster bombs, which is the same weapons used in June during Operation Midnight Hammer, when several – some reports say over a dozen – were dropped on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Along with the ongoing US military build-up in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) region of responsibility, this is another big sign that Trump-ordered military action could be imminent, despite that the Iranians have not attacked the United States or its bases abroad. On that, the below is where things stand in terms of deployments…
After the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transits the Atlantic, the U.S. will have 2 aircraft carriers and 15 destroyers (plus a few subs) to work with across combatant commands.
Approx. 33% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is represented below, which can carry 600+ TLAMs. pic.twitter.com/1vPf9akqTY
— Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) February 16, 2026
A partially redacted federal notice posted last week confirms the Air Force awarded Boeing a sole-source contract to replenish the depleted stockpile.
The Air Force stated the move was necessary because “this procurement and sustainment activity is critically needed to replenish the inventory of GBU-57’s, ended during Operation Midnight Hammer (21 June 25).”
The notice further explains the Pentagon bypassed a competitive bidding process because Boeing has “uniquely acquired expertise over a period of 18 years of adapting this specialized weapon to meet evolving mission needs as MOP transitioned from proof-of-concept to Full Operational Capability.” Also, any alternate decision might have resulted in delays.
Boeing is the only manufacturer of the 30,000-pound GBU-57 MOP, the deep-penetration bomb designed to destroy hardened underground targets.
“No delay in award is acceptable for this effort. Delaying this requirement would undermine force readiness and efficient acquisitions for this key weapons program. A delay undermines Combatant Commanders’ capabilities, jeopardizes force readiness and strategic deterrence, hinders nuclear proliferation prevention efforts, and could result in loss of life,” the notice stated.
That is one big bomb…
One remaining key detail from the June war which has been shrouded in contradiction and ambiguity is whether the initial bunker busters really obliterated Iran’s nuclear development capability. President Trump certainly claimed this several times soon after the fact, and yet now warns the Iranians against moving forward with their nuclear program.
Tyler Durden
Mon, 02/16/2026 – 23:00
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-air-force-moves-quickly-restock-30000-pound-bunkers
Jueza ordena al gobierno de EEUU restablecer exhibición sobre 9 esclavos de George Washington
Por HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Una exhibición sobre nueve personas esclavizadas por George Washington debe ser restablecida en su antigua residencia en Filadelfia después de que el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump la retirara el mes pasado, dictaminó una jueza federal el Día de los Presidentes, el feriado que honra el legado del primer mandatario de Estados Unidos.
La ciudad de Filadelfia presentó una demanda en enero después de que el Servicio de Parques Nacionales retirara los paneles explicativos del Parque Histórico Nacional de la Independencia, el lugar donde George y Martha Washington vivieron con nueve de sus esclavos en la década de 1790, cuando Filadelfia fue brevemente la capital del país.
El retiro de los paneles se llevó a cabo en respuesta a una orden ejecutiva de Trump para “restablecer la verdad y la cordura en la historia estadounidense” en los museos, parques y monumentos del país. Le pidió al Departamento del Interior garantizar que esos sitios no muestren elementos que “denigren de manera inapropiada a los estadounidenses, pasados o vivos”.
La jueza de distrito Cynthia Rufe dictaminó el lunes que todos los materiales deben ser restablecidos en su estado original mientras se resuelve una demanda que impugna la legalidad de la orden de retirarlos. Les prohibió a funcionarios de Trump instalar reemplazos que expliquen la historia de otra manera.
Rufe, designada por el presidente republicano George W. Bush, inició su orden escrita con una cita de la novela distópica “1984”, de George Orwell, y comparó al gobierno de Trump con el llamado Ministerio de la Verdad que aparece en el libro, un departamento oficial que revisaba los registros históricos para alinearlos con la narrativa gubernamental.
“Como si el Ministerio de la Verdad de ‘1984’ de George Orwell existiera ahora, con su lema ‘La ignorancia es fuerza’, a este tribunal se le pide determinar si el gobierno federal tiene el poder que dice tener: el de disimular y desmantelar verdades históricas cuando tiene cierto dominio sobre los hechos históricos”, escribió Rufe. “No lo tiene”.
Durante una audiencia en enero, ella le había advertido a abogados del Departamento de Justicia que estaban haciendo declaraciones “peligrosas” y “horripilantes” cuando afirmaron que funcionarios de Trump pueden elegir qué partes de la historia de Estados Unidos mostrar en sitios del Servicio de Parques Nacionales.
El Departamento del Interior no respondió de momento a una solicitud de comentarios sobre el fallo, dado a conocer mientras las oficinas gubernamentales estaban cerradas por el feriado federal.
La jueza no proporcionó un cronograma sobre cuándo debe restablecerse la exhibición. Los funcionarios federales pueden apelar el fallo.
El sitio histórico está entre varios en los que el gobierno ha retirado discretamente contenido sobre la historia de las personas esclavizadas, las personas LGBTQ+ y los indígenas americanos.
