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Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms

Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots.
Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza

Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Monday, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a
North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader's sister mocks Seoul

North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader's sister mocks Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea again fired artillery shells near its tense sea boundary with the South on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked the South's ability to detect its weapons launches.
Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback

Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an injury after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months in the sidelines.
South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North's earlier exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its o
United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28

United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Saturday acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks last month.
Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble.
Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him 'bully with a badge'

Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him 'bully with a badge'

DENVER (AP) — A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on
Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm's way as he tried to protect students from a teenage shooter armed with a shotgun and a handgun, state authorities said Friday.
NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial

NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he treated himself to millions of dollars in private jet flights, yacht trips, African safar