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Tush push could play a prominent role in the Super Bowl if championship Sunday was any indication
If the conference championships are any indication, some of the highest drama in the Super Bowl in New Orleans in two weeks could come on the tush push perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles and decrypted by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles (17-3) are so adept at their vaunted short-yardage...
Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom. “This is a shockingly cruel, unimaginable crime committed by a mom against her three kids,” Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said. The child...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AIVideo
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement — which rates how close humanity is from ending —...
‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the LouvreVideo
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark that will take up to a decade. The renovation project, branded “Louvre New Renaissance,” will include a wide...
What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?
SAN DIEGO — During his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately. Others face legal challenges. Some may take years to happen, if...
U.S. consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index retreated this month to 104.1, from 109.5 in December. That is worse than the economist projections for a reading of 105.8. December’s...
Coca-Cola issues safety recall of soft drinks in Europe over chemical chlorate concerns
BRUSSELS — Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium. Batches of Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid and Fuze Tea were among the products recalled in Belgium,...
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when U.S. updates them based on Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water...
Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon
OMAHA, Neb. — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches. The average...
Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, ‘nobody gets a free pass’
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that “nobody gets a free pass anymore.” A dozen officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement gathered before dawn Monday...
Serbia’s prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned Tuesday in an attempt to calm political tensions and pressure roiled by weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy. The canopy collapse in November, which killed 15 people in the northern city of Novi...
Authorities identify gunman, victims in fatal shootings inside northern Indiana supermarket
ELKHART, Ind. — Authorities on Tuesday have identified the gunman and two people killed during a shooting at a northern Indiana grocery store. Juan M. Sanchez, 54, was the suspect in the late Monday afternoon shooting at Martin’s Supermarket in Elkhart, according to the Elkhart County prosecutor’s office. Sanchez was...
Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok
President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April. “I would say yes,” Trump told reporters when asked if Microsoft was one of the companies interested...
Boeing posts $3.8 billion Q4 loss and has lost over $35 billion since fatal crashes in 2019
WASHINGTON — Boeing posted a fourth-quarter loss of $3.8 billion on Tuesday as a machinists strike and other problems continued to plague the troubled aircraft manufacturer. Boeing has lost more than $35 billion since 2019 following the crashes of two then-new Max jets that killed 346 people. For the full...
Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida. His second White House is looking a lot...
Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment
East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety. The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants, loansVideo
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives. The Trump administration plan plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion and set the stage for a constitutional...
Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service. He also ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or been booted for refusing...
Trump’s tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
WASHINGTON — Having already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening a 25% tariff, President Donald Trump is readying the same move against Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday. But this time, the stakes are higher and many economists surveying the possible damage doubt Trump would be comfortable with...
U.S. places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders
WASHINGTON — At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency were placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders. A current official and a former official at the U.S. Agency for International Development confirmed the reason...
New coach Aaron Glenn: ‘We’re the freakin’ New York Jets. We’re built for this’Video
Aaron Glenn was settling into retirement from playing football and looking to make his mark in the business world and “be the best dad I can be.” One day, a few years removed from playing his last snap, he was watching a game at home. “I forgot who was playing,...
Tre Donaldson scores 7 during Michigan’s game-closing 9-0 run for a 76-72 victory over Penn StateVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tre Donaldson scored seven of his career-high 21 points during a game-closing 9-0 run, and Michigan edged Penn State, 76-72, on Monday night. Michigan grabbed three offensive rebounds on one possession midway through the second half before Rubin Jones sank a 3-pointer to extend the lead...
Josh Allen ponders what-ifs after Bills lose to Chiefs again in playoffsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen could take plenty of satisfaction from a season in which he became the betting favorite for MVP and the Buffalo Bills defied the doubters who predicted a down year. Instead, Allen and the Bills again fell short of their goal of winning the Super...
Spectator killed by a stray hammer thrown at a Colorado youth track and field meet
An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the competition was held. The weight cleared certified barriers before striking the man Sunday morning at the...
Prosecutors say woman charged in killing of Border Patrol agent was in contact with homicide suspect
A Washington state woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania and California, a federal prosecutor said in court documents Monday. Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two weapons...
