If you're apartment hunting, you know how hard it can be to find a bargain. So what does the low-end pricing on a rental in Detroit look like these days   and what might you get for the price? We took a look at local listings for studios and one-bedroom apartments in Detroit via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to find out what price-conscious apartment seekers can expect to find. Read on for the cheapest listings available right now. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 1155 W. McNichols Road This one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment, situated at 1155 W. McNichols Road, is listed for $550/month. In the unit, you can expect central heating. The building offers assigned parking, on-site laundry, outdoor space and a swimming pool. Cats and dogs are not welcome. Walk Score indicates that the area around this address is somewhat walkable and is relatively bikeable. (See the complete listing here .) 14918 Joy Road Then there's this studio at 14918 Joy Road in Fishkorn, listed at $595/month. In the unit, expect carpeted floors and a renovated kitchen. Neither cats nor dogs are permitted. The rental doesn't require a leasing fee. According to Walk Score, this location is moderately walkable, has some bike infrastructure and has a few nearby public transportation options. (See the listing here .) 709 Hazelwood St. Next up is this 500-square-foot studio apartment, located at 709 Hazelwood St. and listed for $650/month. The building features on-site laundry and bike parking. In the unit, you're promised a renovated kitchen. Both cats and dogs are permitted. Be prepared for a $55 application fee. Walk Score indicates that the area around this address is quite walkable, is fairly bikeable and has a few nearby public transportation options. (Here's the listing .) 80 Seward Ave. This studio apartment, situated at 80 Seward Ave., is listed for $795/month for its 550 square feet. Expect hardwood flooring and granite countertops in the residence. Pet owners, take heed: Cats and dogs are welcome. The building offers on-site laundry. The listing specifies a $55 application fee. Per Walk Score ratings, this location is quite walkable, is quite bikeable and has some transit options. (See the listing here .) 1 Lafayette Plaisance St. And here's a studio apartment at 1 Lafayette Plaisance St. in Lafayette Park, which, with 540 square feet, is going for $896/month. When it comes to building amenities, expect an elevator, a fitness center and on-site laundry. The unit also features a dishwasher and large windows. Cats are welcome. According to Walk Score's assessment, this location is friendly for those on foot, is convenient for biking and offers many nearby public transportation options. (Check out the listing here .) This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Tipsters have flooded a task-force investigating the murders of two Indiana teenage girls with more than 42,000 emails and calls since the case began, State Police said Monday. Despite the avalanche of tips, no arrests have been announced in the murders of the two victims, Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, in Delphi on Feb. 13, 2017. The best friends were found the next day upstream from an abandoned rail bridge where they had gone for a walk. It was also reported Monday updated information in the case that police released to the public April 22 has brought in many more tips, FOX59 Indianapolis reported. Just since that date, the task-force investigating the murders has received more than 2,200 emails and 400 calls with offers of information, the station reported. In addition, the task force received another 135 tips since April 22 from local police departments that were contacted by people who called on the phone or showed up in person. The information released last month included a much different sketch from the original suspect drawing, which was of a person no longer being sought by authorities. The newly released sketch depicted a man with a youthful appearance in his 20s or 30s. "The person depicted in the originally released sketch is not presently a person of interest in this investigation," police said April 24 in explaining the reason for releasing another sketch. Police said then that they now believe the girls' killer is someone with Delphi roots. "We also believe this person is from Delphi currently or has previously lived here, visits Delphi on a regular basis or works here," Doug Carter, the head of state police, said in April, according to the station.


Calling all fans of comics and pop culture! Need a reason to visit San Diego in the summer, which the Weather Channel says has one of the best year-round climates in the nation? Then Comic-Con International is the excuse you've been waiting for. The mammoth celebration of everything from traditional comic books to the latest in anime, sci-fi and Western animation fills the San Diego Convention Center each year to its capacity of 125,000. Spanning July 18-21 this year, the conference will, as always, feature panels, awards, autograph sessions and special guests, including artist Neal Adams (Batman, X-Men), cartoonist Sergio Aragonés (Groo the Wanderer) and writer/artist Ebony Flowers (Hot Comb). Feel free to come in costume, and as it has for over 33 years, Comic-Con offers child care. And when you're not at the convention, venture out to explore San Diego, with its beaches, historical sites and world-famous zoo. Using travel site Skyscanner , we've sifted through the cheapest flights between Cleveland and San Diego, including some popular hotel options and other beloved local attractions. (Prices and availability are current as of publication and subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in the articles may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. Flight deals to San Diego Currently, the cheapest flights between Cleveland and San Diego are if you leave on July 18 and return from California on July 22. Spirit Airlines currently has roundtrip tickets for $350. There are also deals to be had earlier in July. If you fly out of Cleveland on July 17 and return from San Diego on July 21, Spirit Airlines can get you there and back for $392 roundtrip. Top San Diego accommodations Regarding where to stay, here are some of San Diego's top-rated hotels, which we selected from Skyscanner's listings based on price and customer satisfaction. The Hotel del Coronado (1500 Orange Ave.) If you're looking to treat yourself, consider The Hotel del Coronado . The hotel has a 4.6-star rating on Skyscanner, and rooms are currently available for $290. Family and pet-friendly, the sprawling "Del," as it's known, is a beachfront village unto itself. According to its website , it has several ocean-view restaurants and bars; shops and boutiques; beach equipment and boat rentals; a heated pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows (2223 El Cajon Blvd.) Another 4.6-star option is The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows . Rooms are currently set at $79 a night. Located near the famous Balboa Park, home of attractions like the San Diego Zoo, the Lafayette is a classic California hotel, with bungalows for those seeking more private accommodations, and, as its central attraction, the Weissmuller Olympic Pool. The U.S. Grant (326 Broadway) A third option is The U.S. Grant . The 4.7-star hotel has rooms for $159 a night. Set in the heart of San Diego, this hotel is close to Westfield Horton Plaza and Petco Park and the San Diego Convention Center. Other attractions include the San Diego Zoo. Featured San Diego restaurants Don't miss San Diego's food scene, with plenty of popular spots to get your fill of local cuisine. Here are a few of the top-rated eateries from Skyscanner's listings. Extraordinary Desserts (2929 Fifth Ave.) Let's start with the essentials: where to satisfy your sweet tooth. For a popular option, check out Extraordinary Desserts , which has an average of 4.7 stars out of 160 reviews on Skyscanner. Extraordinary Desserts is located in the Balboa Park neighborhood, with a second restaurant in Little Italy near downtown. "It's a very nice place to hang out with friends and share some beautifully decorated treats," wrote visitor Roque. "I loved the fresh fruit tartlets. They're so delicious and beautiful to see that you will never want to eat them!" The Prado at Balboa Park (1549 El Prado) One of San Diego's most popular restaurants is The Prado at Balboa Park , with 4.6 stars from 133 reviews. Set in manicured gardens, the Prado is located at the historic House of Hospitality in the center of San Diego. Mister A's (2550 Fifth Ave., 12th floor) Also worth considering is Mister A's . Its California-style New American fine dining menu comes with spectacular views of the San Diego skyline, San Diego Bay, Balboa Park, Coronado and Point Loma. "Came here to surprise my brother with a fancy lunch," wrote Makiah. "The staff were friendly and excited to help me surprise him after not seeing him for about two years. The place is beautiful, the view is gorgeous and the food is amazing!" In-N-Out Burger (2005 Camino Del Este) Finally, there's In-N-Out Burger , the iconic California fast-food chain. "Favorite place to grab a burger, and it is so cheap," wrote Kim. "Freshly made fries and milkshakes made with real ice cream round out a great meal." What to see and do in San Diego San Diego is also full of sites to visit and explore. Here are some popular attractions to round out your trip, again from Skyscanner's listings. San Diego Zoo (2920 Zoo Drive) First up is the San Diego Zoo . The San Diego Zoo houses over 4,000 animals from more than 800 species. At over 100 acres, the zoo offers exhibits that run the gamut of the world's ecosystems. Balboa Park (1549 El Prado) Balboa Park is another popular destination. A massive urban park, it's home to multiple museums, shops, restaurants and, most famously, the San Diego Zoo. Many of the buildings within the park were built for California expos in the early 20th century and are now protected as prime examples of architecture from that period. "Beautiful," wrote visitor Ryan. "Lots to see. Amazing museums. Great family environment." Gaslamp Quarter (614 Fifth Ave.) Finally, spend some time at the Gaslamp Quarter . Bordered by the water and downtown San Diego, the Gaslamp Quarter is alive with activity almost every day and night of the week, with restaurants, bars, movies, playhouses, hotels and other attractions. This story was created automatically using flight, hotel, and local attractions data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


From a tablescaping workshop to a wedding vendor expo, there's plenty to enjoy in Fort Worth this week. Read on for a rundown of ideas for how to fill your calendar with fun and educational activities. Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. Inflammation Seminar: A Holistic Medicine Approach From the event description: Inflammation is just the tip of the iceberg! Come to this seminar by HealthSpringMD to learn about how functional medicine gets to the root of the problem. The lecture will focus on inflammation and hormonal imbalances. When: Tuesday, May 14, 6-7:30 p.m. Where: HealthSpringMD, 2800 S. Hulen St., #101 Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets DFW Wedding Professionals Open House From the event description: Spend the evening strolling the Handley Wedding District and meet with various vendors. We will have experts from areas like gowns, catering, cakes, wedding chapel, DJ, floral, harpist, invitations, makeup, officiant, photography, planning and travel. When: Wednesday, May 15, 5:30-8 p.m. Where: Handley Wedding District, 6500 E. Lancaster Ave. Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Clearfork Design Discovery May 2019   Blooming Tablescapes From the event description: Learn how to create beautiful tablescapes with flowers and foliage. When: Thursday, May 16, 7-9 p.m. Where: Ballard Designs, 5100 Monahans Ave. Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets This story was created automatically using local event data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