La señalización que ha desaparecido del Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón decía que los colonos obligaron a las tribus nativas americanas “a salir de sus tierras” con el fin de que se estableciera el parque y “explotaron” el paisaje para la minería y el pastoreo.
La semana pasada, una bandera arcoíris fue retirada del Monumento Nacional Stonewall, donde clientes de un bar se rebelaron contra una redada policial y fueron un catalizador del movimiento moderno por los derechos de las personas LGBTQ+. El gobierno también ha eliminado referencias a las personas transgénero de su página web sobre el monumento, pese a que varias mujeres trans de raza negra fueron figuras clave en el alzamiento popular.
La exhibición de Filadelfia, creada hace dos décadas en una alianza entre la ciudad y funcionarios federales, incluía detalles biográficos sobre cada una de las nueve personas esclavizadas por los Washington en la casa, incluidas dos que escaparon.
Entre ellas estaba Oney Judge, quien nació en la esclavitud en la plantación familiar de Mount Vernon, Virginia, y más tarde escapó de la casa de Filadelfia en 1796. Judge huyó hacia el norte a Nueva Hampshire, un estado sin esclavitud. Washington hizo que la declararan fugitiva y publicó anuncios para solicitar su regreso.
Debido a que Judge había escapado de la casa de Filadelfia, el Servicio de Parques Nacionales la añadió en 2022 a una red nacional de sitios de la organización secreta de resistencia llamada Ferrocarril Subterráneo, en la que la agencia se comprometió a “honrar, preservar y promover la historia de la resistencia a la esclavitud mediante la huida y la fuga”.
Rufe señaló que el retiro de los materiales sobre Judge “oculta información crucial que vincula el sitio” con la red.
Sólo los nombres de Judge y de las otras ocho personas esclavizadas —Austin, Paris, Hercules, Richmond, Giles, Moll y Joe, quienes tenían cada uno un solo nombre, y Christopher Sheels— permanecieron grabados en un muro de cemento después de que empleados federales usaran una palanca para arrancar las placas el 22 de enero.
Hercules también escapó en 1797 después de que lo llevaran a Mount Vernon, donde los Washington tenían muchos otros esclavos. Llegó a la ciudad de Nueva York pese a haber sido declarado esclavo fugitivo y vivió bajo el nombre de Hercules Posey.
Varios políticos locales y líderes comunitarios negros celebraron el fallo, que se conoció mientras muchos estaban afuera, manifestándose en el lugar para exigir el restablecimiento de la exhibición.
El representante estatal Malcolm Kenyatta, demócrata de Filadelfia, declaró que la comunidad se impuso frente a un intento del gobierno de Trump de “blanquear nuestra historia”.
“Los habitantes de Filadelfia contraatacaron, y no podría estar más orgulloso de cómo nos mantuvimos unidos”, expresó.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
El utility de Dodgers Tommy Edman no estará listo para el día inaugural tras cirugía de tobillo
GLENDALE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — El jugador utilitario de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, Tommy Edman, no estará listo para el día inaugural tras una cirugía de temporada baja en su tobillo derecho.
El manager Dave Roberts oficializó el lunes lo que se esperaba y señaló que Edman estaba haciendo swings y trotando suavemente, pero que el versátil segunda base no estaría listo para el inicio de los entrenamientos de primavera ni para el arranque de la temporada regular.
Edman, quien reemplazó al cubano Andy Pagés en dificultades en el jardín central durante la victoria de los Dodgers en la Serie Mundial contra Toronto el año pasado, arrastró el problema del tobillo durante toda la temporada. El jugador de 30 años fue operado en noviembre para reparar un ligamento y retirar espolones óseos.
“Tuve un mes el año pasado”, en referencia a cuando su tobillo estaba sano. “Ojalá tenga una temporada completa este año”, comentó Edman.
Aunque Edman nunca quiso descartar estar listo cuando los campeones defensores por segundo año consecutivo reciban a Arizona el 26 de marzo, sabía que era poco probable.
“El Día Inaugural iba a ser un objetivo muy agresivo, por si acaso resultaba que nos recuperábamos más rápido de lo que esperábamos. Creo que todo se basa en casos anteriores con este tipo de cirugía. Siento que voy según lo previsto con eso, y simplemente veremos cómo va en cada paso del camino”, explicó Edman a los reporteros en las instalaciones de entrenamiento de primavera del equipo.
Edman ha bateado apenas para .229 en dos temporadas con los Dodgers, pero su presencia le da a Roberts opciones en toda la alineación. Aunque juega mayormente en la segunda base, Edman sería la primera opción detrás de Pagés en el jardín central y ha cubierto a Max Muncy en la tercera base.
El boricua Kiké Hernández le da a los Dodgers otro sólido jugador utilitario mientras Edman esté fuera. Los Ángeles probablemente emplearía un pelotón en la segunda base hasta que Edman regrese.
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