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The New York Jets hired Darren Mougey as their new general manager on Saturday. Mougey, 39, has been with the Denver Broncos’ organization since 2012 and was assistant general manager the past three seasons. He is the NFL’s third youngest GM. Mougey’s hiring comes in the same week the Jets hired Aaron Glenn as their new head coach. New York just finished a 5-12 season in which they missed the […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday where tens of thousands across the country are expected to join protests in support of Aboriginal people who say the date is not one to celebrate. A statue of colonist John Batman, a founder of the country’s second largest city who was also involved in killings of Indigenous people, was sawn in half, […]

A private investigator embroiled in a corruption scandal that rocked New Mexico’s law enforcement community for over a decade was the first to plead guilty to a slew of federal charges that include racketeering and bribery, according to court records released Friday. Ricardo Mendez took part in a yearslong scheme between a law firm he worked for that specialized in defending those charged with driving while intoxicated and the Albuquerque […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. may place a “very big bounty” on the top leaders of the Taliban, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday, adding he was hearing that the Taliban held more American hostages than previously reported. “Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported,” Rubio said in a post on social media platform X. “If this is true, we will have […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It appears Pete Alonso is going, going, gone. The first Amazin’ Day fan fest at Citi Field did not bring with it a dramatic resolution to Alonso’s free agent saga — but did seem to confirm the New York Mets’ most popular and prolific power hitter is likely to sign elsewhere as spring training nears. “We’ve made a significant offer to Pete,” Mets owner Steve Cohen […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies. As Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador, James Kariuki, recently told the Security Council, “Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child.” “The children of Gaza did not choose this war,” he said, […]

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the Air Force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, a U.S. official said on Saturday. The famed Black aviators included 450 pilots who fought overseas in segregated units during World War Two. Their success in combat […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app’s global operations, National Public Radio reported on Saturday. Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a minority stake in the company, but the app’s algorithm, data […]

PARIS (AP) — The final tally for Victor Wembanyama’s trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives. And one win. It wasn’t the two he wanted from this homecoming. But there were a slew of other moments to make this trip back […]