WASHINGTON -- When it comes to Black Americans, there are several terms often used to identify people from the community. Nowadays, some of the most common labels tend to be African-American, Black, or Person of Color. This article explores those identities, why people choose them, and how terms have evolved since slavery. The dictionary definition of African-American is "an American of African and especially of Black African descent." A Black person is described as "of or relating to any of various population groups having dark pigmentation of the skin" or "of or relating to African-American people or their culture." Person of color had the broadest explanation as "a person who is not white or of European parentage." Greg Carr, an associate professor and the chair of Howard University's Department of Afro-American Studies, said despite the dictionary definitions, there's no term that truly describes people that were taken from Africa and forced into slavery. "We see these debates beginning literally from the time people came here." Very early on, of course, the label that we were given -- whether it be the N-word, or Black, or Negro -- were just to give us our status as property." The word "colored" emerged in the 19th century to describe Black people in America. "Because now there's a struggle particularly among northern Blacks -- free Blacks to attempt to acquire some of the rights of America," Carr said. "They use colored, ironically, to exclude the masses of Negroes." Names and identities continued to evolve throughout history, and self-identity within some Black American communities became generational. "I think any group of human beings responds to their time," Carr explained. "The consistent thing when it comes to people of African descent in this country is the declaration that we are fully human and that we want to be as free as any other human being." "Black" is a term that was used as a sense of pride and empowerment during the so-called "Black power" movement in the 60s and 70s. "That really is a political term," Carr said. "When you say 'Black' there is no ambiguity. It's like a fist which may be why some white people don't like to use it because it's like 'Can I see Black?'" African-American, as described by Carr, is an attempt to acknowledge the source of Black Americans' origins. "Not only is this something not to be ashamed of, it is something to be embraced," he said. "African-American is almost like that political term that says 'We are Africans and we are Americans which means you will not deny us our rights and we have a right to embrace our culture.'" Several people responded to WUSA9 on social media to explain how they prefer to be identified. Most people surveyed on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter said they would prefer to be recognized as Black before African-American or a Person of Color. The most common reason for embracing the black identity is because some felt it was more inclusive of the black experience in America, regardless of origin. "Regardless of what we called ourselves, we are going to be grouped together," Carr said. "That is the demographic reality of enslavement and its aftermath: racial oppression. That's just how it's going to be." He explained that much of the conversation around titles and identity is about African-American people "wanting to be human in the world without restriction." When asked what guidance Carr would give non-Black people about referring to African-Americans, he said the simplest thing to do is the ask the person they're talking to how they preferred to be identified. "The fallback name -- as we sit here in 2019 -- African-American is the name that acknowledges the Africa that has never been absent and the America that is more aspirational than it is in a reality," Carr said. Sign up for the Get Up DC newsletter : Your forecast. Your commute. Your news.


The Nationals announced that they've signed veteran left-hander Jonny Venters to a minor league contract and assigned him to Double-A Harrisburg. The 2018 National League Comeback Player of the Year was released by the Braves earlier this month. Venters, 34, returned from three Tommy John surgeries and a five-year MLB absence in 2018 to give the Braves 34 1/3 innings of 3.67 ERA ball. The southpaw averaged 7.1 K/9, 4.2 BB/9 and 0.26 HR/9 to go along with a superlative 69.1 percent ground-ball rate in that terrific comeback effort. Unfortunately, the 2019 season wasn't kind to him. Venters appeared in just nine games with the Braves, pitching a total of 4 2/3 innings but surrendering nine earned runs (plus another four unearned runs). He faced 31 batters and allowed more to reach than he retired (nine hits, eight walks). On the plus side for Venters, his velocity held up (93.3 mph average fastball), but that's only a small silver lining on an otherwise tough stretch of games. For the Nationals, though, there's little to lose in terms of giving him a look. The Washington bullpen has been an unmitigated disaster beyond Sean Doolittle , and even he's begun to slip a bit recently   perhaps due to an elevated workload. Nationals relievers have the worst ERA in baseball by more than a run (7.14), and they rank 28th in FIP (5.27), 29th in xFIP (5.13) and 24th in SIERA (4.38). Related slideshow: The 2019 MLB season (Provided by imagn)


Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong said Friday that an order for 31 Boeing 737 Max jets remains "intact" despite the aircraft's two deadly crashes. However, the grounding of the jets by its regional affiliate SilkAir adds "some complications" to the planned merger between the two airlines, Goh told CNBC's Sri Jegarajah on Friday. Regardless, Goh said Singapore Airlines believes it will have solutions. Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong told reporters and analysts on Friday that an order for 31 Boeing 737 Max jets remains "intact" despite the aircraft model's two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia . That comes after Singapore Airlines' regional affiliate SilkAir grounded six Boeing 737 Max jets in March . However, Goh told CNBC's Sri Jegarajah that the grounding adds "some complications" to the planned merger between Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. With the 737 Max jets   originally planned to be part of the restructuring program   grounded, SilkAir will have to retain its older 737 NG aircrafts which were set to be moved to Scoot, a low-cost carrier owned by Singapore Airlines, he explained. That means that the airline will have to decide on whether or not to carry out cabin upgrades on the old 737 NG aircrafts instead, Goh said. This also has a "consequential impact" on Scoot, which will now have to "look at growth without the 737 NG," he added "In both cases, we're looking at solutions. We believe we will have them," Goh told CNBC. In March, a 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed minutes after takeoff , killing all 157 people on board. That accident came less than five months after the same model plane operated by Indonesia's Lion Air crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 on board. Singapore Airlines on Thursday reported its highest-ever annual revenue, driven by high passenger demand. Higher fuel costs, however, took a big chunk out of the airline's profits, which nearly halved to about S$682.7 million.  Reuters contributed to this report.


