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Mike McCarthy ‘absolutely’ wants to return as Cowboys coach, owner Jerry Jones still not definitiveVideo

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike McCarthy says he “absolutely” wants to return as the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones has dropped multiple hints that McCarthy would be back, but the team owner was far from definitive about McCarthy’s future after a 23-19 loss to Washington on Sunday closed out...
Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you, as new congestion toll starts Sunday

NEW YORK — New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. The toll, known as congestion pricing, is meant to reduce traffic gridlock in the densely packed...
Patriots fire coach Jerod Mayo shortly after his 1st season endsVideo

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots fired coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday after one season, beginning another reboot for the franchise just a year after it parted with longtime coach Bill Belichick. Owner Robert Kraft announced the firing in a statement shortly after New England closed its 4-13 season...
NFL Week 18: Mike Evans reaches 1,000 yards receiving, Buccaneers clinch NFC South with win over SaintsVideo

TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield used his legs and arm to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch their fourth straight NFC South title while putting Mike Evans over 1,000 yards receiving. Mayfield fired a 32-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan for the go-ahead score and then scrambled 28 yards for...
Browns fire OC Ken Dorsey, O-line coach Andy Dickerson

BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns quickly began trying to fix a brutal, broken 2024 season. There’s no shortage of items needing repair. Hours after finishing with a loss at Baltimore in the finale of a season that was expected to carry into the playoffs, coach Kevin Stefanski fired offensive...
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93

TOKYO — Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 3, the Urakami Catholic Church, where he prayed almost...
TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

Will TikTok be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could upend their livelihoods. The fate of the popular app will be decided by the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments Jan. 10 over a...
The heaviest snowfall in a decade possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the U.S.Video

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions Sunday in parts of the central U.S., as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas. Snow and ice blanketed major roadways in nearly all of Kansas,...
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living people at nearly 117

MIAMI — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew,...
Flowers’ injury a concern for the Ravens after their AFC North-clinching victory over Cleveland

BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s division-clinching victory over Cleveland was about as routine as expected. Except for one second-quarter play that could be a major problem for the Ravens’ dynamic offense. Zay Flowers, the team’s top receiver, went down with a knee injury and didn’t return to the game Saturday. Coach John...
Packers WR Christian Watson leaves with knee injury and QB Jordan Love is also hurt

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was carted into the locker room and quarterback Jordan Love hurt his throwing elbow in the second quarter Sunday against the Chicago Bears. The Packers announced in the second quarter that both players were questionable to return, but they...
Penn State rally comes up short against Indiana at The Palestra

PHILADELPHIA — Oumar Ballo scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Indiana held off a late rally to beat Penn State, 77-71, on Sunday in a game played at The Palestra in Philadelphia. The game was the fifth Big Ten contest Penn State has held at “The Cathedral of...
Man behind New Year’s attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says

NEW ORLEANS — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar also traveled to Cairo and Canada...
Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stageVideo

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter ‘s extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global humanitarian. Those chapters shone throughout the opening...
Lamar Jackson, 1st member of 4,000-900 club, looks toward playoff run

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson capped a sensational regular season with a rather ordinary performance. It was still plenty good enough to set a pair of NFL records and lead the Baltimore Ravens to a second straight AFC North title. Jackson completed 16 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two...
Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show

The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. “A lot of flu out there,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Carrie Reed. Of course, there...

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