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Browns CB Denzel Ward injures knee in practice. Pro Bowler questionable for playoff against TexansVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Browns Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward injured his knee in practice Thursday and is questionable for Cleveland’s wild-card game Saturday against the Houston Texans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. The extent of Ward’s injury is not immediately known, but if he is less than 100%, it will...
Tyreek Hill returns to KC as Dolphins visit Chiefs for frigid AFC wild-card game Saturday nightVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins missed out on the opportunity to play the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in November, when the NFL had moved their high-profile matchup to Frankfurt, Germany. Hill and Co. finally will get their chance Saturday night. With a whole...
Democrats’ education funding report says Pennsylvania owes $5B more to school districts
HARRISBURG — A commission reviewing how Pennsylvania distributes money to public schools narrowly approved a report Thursday that suggests the state is underfunding districts by more than $5 billion and should begin immediately to close that gap. The vote on the report by the Basic Education Funding Commission was backed...
Murder trial begins months after young woman driven into wrong driveway shot in upstate New York
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. — An attorney for an upstate New York man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman who was with a group of friends who mistakenly turned into his backcountry driveway called it a “terrible accident” involving a defective gun as arguments in his murder trial began Thursday....
Ohio woman who miscarried at home won’t be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren,...
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter is fighting cancerVideo
The 19-year-old daughter of NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Isabella Strahan appeared on a prerecorded videotape segment sitting next to her father while discussing her diagnosis of medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, with fellow GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts....
Pennsylvania police officer, suspect critically wounded in Scranton shooting
SCRANTON — A police officer in Pennsylvania was shot and critically wounded early Thursday as he helped investigate two other shootings, authorities said. The shooting in Scranton occurred around 4:30 a.m. and also left a suspect wounded, state police said. Both were treated at a hospital and were listed in...
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
BOSTON — Online retailer eBay Inc., will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed Thursday. The Justice Department charged eBay...
Bears and Vikings will host regular-season NFL games in London in 2024; Panthers to play in Germany
LONDON — The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings will both host a game in London next season, and the Carolina Panthers will play in Germany as part of the NFL’s international swing, the league said Thursday. The two NFC North rivals will host a game each at Premier League team...
President Joe Biden’s record age, 81, is an ‘asset,’ first lady Jill Biden says
WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest American leader in history — faces persistent questions from voters about his decision to seek another term. In an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” released Thursday, Jill...
$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowments
The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the single largest unrestricted gift to the organization since its founding 80 years ago. The gift announced Thursday will go toward a pooled endowment for the 37 historically Black colleges and universities that form...
Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. As legislatures begin their work for the year, lawmakers in...
Jamaica probes police killings of four people in 24 hours, including a teenage boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A government agency in Jamaica says it is investigating four fatal shootings by police officers in the span of 24 hours, including that of a 14-year-old boy. The Independent Commission of Investigations says police killed three people on Tuesday and another on Wednesday, with authorities...
The tribes wanted to promote their history. Removing William Penn’s statue wasn’t a priority
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The National Park Service’s proposal to remove a William Penn statue from a historic site in Philadelphia —- quickly withdrawn amid a backlash — wasn’t a priority for some of the Native Americans the agency was required to consult with as it prepared to renovate the deteriorating...
U.S. inflation edges up, fueled by food and housing prices, but many other costs rise only mildly
WASHINGTON — Higher rents and food prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that overall prices rose 0.3% from November and 3.4% from...
Chris Christie ends his Republican presidential bid, criticizing his rivals on his way out
WINDHAM, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing pressure to drop out of the race from those desperate to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination. Addressing supporters at a New Hampshire...
Patriots parting with Bill Belichick after 24 years and 6 Super Bowl championships
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick had a vision of building the kind of sustained championship football team that had rarely been seen before in the NFL when the New England Patriots hired him. He walks away feeling like it was a job well done. The six-time NFL champion agreed to...
Takeaways from the DeSantis-Haley debate in Iowa
There were only two Republicans on the presidential debate stage Wednesday, as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for the highest-stake faceoff yet just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa’s caucuses. Haley and DeSantis’ spirited debate came in the shadow...
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after earlier deal imploded
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. The...
Donald Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have fiery debate
NEW YORK — As Donald Trump’s two main Republican rivals slugged it out Wednesday on an Iowa debate stage, the former president appeared across town on a Fox News Channel town hall in a counterprogramming move where few discouraging words were heard. Trump walked onstage to cheers and chants of...
Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge. In an extraordinary move...
Matthew Stafford loves Detroit but embraces being ‘bad guy’ as Rams face Lions
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Matthew Stafford arrived in Detroit as a hotshot 21-year-old quarterback. He left three years ago as a grown man with a wife and four daughters all born in Michigan. During the 12 years in between, he desperately tried to end the Lions’ decades-long playoff victory drought....
Robert Morris men lose at home to Wright State
Stephaun Walker finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, but Robert Morris lost to visiting Wright State, 101-76, on Wednesday night. Tanner Holden scored 29 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Raiders (9-8, 4-2 Horizon League). Brandon Noel added 17 points and 12...
Northwestern wins at Penn State for the first time since 2016-17 seasonVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Brooks Barnhizer scored a career-high 23 points, Boo Buie had 17 points and eight assists and Northwestern beat Penn State, 76-72, on Wednesday night for its first win in the series since the 2019-20 season. Northwestern (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten), which snapped a five-game losing streak in...
Rookie TE Dalton Kincaid provides Bills another option after nearly giving up on football
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Dalton Kincaid occasionally wonders how different his life would have been had the rookie tight end not given football a second chance entering his senior year in high school. “I’d probably be selling real estate or traveling,” Kincaid told the Associated Press on Wednesday, in preparing...