Perhaps the only day more exciting than the 4th of July is the day you realize you no longer have to work to support yourself or your family. Cue the fireworks Some people live to work. They've found a career that's such a perfect fit for their skills and personality that they can't imagine doing anything else with their time. Warren Buffett is one of those people, having famously said that he plans to work as long as he is physically and mentally able to do so , despite being one of the richest people on the planet. For the rest of us, however, work is at least somewhat a means to an end. Even if we really enjoy our jobs, at least part of the reason we work is to get paid to cover our basic costs of living and/or have the cash to cover the things we'd rather be doing with our time. If you're in this second group, you probably dream of a day when you're financially independent enough that you no longer have to work. If so, read on to uncover 11 steps that can help you speed up your own inancial Independence Day. 1. Track where every penny you're spending goes For at least a month -- maybe two if you have fairly irregular expenses -- keep track of all the money that you're spending, down to the penny. Your rent, utilities, groceries, car payment, ride shares, insurance, bar tabs, vending machines, taxes, charitable gifts, lunches out, coffees , etc. If you have expenses that only hit a few times a year -- like car maintenance or major holiday gift-giving expenses -- estimate those costs as if they were monthly and include them in your list as well. In this first step, you're not focusing on cutting out any of your costs or making any sort of value judgements. All you're doing is learning exactly where your money is going. What you're trying to do is minimize the impact of "surprise" expenses that shouldn't really be surprises because your spouse's birthday happens to fall around the same time each year. ALSO READ: This Is What the Average American Spends in a Day 2. Color code your expenses based on your priorities Once you know where your money is going, your next step is to figure out whether that's exactly where you want it to be going . Take a good hard look at each of your expenses and mark it as green, yellow or red with either a highlighter or digital color coding depending on how you tracked your spending in the first place. Green is for money that you are certain you have to keep spending as-is. For instance, if you just signed a 12-month lease, your rent payment is a green expense, at least until you get closer to being able to move or renegotiate your rent. Likewise, if you take medication that keeps you alive and have already optimized your costs for that treatment, it can stay a green expense as well. Yellow is for money that you are spending on things that you either want or need to keep spending on, but where you may have room to lower your costs. For instance, you need to pay your electric bill, but you might be able to lower it by programming your thermostat to not run your air conditioner when your place is empty. In addition, you know it's important to set aside some money for entertainment, but you may not have realized just how much you were spending until you wrote it down. Red is for money that you are spending on things that really aren't priorities for you. For instance, if you subscribed to an automatically-renewing streaming service that you no longer use but never cancelled, that charge can be flagged as red. Likewise, if find you're absent-mindedly buying a coffee on the way to work every morning despite having decent free coffee at the office, that could be a red expense. 3. Take care of the "easy decisions" with your red and green costs Your color coded list of expenses represent your priorities on where your money is going. Two of those groupings are easy decisions for you to make -- the red and the green. For the expenses that you marked green -- you keep paying them because they're clearly high priority without much wiggle room. For the ones you marked red, they're easy to deal with too. Simply make a decision to get rid of them and either cancel the charges or change the activity leading you to spend. You yourself said that the red expenses weren't a priority for you, so getting rid of them should be an easy way to free up some cash without really negatively affecting your life. 4. Figure out ways to optimize your yellow costs Next, take a good, hard look at each expense that you marked as yellow and build an action plan to get those costs down. For instance, you might decide that instead of buying lunch every day at work that you'll plan to brown bag your lunch four times a week and buy once a week. You might also decide that you'd be willing to give up cable TV in exchange for a less expensive streaming service that focuses on the channels and programs you really want to watch. For food, you might be willing to buy more generics instead of the name brands. For clothes, you might decide to buy last season's styles on the discount rack rather than buying the latest ones at full price. Your objective with your yellow costs are to get the best bang for your buck -- to get the most value, enjoyment, or benefit out of the least amount of spending. 5. Figure out other ways of bringing in cash Can you work overtime at your current job or take on a second job or side hustle to bring in a few extra bucks? Do you have any stuff you no longer use or need that you can sell online or in a good old-fashioned garage sale? In addition to the extra income, you might find that putting in the extra effort may actually help you advance faster. Your boss could see the overtime as a sign of your dedication and passion for the job, helping to give you the edge over other employees for the next raise or promotion. Alternatively, the skills you pick up on your side hustle could help you stand out at your primary job, also helping you advance. Whether a recurring revenue stream or a one-off infusion of cash, any legal way you manage to get your hands on more money is another tool at your disposal to speed up your process of building wealth. ALSO READ: Is Your Side Hustle Worth It? 6. Use the cash you've freed up to snowball (most of) your debts away By getting rid of your "red" costs of things you didn't want anyway and reducing your spending to get down to what really counts from your "yellow" costs, you should have freed up some serious cash flow. That should give you a tremendous start on getting out of any debt that's acting as an anchor holding you back from your plan to speed up your Financial Independence day. Add in the extra income you're generating, and you should start to feel unstoppable in your quest. Your debt holds you back for two key reasons. First, the interest accruing on it is a drag that actively moves your net worth backwards. Second, the cash flow you use to pay it every month is money that in the absence of the debt service payment, you could be using to actively build your wealth. To snowball your debts, line them up in order from the highest interest rate to the lowest interest rate. On all your debts except your highest interest rate one, make the bare minimum payment allowed by the contract. On that highest interest one, pay every penny you can afford above and beyond that minimum. Use the money you freed up from steps 3 and 4 along with any other cash flow you may have to aggressively pay down that debt. Once it is gone, put that entire payment against the new highest interest debt on your list. Keep repeating the process until almost all of your debts are gone. The only debts that it may be OK to keep paying the minimum on are very low interest rate debts that aren't a major burden on your cash flows. For instance, if you have a 4% mortgage that you can easily cover each month, you can consider keeping that. Similarly, if you have an affordable, interest-free car loan, there's no need to speedily pay it off. 7. Sock away a little bit in savings for an emergency When you're building long-term wealth, most of your money will be socked away in investments of some sort. Before you get too far down that path of long-term investing, you should put a little bit aside in a pretty safe and liquid account like a savings account or short-term U.S. Treasury bills. The goal there is to have a ready source of cash to access if an emergency were to happen that would otherwise temporarily send the rest of your plan off track. A key problem with investments suitable for driving long term returns is that many of them are unreliable sources of short-term cash. Investment real estate, for instance, can be expensive to sell or take a loan out against. Stocks are volatile assets that can go down as well as up. If you're forced to dip into long-term assets at an inopportune time to cover an emergency, it could set you back substantially. Of course, you don't want to have too much socked away in cash-like assets. Those types of savings plans rarely keep up with inflation after the taxes you have to pay on any income you earn on them. As a result, you'll probably want to limit your emergency savings to somewhere in the neighborhood of three to six months' worth of your living expenses . Much more than that, and your savings risks being a drag on your returns. Much less than that, and it's not providing you much protection. 8. Take advantage of "free money" for your long-term investments When you start saving for long-term future goals like retirement, some of the best tools available to you are ones that offer you some sort of free money to use them. Qualified retirement accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs bring with them those incredible benefits that make them worth your while as the first stop for your long-term investments. Any qualified retirement account offers tax-sheltered compounding on your money. Most investments within those accounts can grow and throw off dividends, interest, and/or capital gains without exposing you to taxes along the way while the money remains in your account. That reduced friction helps your money compound for you that much more quickly while you're saving it for your future. In addition, in "traditional" style retirement plans, you can frequently get a tax deduction on the amount you contribute to the plan. That reduces your current taxes and thus frees up that much more money to invest. On the flip side, in "Roth" style retirement plans, you can frequently take the money out of your account in retirement completely tax-free. That makes each dollar in your account worth that much more spending cash when you need it. As if that weren't enough, many employers offer matching funds for employees' contributions to the company's sponsored 401(k) or similar retirement plan. That's extra money your boss will pay towards your retirement on your behalf, just because you put a little bit of your own money in the plan as well. No matter how money gets into your account, once it's in there, it can compound on your behalf, thus helping you reach your Financial Independence Day that much faster. 9. Invest your long-term money in stocks for their long-term potential Despite the fact that the market goes up and down on a daily basis, over the long run, the U.S. stock market has delivered returns that average around 9.5% annually. That's enough to turn $10 a day into over $2 million over the span of a 45 year career . That type of sustained compounded growth rate is incredibly difficult to find in other types of investments and make intelligent stock-oriented investments a worthwhile go-to place for your long term money. The key, however, is that to be successful investing in stocks, you have to have a long-term focus with your money. Because the market goes up and down on a daily basis, it can get incredibly tempting to sell when the market is moving against you. That could cost you dearly, both because you'd essentially be "buying high and selling low" and because you're at risk of missing any subsequent rebound from having your money on the sidelines. ALSO READ: Ready to Invest? 12 Steps to Start Investing 10. Keep your investing costs low While the market has delivered those stellar returns, many investors have found that their actual returns are much lower . A key reason for those subpar returns is that they find themselves invested in high cost, high churn, actively managed mutual funds. The average mutual fund manager will likely achieve returns that, well, are about average before considering the costs of running the fund itself. Knock out the cost of research, the churn costs of trading, and the marketing costs the funds pay to seek out new investors, and the net returns ordinary investors see in those funds tend to be much lower. As a result, low-cost passively-managed index funds are some of the best investments you can make, despite the fact that they merely attempt to match the overall market. With lower management costs and less trading friction, index funds assure more of the market's returns actually find their way into the pockets of their investors. In other words, if the market manages to deliver returns in the future anywhere close to as strong as it has in the past, index funds give you a great chance of actually achieving those returns for yourself. 11. Keep adding to the money you sock away whenever you can As you continue on your investing journey throughout your career, you will likely have several opportunities to increase the money you're investing with no real pain to your lifestyle. For instance, if you get a raise, you can probably sock away half that raise without feeling the impact of it. In addition, every year, tax brackets are indexed for inflation. If you were making ends meet in December, your paycheck may well be a little bigger in January due to that index. That boost can easily be saved as well. Likewise, if you wind up with a tax refund, that money is a great candidate for socking away for your retirement , since you managed to live without it throughout the year you earned it. Also, as your life changes over time, you could very well find yourself with more money to invest. Once your kids become independent, for instance, that can feel like a substantial raise. If you pay off your car or house, that's also more cash flow you can free up without really impacting your everyday life. The more you're able to invest for your future, the better your chances are of getting to your Financial Independence Day. After all, not only does increasing your savings rate increase the money working on your behalf, but it also reduces your risk of finding yourself trapped in a high-cost lifestyle by getting used to all that spending. The better you can keep your costs in check along your journey, the less you have to have saved to reach your destination, and the easier and faster you can get there. Get on the path to your Financial Independence Day These 11 steps provide a time-tested approach that can help you effectively build the type of nest egg it takes to become financially independent. The more aggressive you are at cutting your costs to free up money to invest, the faster you can reach that goal. Once you are financially independent, your time truly becomes yours to do with as you please, even if, like Warren Buffett, that involves some sort of work you truly enjoy . The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy .


ST. LOUIS (AP) Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Marcell Ozuna followed with a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night. Goldschmidt's single went under the glove of Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman, scoring Dexter Fowler to break a 2-all tie. Five pitches later, Ozuna drove a 99 mph fastball from Richard Rodriguez (3-5) into the left field bullpen for his second homer in two games. The Cardinals tacked on an extra run when Paul DeJong reached on an error by Jose Osuna and scored on Matt Carpenter's sacrifice fly. The rally made a winner out of Carlos Martinez (3-2), who pitched the final 1 1/3 innings as the Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak. Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson threw a season-low 49 pitches through four innings. He gave up two runs on six hits and didn't walk or strike out anyone. Tyler Webb, John Brebbia and Andrew Miller pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to bridge the game to Martinez. The Pirates lost their sixth straight and are 4-22 since the All-Star break. Josh Bell doubled and scored on sacrifice flies by Osuna in the second and Colin Moran in the fourth for the Pirates' two runs. The first three Cardinals batters of the game singled to load the bases, but Pirates starter Chris Archer escaped the jam with only one run allowed by getting Ozuna to ground into a double play and striking out DeJong. St. Louis tied the game at 2 in the fourth when Matt Wieters legged out an infield hit to score Carpenter. Archer gave up two runs on seven hits in six innings. His nine strikeouts were one shy of his season best. RETURN ENGAGEMENT The Pirates plan to promote RHP Mitch Keller from Triple-A Indianapolis to start Monday night's game at the Los Angeles Angels. Keller is 0-1 with a 12.50 ERA in three starts this season. TRAINING ROOM Pirates: RHP Clay Holmes (right triceps inflammation) threw two scoreless innings with Double-A Altoona on Thursday night. Cardinals: C Yadier Molina (right thumb tendon strain) went 0 for 4 and caught all nine innings as he continued his rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Springfield. Manager Mike Shildt said Molina could join the team next week. UP NEXT Pirates: RHP Joe Musgrove (8-10, 4.69) gets the start in the second of a three-game series at St. Louis on Saturday night. He is 1-5 with a 7.39 ERA in six career starts against the Cardinals. Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (7-8, 4.50) will look to continue his strong season at home, where he is 5-2 with a 2.26 ERA in 10 starts. His 34 career starts and 182 strikeouts against Pittsburgh are the most among active pitchers. --- More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports


PITTSBURGH (KDKA)   A female motorists was arrested for allegedly striking a man with her car after the victim called her "rude." According to police, the victim was walking into the Bloomfield post office with packages in his arms. The suspect, 27-year-old Noel Morrison of Avalon, flung the door open as she exited the post office. The door hit the victim and he dropped all his packages. The police say the victim called Morrison rude, and she swore at him. The victim returned to his car for more packages, and on the way there, passed Morrison in her vehicle. Police say Morrison saw the victim and continued to yell and curse at him. While the victim walked back to the post office, Morrison allegedly accelerated toward the victim and struck the right side of the body. The victim rolled onto the hood of Morrison's vehicle and fell to the ground. Police said Morrison reversed her car and ran over the packages. Morrison arrived back at the scene while officers were awaiting paramedics. She was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, criminal mischief, and vehicle code violations. The victim was not seriously injured.


MIAMI (AP) Bryce Harper closed in on a couple of milestones and helped the Philadelphia Phillies finally make the Miami Marlins look like the last-place team they are. Harper homered and drove in four runs Sunday to help Philadelphia end a streak of five consecutive losses to Miami with a 13-6 victory. The performance gave Harper 199 career homers and 999 hits, leaving him on the cusp of a souvenir. ''Hopefully I'll hit a ball into the bullpen in the next couple of days and my guys can grab it,'' he said. ''I've got a long ways to go to where I want to be, but they're pretty cool milestones.'' Harper hit run-scoring singles in the first and sixth innings and a two-run homer in the eighth, his 15th, which hiked his average to .250. Jake Arrieta (8-6) allowed four runs in six innings but contributed a two-run single. Jean Segura and Cesar Hernandez each had three of the Phillies' 17 hits and scored twice, and Brad Miller hit his third homer and singled in a run. ''To salvage a game and not get swept is important for us,'' Arrieta said. After Philadelphia took a 10-1 lead, Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro earned a consolation prize of sorts. Recently sidelined by a concussion, he came away from a sixth-inning collision with a bloody nose, stepped to the plate in the bottom of the inning with a swab in his left nostril and hit a two-run homer. ''I want to stay in the game no matter what,'' Alfaro said. That was it for Marlins' highlights. They had a chance to sweep Philadelphia for the second weekend in a row but instead looked like a team with the NL's worst record - which they are. Miami allowed the Phillies to score on a steal attempt that turned into a strange double play, and again after the Phils had two runners trapped on third base. Philadelphia broke the game open with seven runs in the sixth, including five against Wei-Yin Chen, who failed to retire a batter and was jeered by the crowd of 11,742. His ERA rose to 8.16. Trevor Richards (3-9) allowed three runs in five innings. The Phillies went 11-16 in June to fall behind Atlanta in the NL East. ''You're going to have your ups and downs during a season,'' Harper said. ''Hopefully you have more ups than downs.'' WEIRD BUT TRUE The Phillies manufactured an odd run in the third. With runners at the corners and one out, Harper ran on a 3-2 pitch to Rhys Hoskins, who struck out. When Alfaro threw to second, Harper stopped before reaching the base. That allowed Kingery to score from third without a play before Harper was tagged out for an inning-ending double play. Philadelphia found another bizarre way to score in the sixth. Harper singled with the bases loaded, but when Arrieta hesitated before advancing from second, he and Segura found themselves both at third. Arrieta then broke for the plate and was awarded home when he brushed past Alfaro, who was called for obstruction because he didn't have the ball. ''I saw that he was in the baseline - kind of a little heads-up play there,'' Arrieta said. Said Alfaro: ''It was an ugly day for me. I did a couple of things that didn't help the team at all.'' ALL-STARS Each team had one player chosen for the All-Star Game - catcher J.T. Realmuto for the Phillies, and right-hander Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins. ''With this team, there are multiple guys deserving of making the All-Star team,'' Realmuto said, ''so to represent this team is special for me.'' In his first season with the Phillies, Harper was left off the All-Star roster for just the second time in his career. He did not make the team in 2014 with Washington after he missed two months with a thumb injury. TRAINER'S ROOM Realmuto tweaked his hamstring and came out of the game in the sixth, but said the move was precautionary and the injury was ''no big deal.'' Marlins: RHP Pablo Lopez (shoulder) will begin a throwing program Monday and is expected to return at some point this season. OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY Harper said he hopes to reach 200 homers and 1,000 hits with one swing, even though it would mean just one souvenir instead of two. ''I'll take that - one less ball to carry,'' he said. UP NEXT Phillies: RHP Nick Pivetta (4-2, 5.63) is scheduled to start Tuesday when Philadelphia begins a three-game series at the first-place Braves. Pivetta has a 7.13 ERA in his past three starts. Marlins: RHP Zac Gallen (0-1, 3.60) is scheduled to make his third career start Tuesday when Miami opens a six-game trip at Washington. --- More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports --- Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Steve-Wine


As people in and around the NFL continue to debate how instant replay should be used on pass interference, Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay is making clear that the Hail Mary should not be an opportunity to draw ticky-tack flags. McKay said it has always been assumed that there will be more bumping and jostling in the end zone on a Hail Mary than would be allowed on any other play, and using instant replay to look for pass interference should not result in penalties that wouldn't otherwise have been called. "Remember, in that play, officiating-wise, the philosophy has been since I have been in the League, it is survival of the fittest ," McKay said. "Everybody jumps. Everybody is shoving, everybody is trying to get the ball, knock it down, or catch it. We tell the officials, make sure you see if anybody gets pulled down or anybody gets dragged down, that is pass interference. Otherwise, it is a different play than any other play we have because there are multiple receivers and multiple defensive players in a common area." McKay said that one of the consequences of reviewing pass interference is going to be that the Hail Mary becomes a fundamentally different play. "I'd hate to see replay do this to us but, you could say we are just going to play it differently," McKay said. "And they are going to have to play it differently. That would be replay again impacting the game. But, the way the game has been played and the way that play has been played and the way that play has been officiated has been different because of the nature of the play." When the NFL changes rules in the offseason, it sometimes results in unintended consequences the following season. We're still not sure how a Hail Mary exception would play out , but suffice to say that it's going to make things different.


Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has spent much of his time in Pittsburgh throwing teammates under the bus . This led to a bitter falling out with now-Raiders receiver Antonio Brown. On Monday, Roethlisberger apparently owned up to crossing a line with his critical remarks about Brown. He apologized in a pre-recorded TV interview with KDKA's Bob Pompeani for going "too far" in his public criticism of Brown. He added that he was sorry for ruining their friendship. The problem with apologies through the media is that players rarely appreciate it when these conversations could take place in private. Shortly after the remarks made rounds on Twitter, Brown took to Twitter with a curious, two-word tweet. It sure looked like a subtweet of his former quarterback. "Two face." Sure, we don't know what exactly Brown was tweeting about, but given the context, many made the connection to Roethlisberger. Man, that was quick. Have you responded to Ben's texts or calls yet? https://t.co/Az17HfqUeH - Chris Halicke (@chalicke) May 20, 2019 pic.twitter.com/sZa4fcp2ti - Chase Ridley (@chaseridl3y) May 20, 2019 pic.twitter.com/679za5Nl6B - Jordan (@JordanKaufman) May 20, 2019 Ben and the Steelers made you. Remember all other teams PASSED on YOU - Clifford Johnson (@steelernation75) May 20, 2019 pic.twitter.com/HolL8lQYCS - Rhys Smith (@RhysSmith_1994) May 20, 2019 And away we go.. pic.twitter.com/lU16sDkyPg - Jon Linder (@LinderShowMiami) May 20, 2019 If that's the case, it doesn't appear the Brown accepted Roethlisberger's apology. The Steelers and Raiders don't meet in 2019 either, so that on-field reunion will likely be put on hold for at least a year. MORE: Kevin Durant fired back on Twitter after Chris Broussard questioned his Warriors titles Magic Johnson confirms rumor that Lakers want to sign Kyrie Irving Kyle Rudolph could be a late offseason acquisition Cowboys need 5 undrafted free agents who could make the Raiders roster in 2019 VIDEO: Magic Johnson Calls Out Rob Pelinka for Backstabbing on First Take


A notorious running back who knows a thing or two about playing in the L.A. Coliseum showed that he doens't know squat about fantasy football by suggesting that Todd Gurley is in the mix to be one of the top picks this year. Really, anyone who has been paying even the slightest bit of attention to the situation realizes that Gurley is hardly the no-brainer touchdowns-and-yardage machine that he previously was. Gurley's torn ACL from 2014 seems to have caught up with him, and the Rams' decision to handle him with extreme care this offseason underscores the reality that the 2017 NFL offensive player of the year abruptly has shifted past the workhorse phase of his career. Officially, Gurley's knee swelled after the Week One win over the Raiders, quickly healed, but then became a problem later in the year, knocking him out of a couple of regular season games and keeping him from being in the postseason the dominant force he has been. Unofficially, Gurley's knee bothered him all year . Which suggests that it quite possibly will be bothering him this year and every year for the remainder of his career, especially given the multiple reports and acknowledgements of arthritis in the knee. The questions will hover over the entire season for the defending NFC champions, with constant questions posed to Gurley, coach Sean McVay, and others regarding the distribution of the workload and the status of the knee   especially in light of the perception (reality) that the Rams concealed the condition for most of the 2018 regular season. The issue of Gurley's bum knee could quickly become a sore point for him, especially if he indeed isn't and can't be the guy he recently was, and if the Rams begin considering whether they want to escape after 2019 the big-money contract they gave to Gurley last year. Then there's the impact of Gurley's status on the rest of the offense. Unless former Memphis tailback Darrell Henderson can perform like Gurley has performed at his best, quarterback Jared Goff will have to do more to get the Rams back to where they were in 2018. Throw in the murmurs that the league has begun to catch up with McVay's offense, and Gurley's situation could spark a regression for the defending NFC champs.


This deal had been discuss ed at the trade deadline in February and rumored ever since. It's something the Jazz really wanted to happen: to put another high-level shot creator and shooter next to Donovan Mitchell . They got their man. Mike Conley Jr. is going to be a member of the Utah Jazz. Memphis reportedly is trading Conley to Utah for a package that includes Grayson Allen , Kyle Korver , Jae Crowder , the 23rd pick in Thursday's Draft and a future first-round pick. Shams Charania of The Athletic broke the story, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN fleshed out the details. Memphis is trading franchise star Mike Conley Jr. to Utah, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium .   Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 19, 2019 Memphis is trading franchise star Mike Conley Jr. to Utah, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium .   Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 19, 2019 Memphis has traded guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver and Jae Crowder, the 23rd pick in Thursday's Draft and a future first-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.   Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 19, 2019 The Jazz will send a protected 2020 first-round pick to the Grizzlies, league sources tell ESPN. That pick will convey as a late-lottery pick in 2020 or 2021, or become a lightly-protected pick from 2022-'24. Deal complete on July 6. https://t.co/UY47lnIOWU   Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 19, 2019 Per league source, the 2020 pick the Grizzlies are getting in Conley trade has the following protections: 2020 1-7, 15-30 (conveys 8-14) 2021   same as above 2022   1-6 2023 1-3 2024   1 2025   converts to two seconds   Chris Herrington (@HerringtonNBA) June 19, 2019 The parties involved confirmed the trade, although it can't be executed until July 6 for salary cap reasons. What more can I say about my city! You guys made me the man I am today! Memphis is home. Always! 🙌🏾🙌🏾..Time for another chapter! Excited to give all I have to The Jazz and Salt Lake City! 😁 #LetsGetIt #GodsPlan #takenote 💪🏾   Mike Conley (@mconley11) June 19, 2019 Welcome to the squad brotha lets get it!! Also side note…Utah is a state but we gon let you slide this once😂😂 https://t.co/BPmvpdz49z   Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 19, 2019 Conley averaged 21.1 points and 6.4 assists per game last season, shot 36.4 percent from three and plays strong defense. He is a fantastic scorer and decision maker in the pick-and-roll. Conley is maybe the most underrated player in the NBA, a borderline All-Star level point guard (he should have made it one year) and for Utah a healthy upgrade over Ricky Rubio at the point. With the gate to winning the West having swung open, the Jazz believe they are ready to walk through it   a 50-win team two seasons in a row, an elite defense, an All-NBA center in Rudy Gobert , and an elite shot creator in Donovan Michell. Yet for two playoffs in a row, when Utah got bounced by Houston (4-1 in the first round this year), it was painfully clear what has kept the team from being truly elite: Another shot creator and shooter. Utah can run all the flex cuts, X cuts, Iverson cuts and everything else in its beautiful offense, but come the playoffs there is a point where a team just needs players who can just go get a bucket. Mitchell could do that, but the best teams can blanket one guy and take him away. The Jazz now have two, and a guy that fits the system. It is expensive, however. Conley makes $32.5 million this season and has a player option he's expected to pick up for next season at $34.5 million. This takes the Jazz out of the running in free agency. However, the Jazz have never faired all that well in free agency and this was a sure thing. Conley is expensive, but with only two years left on his contract a lot of teams (Indiana is at the front of that list) wanted to land him. Utah did. The Grizzlies get building blocks for their rebuild with the picks and Grayson Allen. The reason the trade didn't happen at the deadline was Memphis wanted two first round picks, they didn't get it then but they do now. This is a team being built around Jaren Jackson Jr. and to-be-drafted Thursday Ja Morant , these other players will need to fit with them. The grit n' grind era has been over for a while, this is just the final nail in the coffin. The Grizzlies face different challenges now. Memphis will have now have a decision to make with two veterans: 7/3- A. Bradley $12.9M ($2M guaranteed) 710- K. Korver $7.55M ($3.44M guaranteed) Both will become guaranteed if not waived.   Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 19, 2019 Don't be surprised to see Kover and Crowder are cut loose or traded to playoff teams looking for more help.


It didn't take long for the Bruins to get on the board Thursday night. Less than two minutes into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, defenseman Steven Kampfer fired the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Peter Mrazek to ignite the sellout TD Garden crowd and cue a sea of waving yellow rally towels. "It was awesome," Kampfer said following Boston's 5-2 victory. "The fans here are awesome, so just to hear the crowd after was awesome. You're just trying to jumpstart the team, and hopefully, they keep it rolling out there." The spectacular sequence began in Carolina's offensive zone, where Bruins left wing Marcus Johansson hustled to knock the puck away from Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk. After gaining possession, Johansson dished a flawless behind-the-back pass to an open Kampfer, who buried it home. "[Steven] was great," said netminder Tuukka Rask, who finished with 31 saves. "It's not easy when you're not playing. He's a veteran guy. He stepped in and scored, and made solid plays all game." The score, which gave the B's an early 1-0 edge that they ultimately relinquished not even a minute later, was Kampfer's first-ever postseason goal in his second career postseason appearance. The 30-year-old Michigan native got the nod Thursday as a replacement for starter Charlie McAvoy, who was serving a one-game suspension for his hit on Columbus Blue Jackets right winger Josh Anderson in Game 6 of Boston's previous series. Although Kampfer hadn't received any ice time since his playoff debut almost a month ago in Game 1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he said he was focused on keeping his mind in the moment and making the most of the opportunity. McAvoy will be available to return for Game 2 on Sunday. Stevie Snipes: Playoff Edition. @SteveKampfer47 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/hUSNtGjdhX   Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 10, 2019 "Your first couple shifts you either want to get a hit or you want to make a play," Kampfer said. "I was fortunate that was my first shift of the game. I got to make a play, so it was nice. But when it's all said and done, you just want to help the team win. That was the end goal today." Kampfer actually started his career with the Bruins as a 22-year-old rookie during the team's 2011 Stanley Cup run. Although he didn't dress for any of the postseason   his name wasn't engraved on the Cup   the experience offered lasting lessons about the level of preparation that postseason hockey demands. While Thursday's goal certainly meant a lot to Kampfer, who was traded back to the Bruins from the New York Rangers in September, coach Bruce Cassidy stressed its value to the rest of the team as well. "I think it means just as much to the rest of the guys to see, 'Hey, this guy hasn't played in a while, he's ready, he's on time, he catches the pass, he's not flustered, he zips it in a good spot,'" Cassidy said. "I think it means just as much for the group to know it's 'next man up.' I mean, the expression around Boston has been here for a while, and we're certainly buying into it." Kampfer became the 17th player to score a goal for the Bruins this postseason   their highest total since the 1990 Stanley Cup run. "Couldn't care less about who scores and who does what, as long as we get it done together," Johansson said. "That's the main thing. I think that's one of the strengths of this team that we have 20 guys that can do it, and I think we've shown that more than once."


Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has suggested talismanic forward Antoine Griezmann will stay at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium next season. The Frenchman has been linked with a lucrative move away from Los Rojiblancos for much of his career in the Spanish capital, with Barcelona amongst a host of elite European clubs vying for his signature. However, he has shown loyalty to the team he joined from Real Sociedad for €30m in 2014, going on to be named as one of the side's four captains for the 2018/19 campaign. Griezmann has had a respectable season for Atletico despite their frustrations both domestically and abroad, the 28-year-old netting 21 times in all competitions. Simeone's men were eliminated in the Champions League round of 16 by Juventus , whilst Barça have comfortably seen off their challenge for the La Liga title. Though he is one of their star performers, Simeone remained calm when discussing the prospect of the World Cup winner moving on. Speaking after Atleti's 1-1 league draw with Sevilla on Sunday, he stated : "These situations are normal for a very important footballer. "[Griezmann] will be our second captain, we will give him affection. The club has worked hard for him to be with us and he has given us joy and enthusiasm. He wants to be here. "We are a team that makes important players. Any powerful team can remove players by paying the clauses [in their contracts]," Simeone finished. © | From captains to captain!  The armband is yours forever, Diego. #GraciasGodín pic.twitter.com/G8NVMEXuT2   Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) May 12, 2019 The significance of Griezmann's role as a leader within Simeone's squad is likely to increase if he does indeed stay with Madrid, with club stalwart Diego Godin leaving this summer after nine excellent years in red and white. Though it has yet to be confirmed, veteran full-back Juanfran is also thought to be considering retirement having turned 34 in January. If that were to occur, Atletico would have just two of their four captains from this campaign, handing Griezmann yet more authority.


A sailor who spent two months lost at sea has been rescued after apparently surviving on raw fish and rainwater. Louis Jordan, 37, was found by a passing German tanker 200 miles off the North Carolina coast on Thursday. His 35-foot sailboat had overturned and Mr Jordan was sitting on the hull, from where he was hoisted to safety. His family reported him missing at the end of January, and when his father spoke to him after the rescue, he said: "I thought I lost you." In an audio clip of the phone call, Mr Jordan apologises for not being able to sail home. Speaking from the safety of the German container ship, he tells his father: "I'm doing fine now." Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss from the Coast Guard in Miami told WITN, a North Carolina broadcaster, that Mr Jordan had survived adrift in the Atlantic Ocean on a diet of raw fish and rainwater. The US Coast Guard said in a statement that they transported Jordan by helicopter from the German vessel, Houston Express, to a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. They said such a feat of endurance was unheard of, but Mr Jordan's father told CNN he had never given up hope his son would be found alive. He was last seen on 23 January, setting out from Conway in South Carolina on a fishing trip in his sailboat Angel. It is not yet known why the boat capsized, although US media report that the mast was found snapped in half.


Boston will see a return of last week's cool temperatures today, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Temperatures will reach just 69 degrees today, then turn to warmer weather tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. The immediate forecast also includes light rainfall. Today's forecast shows the highest likelihood of rain at 98 percent, while the most rainfall is expected on Sunday at 0.74 inches. Skies will be mostly cloudy tomorrow. Winds will remain light over the course of the week, with the highest speeds today at only 10 mph. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


It was sure great seeing No. 84 back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Oh wait, is this a dream? Was the whole Antonio Brown trade a dream? Of course not. Brown is off the Oakland but the Steelers aren't going to let that No. 84 jersey sitting around doing nothing. NFL Network reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala shared a little video of rookie tight end Milan Richard at the team's rookie minicamp wearing Brown's old number in drills. Technically speaking, the Steelers have only retired two numbers in franchise history. No. 70 worn by Ernie Stautner and No. 75 worn by Joe Greene. Nevertheless, there are multiple jersey numbers which are unofficially off limits like No. 36 formerly worn by Jerome Bettis and No. 47 formerly worn by Mel Blount. But despite being perhaps the best wide receiver in franchise history, it's highly unlikely the Steelers ever give the same honor to Brown. The ugly breakup between Brown and the Steelers, which was created by Brown isn't going to be a moment in history the franchise will want to reward despite what Brown did on the field. Well, it didn't take long to hand out that no. 84 jersey. It's a mite bigger this year… #Steelers #rookieminicamp pic.twitter.com/zrFNkQxqDY - Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) May 10, 2019 MORE: Most bizarre and incredible catches by fishermen in past decade NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Kyrie Irving 'has had discussions' about playing for the Lakers 3 Raiders players who could have breakout seasons in 2019 There's still room for Josh Jones in the Packers defense


Wofford basketball player Jeremiah Tate died after diving into a lake near Charlotte. He was 19.


Video by CBS News Four separate shootings left two people dead and seven others injured, casting a pall over a weekend that was supposed to be the biggest annual celebration of hip-hop culture in South Florida. When it all shook out, police in three cities as well as Miami-Dade County were investigating shootings involving people or performers in town for Rolling Loud Music Festival at Hard Rock Stadium. Officers confiscated several high-powered weapons from one of the shooting scenes and detained 11 people for questioning. By Monday evening, no one had been charged with any crimes. "We won't know until we get ballistics," said Miami-Dade police detective Alvaro Zabaleta. The bursts of gunfire put a damper on one of South Florida's biggest rap events. Though the three-day festival, which began Friday, itself wasn't the scene of any gunfire, a group of four men entering the stadium Sunday night was detained when police matched their vehicle to one spotted at a shooting that started in the parking area of a Trump resort in Sunny Isles Beach. A day earlier, superstar rapper L'il Wayne announced to his 34.2 million Twitter followers that he was pulling out of the Hard Rock event because "Festival Police" wanted to "check" him before he entered the stadium. "I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job," the singer posted on Saturday night. Zabaleta said the security screening had nothing to do with any of the shootings and that L'il Wayne wouldn't permit a private security guard to wand him, a policy in place for everyone, including the artists who enter the stadium. Any way you look at it, it was a rough weekend for rap in South Florida. The first shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. Friday when someone shot into a party bus rolling down Interstate 95. One woman was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two others were injured during the shooting, likely from broken glass. Then came another shooting early Saturday morning in the 200 block of Española Way, in the heart of South Beach. With customers filling the tables of its outdoor cafes at about 2 a.m., shots rang out. Two men were shot. A 24-year-old Chicago rapper named AAB Hellabandz, whose real name is Ameer Golston, was killed. A man he was with was injured. His name hasn't been released. Police said as many as three vehicles may have been involved. As police chased the vehicles, an officer said he saw a passenger flash a weapon from inside one of them. One of the cars was later spotted at the north end of the city near 83rd Street and Collins Avenue. Police again gave chase. That chase didn't last long as two cop cars crashed into each other at 91st Street and Harding Avenue. The officers suffered minor injuries, according to Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez. On Monday afternoon, police released video footage of one of the men who may have been involved in the shootings. Later Saturday, just as he was set to take the stage, rapper Kodak Black was arrested, accused of lying on an official document as he was trying to buy a gun. Prosecutors said Black wrote "no" on the document he signed before purchasing a weapon that asked if he was currently under indictment for a crime. Then the next day, Sunday afternoon, gunfire erupted near the valet section of Trump International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach. Across the street, a Hertz Rental Car employee named Mohamad Jradi had just gotten off work and was in his car ready to head home to celebrate Mother's Day when one of the bullets struck him in the head. He died immediately. In a statement released Monday, Hertz called Jradi a "highly valued member" of the family who worked there for 12 years. "He will be greatly missed," the company said. The whizzing bullets sent people scurrying and ducking under tables at nearby restaurants. which were crowded with Mother's Day patrons. "It's sad," said Zeta Bourne, who works at BurgerFi across the street from the Trump resort. "We're supposed to be celebrating our moms today and instead we're dealing with this tragic shooting." Also hit was a 5-year-old boy on vacation from Texas. He was treated on the scene and released. And a 19-year-old woman named Kaylyn Marie Long, who a witness said was the girlfriend of Louisiana rapper NBA Youngboy, was also shot and injured. Late Monday, police said that Youngboy, whose real name is Kendrell DeSean Gaulden, and a group of his friends were leaving the Trump resort at 18001 Collins Ave. when someone inside a black Cadillac Escalade opened fire, striking Long. Police said Sunny Isles Beach police stopped the driver of the black Suburban taking Long to the hospital shortly after the shooting. Miami-Dade police said they questioned several of the people staying in rooms at the Trump resort, detained several of them and seized a host of weapons. By Monday night, police had released all 11 people detained for questioning as part of the ongoing investigation. Not long after the Sunny Isles shooting, which paralyzed traffic in the small seaside community, a man was shot in his car while exiting the William Lehman Causeway in Aventura. His injuries were minor, police said. Aventura police said they were working with Sunny Isles and Miami-Dade to determine if that shooting was related to the one earlier in Sunny Isles. After the shooting in Sunny Isles, police issued a bulletin for a GMC Yukon they suspected was involved in the shooting. A few hours later Miami-Dade police spotted the SUV entering the Rolling Loud concert at Hard Rock and detained four men. It wasn't immediately clear if they were part of the 11 that were released by police on Monday. NBA Youngboy, a Baton Rouge rapper, performed at Rolling Loud on Sunday. Ana Rodriguez, who said Long was Youngboy's girlfriend, told the Miami Herald she saw a fight break out in front of the Trump resort. She said she heard the shots as she was entering a liquor store across the street while getting ready for the concert. Said Zabaleta: "There are a lot of unanswered questions."     ©2019 Miami Herald Visit Miami Herald at www.miamiherald.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


Check out the all-time spring race winners at Dover International Speedway -- a list that includes Jimmie Johnson, Richard Petty and many more. Check out the complete list of winners in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in the spring race at Dover International Speedway, beginning with the first race in 1969. 1969: Richard Petty (pictured at Daytona) 1970: Richard Petty 1971: Bobby Allison (pictured at Daytona) 1972: Bobby Allison (pictured at Riverside) 1973: David Pearson 1974: Cale Yarborough 1975: David Pearson 1976: Benny Parsons (pictured at Daytona) 1977: Cale Yarborough 1978: David Pearson 1979: Neil Bonnett 1980: Bobby Allison (pictured at Daytona) 1981: Jody Ridley 1982: Bobby Allison 1983: Bobby Allison 1984: Richard Petty 1985: Bill Elliott 1986: Geoffrey Bodine 1987: Davey Allison 1988: Bill Elliott (pictured at Bristol) 1989: Dale Earnhardt 1990: Derrike Cope 1991: Ken Schrader 1992: Harry Gant 1993: Dale Earnhardt 1994: Rusty Wallace 1995: Kyle Petty 1996: Jeff Gordon 1997: Ricky Rudd 1998: Dale Jarrett 1999: Bobby Labonte 2000: Tony Stewart 2001: Jeff Gordon 2002: Jimmie Johnson 2003: Ryan Newman 2004: Mark Martin 2005: Greg Biffle 2006: Matt Kenseth 2007: Martin Truex Jr. 2008: Kyle Busch 2009: Jimmie Johnson 2010: Kyle Busch 2011: Matt Kenseth 2012: Jimmie Johnson 2013: Tony Stewart 2014: Jimmie Johnson 2015: Jimmie Johnson 2016: Matt Kenseth 2017: Jimmie Johnson 2018: Kevin Harvick 2019: Martin Truex Jr.


Taco Tuesday seems to be one of LeBron James' favorite things in life. He's shared videos on social media in the past on Taco Tuesday in which he goes around the dinner table asking each member of his family what day it is. Of course, they're all eating tacos for dinner. This week he shared more video clips on his Instagram Story for Taco Tuesday, but there was a special guest: his new Los Angeles Lakers teammate, Anthony Davis. You know it's real when AD gets invited to LeBron's house for Taco Tuuuuuuuuesday (via @KingJames ) pic.twitter.com/WJ3F5b95Vk   Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 17, 2019 The other guest in the video was Dior Johnson, who is a travel ball teammate of Bronny James. Dior is a top prospect for the class of 2022 but will be playing at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, not Sierra Canyon with Bronny. The James and Davis clans seem to be get along quite well as the two stars get ready for their first season together on the Lakers.


Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Boston. Blue line station closed due to possible shots fired incident Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced that Aquarium Station was closed Sunday night as police investigated possible gunfire in and around the station. Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston . Body found at Boston construction site, state police say State police do not know whether the person was a construction worker. Read the full story on WCVB Channel 5 Boston . Victim suffers life-threatening injuries in brazen Mattapan shooting One person was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after being shot in broad daylight in Mattapan, officials said. Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston . Residents on alert after coyote spotted roaming through West Roxbury Residents are on alert in West Roxbury after numerous coyote sightings, including one early Saturday morning. Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston . David Ortiz moved out of intensive care unit, wife says The ex-Boston slugger remains hospitalized, almost two weeks after he was shot in the back while in the Dominican Republic. Read the full story on CBS 8 - San Diego News . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


At least 26 people were killed and a further 56 injured in Friday's terror attack at a hotel in Kismayo, Somalia, Jubaland state president Ahmed Madobe said Saturday morning. Colonel Salah Osman, a police officer who was part of the rescue operation on Friday night, told CNN that the attack began when a car bomb exploded in a suicide blast at the gate of the Asasey, a heavily fortified hotel 500 km south of the capital Mogadishu. An assault team of four attackers then entered the premises and battled with Jubaland's security forces for 12 hours. The attackers were shot dead during the fighting inside the hotel, Osman said, while the car bomber died when the explosives were detonated. Among the dead were three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans, one Canadian and one Briton, Madobe said. Hodan Nalayeh, a prominent Somali-Canadian journalist and YouTube star, was critically wounded during the attack and later died in hospital, police captain Mahad Abdia told CNN. Her husband Farid was also killed. Another journalist, Mohamed Sahal Omar, who worked for the Puntland-based Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), was shot dead while attempting to photograph the attackers inside the hotel, according to a statement by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). A candidate for the regional presidency, tribal elders, and journalists were also killed, Mahad Abdia said. The attack occurred as local officials met inside the hotel ahead of a regional election in August. Dozens were rescued, he added. Speaking to CNN Saturday morning, a spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office did not confirm a British citizen was among the victims. "We are in touch with local Somali authorities and seeking more information following an explosion in Kismayo," the spokesperson said. Terror group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement published on an affiliated website, saying it targeted Jubaland state ministers, regional and federal lawmakers, as well as candidates in the hotel. CNN has not been able to independently confirm these claims. Radina Gigova contributed to this report.


DETROIT (WWJ) - Eighteen people were injured, according to authorities, in a crash involving a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus. It happened Tuesday afternoon in the area of Whittier and Somerset, in the area of I-94 and Cadieux, on the city's east side. Deputy Detroit Fire Chief Dave Fornell said a U-Haul truck rear-ended the bus. He said that, while most or all of the 18 injured people were taken to a local hospital, it does not appear at this time that any of the injuries were serious. Stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 for more on this developing story.


BEIJING (AP)   Huawei on Friday unveiled a smartphone operating system that it said can replace Google's Android, adding to the Chinese tech giant's efforts to insulate itself against U.S. sanctions. The announcement of HarmonyOS highlights the growing ability of Huawei, the No. 2 global smartphone brand and biggest maker of network gear for phone carriers, to create technology and reduce its reliance on American vendors. U.S. curbs imposed in May threatened Huawei's smartphone sales by limiting access to Android and blocking Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., from supporting music and other services based on the system. Huawei Technologies Ltd. wants to keep using Android, Richard Yu, CEO of its consumer device unit, said at a conference for software developers in the southern city of Dongguan. "However, if we cannot use it in the future we can immediately switch to HarmonyOS," Yu said. He said that could be done in as little as two days if needed. Huawei, China's first global tech brand, is at the center of a battle between Washington and Beijing over the ruling Communist Party's ambitions to develop companies that can compete in robotics and other fields. The Trump administration says Beijing's efforts are based on stealing or pressuring companies to hand over technology. Washington and other trading partners say the Chinese campaign violates its free-trade obligations. Washington has labeled Huawei a security threat, an accusation the company denies. Some officials also see the rise of Huawei and other Chinese tech competitors as a potential threat to U.S. industrial leadership. Huawei spends about $12 billion a year on U.S. semiconductor chips and other components. The company said the U.S. export curbs might cut its projected sales by $30 billion over two years. Since then, authorities have said vendors will be allowed to supply technology that is available from other sources. That came after American technology suppliers warned they would be hurt by the loss of one of their biggest customers. Huawei also has developed its own chipsets for low-end smartphones and servers, though it still needs U.S. vendors for its most advanced products. Yu said Huawei's first smartphone using HarmonyOS would be released Saturday under its Honor brand. Huawei, headquartered in the southern city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, reported earlier its smartphone shipments rose 24% in the first half of 2019 over a year ago to 118 million. "We could have done better, but due to the challenges we face in the international market, our shipments dropped a bit," Yu said. Huawei reported that sales in the six months through June rose 23.2% over a year earlier to 401.3 billion yuan ($58.3 billion). That was up from 2018 growth of 19.5%, but Chairman Liang Hua warned Huawei will "face difficulties" in the second half. Liang said then that Huawei was reviewing its product lineup to make sure it could fill orders without U.S. components if necessary. On Friday, Yu said HarmonyOS is designed to operate on PCs and tablet computers as well as smartphones, allowing users to integrate music and other functions across multiple devices. HarmonyOS will be open source to allow outside developers to contribute to its development, Yu said. "We want to build a global operating system, so it will not be used by Huawei alone," he said. ___ Huawei Technologies Ltd.: www.huawei.com


Interested in getting the lowdown the freshest new spots in Long Beach? From a brewery to an ice cream spot, read on for the newest hot spots to make their debut around town. Trademark Brewing Wander over to 233 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach and you'll find Trademark Brewing , a new brewery. Owned and operated by wife-and-husband duo Ilana and Sterling Steffen, the brewery produces small batch beers. Plant Power Fast Food Head over to 5095 Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach and you'll find Plant Power Fast Food , a new vegan spot, offering burgers and more. The plant-based restaurant serves up house-made burgers, sandwiches and wraps, fries and more. View the menu here . This is the California-based chain's fifth location. Hug Life Ice Creme Hug Life Ice Creme is a vegan ice cream spot that recently opened its doors at 2707 E. Fourth St. in Long Beach. And with five stars out of 20 reviews on Yelp, it's been a hit thus far. Flavors include Cookie Butter, with cinnamon cookie bits; Banana Boy, with bananas, roasted walnuts cookie bits and cinnamon; and Sesame Street, with roasted black sesame, activated charcoal and dark chocolate. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Tuesday's team activities brought some good news and bad news for New York Jets fans as it relates to running back Le'Veon Bell. The bad news is that Bell didn't look especially strong at minicamp on Tuesday . Furthermore, Bell that he'll head back to Florda when this camp is over, and therefore won't be at OTAs next week. Le'Veon Bell said he will head back to Florida after this minicamp, so he will not be at the final week of Jets OTAs next week. pic.twitter.com/NRE01PVjyb   Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoSNY) June 4, 2019 The good news is that Bell squashed the notion that there is a rift between himself and head coach, Adam Gase. On his relationship with Gase, Bell said ( per Manish Mehta, New York Daily News ) that "Business is business… Our relationship is great." That will be welcome news for the Jets and their fans. Gase was reportedly quite unhappy with the money that Jets gave Bell. It's even said to have been a factor in general manager Mike Maccagnan being fired . Especially given what he went through with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the last thing anyone associated with the Jets wanted was for Bell to have a beef with the organization. For now, at least according to Bell, that's a non-issue.


After a season in Charlotte where his stock went up   he averaged 15.3 points per game and was an above average wing player, a position of need around the league   Jeremy Lamb cashed in. Lamb is jumping to the Indiana Pacers on a three-year deal that averages more than $10 million a season, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. Free agent Jeremy Lamb agreed to a three-year, $31.5M deal with Indiana, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management says.   Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2019 Lamb likely will start at the two until Victor Oladipo returns (Christmas?), and even then he will get plenty of minutes off the bench plus he can play some three to spell T.J. Warren . Lamb is still going to get a lot of touches and shots in Indiana. The Pacers took a hit losing Bojan Bogdanovic in free agency, but adding Malcolm Brogdon and Lamb is a good shift to make up for it, adding a scoring point guard who could fit well next to Oladipo. The key for the Pacers now is just to get their star healthy again.


The Bears are turning over every page in their lengthy history books for their 100-year anniversary celebration this year. They've already compiled a comprehensive scrapbook with memories as far back as the early 1920s, ranked their top 100 players in team history and held a three-day long event filled with many current and former players who have donned the navy and orange over the years. Certainly a lot happened over such a long span, but even the last 10 years have been filled with ups and downs, adding to the history books. Here's how the last 10 Bears teams stack up against one another. No. 10 - 2014 (5-11, last in NFC North) (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) The 2014 team didn't have the worst record of the bunch, but given the expectations set in the preseason, the number of embarrassing blowouts and the never ending off-field drama, this team is the biggest loser in the last decade. After barely missing out on a division crown the year before, the Bears were poised to take the next step in 2014, led by an explosive offense with Jay Cutler, Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery and Martellus Bennett. The playoffs were in sight. But after a 2-1 start, the ground collapsed beneath them and the team plunged into chaos. The team lost five of their next six games, including two losses where the aging defense gave up over 50 points in back-to-back games (with a bye week in the middle). Fights in the locker room followed a loss to the Miami Dolphins, offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer threw Cutler under the bus and broke down in front of the team, they lost their final five games and Marc Trestman benched Cutler for backup Jimmy Clausen to finish out the season. That was more than enough reason for the team to clean house and rank as the worst in this list. No. 9 - 2016 (3-13, last in NFC North) (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) Maybe it was due to the Cubs winning the World Series, but the 2016 Chicago Bears seemed to be a pretty forgettable team. After all, there really was no defining moment, good or bad, during the season. The Bears finished with their worst record since the NFL moved to a 16 game schedule in 1978 and had an NFL-high 19 players end up on injured reserve. John Fox's team ended the final six games with journeyman quarterback Matt Barkley as injuries knocked Jay Cutler and Brian Hoyer out for the season. They lost six of their first seven games before taking an upset victory on Halloween against the Minnesota Vikings in what would be Cutler's final win as a Bear. They would experience one more win in the rest of the season, a decisive victory against the San Francisco 49ers in the snow at Soldier Field, led by rookie running back Jordan Howard and his 1,300 yard season. No. 8 - 2009 (5-11, 3rd in NFC North) (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Much like 2014, the 2009 season opened with high aspirations. The Bears had pulled off the biggest trade in their team's history, acquiring Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos for a load of draft picks to finally solidify the position that plagued the franchise since Jim McMahon left in the late 80s. The team was instantly a favorite in the division but failed to meet expectations. Cutler began his Bears career throwing four interceptions against the Green Bay Packers (a precursor for what was to come) but rebounded to lead the Bears to a 3-1 record. However, the winning ways would wane and the team would only win one game out of their next seven. Three of those losses included games where the defense gave up over 35 points, including a 45-10 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals where former running back Cedric Benson gashed his old team for nearly 200 yards on the ground. Cutler, meanwhile, was not living up to expectations. Although he finished the final two games with eight touchdowns, he led the league with 26 picks and threw multiple interceptions in seven of his 16 starts. The season marked the start of frequent changes to the coaching staff. No. 7 - 2017 (5-11, last in NFC North) (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) The final season of the John Fox era didn't end with a bang, despite an an up-and-coming young nucleus, talented veterans, and a statistically top-10 defense. The Bears began the 2017 season with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Mike Glennon leading the offense, despite the selection of Mitchell Trubisky with the second overall pick in the draft. Glennon stumbled to a 1-4 start before being replaced. The rookie showed some flashes in the final eleven games, but the offense as a whole sputtered under the guidance of offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains, finishing 30th out of 32 teams in total offensive yards. The supporting cast of tight ends and wide receivers surrounding Glennon and Trubisky was one of the worst groups in Bears history. 2017 is also remembered for the career-ending leg injury suffered by TE Zack Miller on a missed touchdown against the New Orleans Saints. But, like the 2009 season, a lost year showed promise that would pay off the next season. Rookies such as Trubisky, Tarik Cohen, and Eddie Jackson took over games and showed the league they belonged. Veterans like Akiem Hicks and Eddie Goldman also continued their ascent and brought the defense back to relevancy. But once the season ended with another 5-11 record, Fox was shown the door and many changes would soon take effect, most of which paid off the next season in a big way. No. 6 - 2015 (6-10, last in NFC North) (Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports) 2015 ushered in a new era (the second one since 2011) with new general manager Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox, coming off four straight division titles with the Broncos. After the Trestman debacle, Fox was brought in to right the ship and get the Bears back to competing for the playoffs. Despite getting outscored 46-105 in their first three games against Green Bay, Arizona, and Seattle, the Bears were in the hunt for a playoff spot into early December with a 5-6 record, before losing four of their last five games. Jay Cutler quietly had one of his most efficient seasons as a Bear under offensive coordinator Adam Gase, posting a 92.3 quarterback rating in 15 games and avoiding a multi-interception game until the season finale. The 2015 season also had a few iconic moments, such as the comeback victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5 and the win against Green Bay on Thanksgiving, spoiling the Packers' "Brett Favre Night". The season also saw some heartbreaking losses thanks to missed tackles and field goals. The first season of the John Fox era proved to be the best one, setting the stage for two dismal years to come. No. 5 - 2011 (8-8, 3rd in NFC North) (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) The 2011 Bears are one of the biggest "what if" teams over the last decade. After starting 7-3, including a stretch of winning five in a row in the middle of the season, the Bears were in the driver's seat for a wildcard spot and could have been on the road to a playoff rematch with the Green Bay Packers. However, the team's fortunes changed when Jay Cutler, playing some of the best football of his career, broke his thumb attempting a tackle on San Diego Chargers linebacker Donald Butler after a turnover in a blowout victory. The injury sidelined him for the rest of the year, and backups Caleb Hanie and Josh McCown finished the season 1-5, limping to a .500 record. Following Cutler's injury, the Bears were still in position to secure a playoff berth, which Cutler may have been able to return for. But three straight games with bone-headed plays sunk the team. First, a failed fake spike in Oakland ended a comeback bid by Caleb Hanie. Second, a Hail Mary play to end the first half by Kansas City ended up being batted down into the hands of a wide receiver, scoring the only touchdown in the game and providing the Chiefs a win. And finally, there was the Marion Barber game against the Broncos, where the running back inexplicably ran out of bounds while trying to run out the clock under two minutes, giving Tim Tebow the chance to tie the game. He then fumbled the ball in OT to give Denver the outright win. All of the good vibes from October and November vanished in December, leaving players and fans wondering what could have been. No. 4 - 2013 (8-8, 2nd in NFC North) (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images) Out with the defense and in with the offense. The Bears made the controversial change to move on from Lovie Smith after a 10-6 season and bring in Marc Trestman, formerly of the Canadian Football League. Trestman was known for having a great offensive mind, and the 2013 Bears certainly backed that notion up. The offense finished in the Top 10 for total yards and second in the league in points-per-game. They boasted two 1,000 yard wide receivers in Alshon Jeffery (1,421) and Brandon Marshall (1,295), respectively. and running back Matt Forte rushed for a career high of 1,399 yards. While the offense thrived the once vaunted defense became a liability under defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. It ranked 30th in yards allowed and second to last in points allowed per game. It was the Bears version of "Freaky Friday." Still, the table was set for them to return to postseason action. The offense was rolling, even under backup Josh McCown with multiple injuries to Jay Cutler, while the Packers lost Aaron Rodgers for most of the season. At 8-6 with two games to go, all the Bears had to do was win and they would be in, but a blowout to the Eagles and a last-minute defeat against the Packers left the Bears out of the postseason for a third-straight season. No. 3 - 2012 (10-6, 3rd in NFC North) (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) 2012 was a season of two halves. The first half eight games of the year saw the Bears as a top 5 team in the league with a 7-1 record. They put up 41 or more points three times in eight games, while creating multiple turnovers in each matchup for a season total of 28 takeaways. The offense leaned heavily on newly acquired wide receiver Brandon Marshall and running back Matt Forte. Meanwhile, Defensive Player of the Year candidate Charles Tillman finally showed the rest of the league what many Bears fans already knew: the peanut punch, forcing 10 fumbles on his way to an all-pro nod and national recognition. The second half of the season, though, saw the team finish with a 3-5 record, narrowly missing out on a wildcard berth in Week 17, leading to Lovie Smith's dismissal in the offseason. Teams caught up with the offense and a heartbreaking loss to the Seattle Seahawks, followed up by uninspired performances against the Vikings and Packers, ultimately did them in. Most years, this squad would be at least a wildcard team, but both the Packers and Vikings success kept them out of the postseason. No. 2 - 2010 (11-5, 1st in NFC North) (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images) With Lovie Smith on the hot seat, the team hired Mike Martz to fix their offensive woes. 2010 saw the team return to it's 2006 form - a dominant defense led by free agent acquisition Julius Peppers, an electrifying return game and an offense that could put up points when called upon. The Bears started hot, winning their first three games, including a primetime matchup with Green Bay to show the league that the Monsters of the Midway had returned. But the good vibes didn't last as they would drop three out of their next four. The New York Giants put Cutler on the ground nine times in the first half in one loss and Cutler threw four interceptions to the Washington Redskins' DeAngelo Hall in another. They had fallen to 4-3 going into their bye week and a once-promising September was beginning to look like fools gold. Yet they won seven of their final nine games and secured the division crown in Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings in a game that featured the end of Brett Favre's NFL career and Devin Hester's record-breaking punt return touchdown. 2010 also features the only playoff win by the Bears this decade, a decisive victory against a 7-9 Seattle Seahawks squad in the divisional round. All that was left was to beat Green Bay one more time to reach Super Bowl 45. But the Bears were shut out for three quarters, Cutler sprained his MCL, and the comeback bid by Caleb Hanie fell just short as Green Bay advanced to the Super Bowl, eventually winning the title. Even though they had a stellar season, the team had a few bad losses, specifically the snowy matchup against the New England Patriots and the Giants game. They also had an opportunity to keep Green Bay out of the playoffs altogether in Week 17, but lost 3-10 to let them into the postseason as the final wildcard team. No. 1 - 2018 (12-4, 1st in NFC North) (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Recency bias? Possibly, but the 2018 Chicago Bears were the real deal. A brewing storm on the defensive side of the ball finally came together, thanks in large part to the arrival of Khalil Mack, and new head coach Matt Nagy had the same effect on offense. The Bears' average margin of victory was 8.1, third in the league just behind Kansas City and New Orleans. Meanwhile, each of the Bears four losses were decided by one score or less. They had decisive victories and were never even close to being blown out in a game, culminating in a 12-4 record and another NFC north division title. The Mack factor was evident from the start as he wreaked havoc on the Green Bay Packers, forcing a fumble and scoring a touchdown on a pick-six, all in the first half. While the Bears ended up losing on a miraculous comeback engineered by Aaron Rodgers, Nagy's team showed they're the real deal and the league soon realized it. The Bears won their next three games going into their bye-week, highlighted by second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's six touchdown passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As what seems like tradition for a Bears playoff team, they stumbled into the middle of the season, losing their next two games to AFC East opponents Miami and New England, both on last-second plays, to fall back to .500. But the team rallied to five-straight wins to put them in the drivers-seat in the NFC North. The defense continued their stifling style of play with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio at the controls, finishing with 36 takeaways, and six defensive touchdowns. The offense, meanwhile, was efficient and showed promise under Nagy's coaching. With a completely revamped wide receiver corps and an effective running back duo, the unit produced enough to win in 2018 and should take another step forward in 2019 with Trubisky leading the way. The Bears finished the regular season 4-0 with wins against the eventual NFC Champions Los Angeles Rams and the division clincher against Green Bay on the lakefront. The team had it's best record since the 2006 Super Bowl campaign. Of course, any Super Bowl 53 dreams vanished when the Bears were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wildcard round thanks to a last-minute rally by the Eagles and Cody Parkey's field goal miss. But from start to finish, the 2018 Chicago Bears showcased how talented they really were and had the best team the city has seen in 15 years. MORE: Poker player argues over dealer chip counting error during crucial all-in hand at WSOP Main Event Future looks bright for the Steelers according to ESPN Colts ranked No. 1 in NFL future power rankings Roundup: Lindsey Graham's Comment; Lunar Moon; NASA Sets Sights on Mars; Austin Butler Trysten Hill may be crowning point on Cowboys star-studded defense