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Jan 29, 2022Jeff DarlingtonAdam SchefterCloseESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four booksTom Brady is retiring from football after 22 seasons in which he won a historic seven Super Bowl titles, sources told ESPN on Saturday.When Brady, widely considered…Continue Reading

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden took office, as it revives its old playbook in brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and neighbors amid a prolonged stalemate in diplomacy.The Japanese and South Korean militaries said the…Continue Reading

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BERLIN (AP) — Two police officers were shot dead while on a routine patrol in western Germany early Monday, police said.The shooting happened during a traffic check near Kusel at about 4:20 a.m., police in Kaiserslautern said in a statement. The officers — a 24-year-old woman and 29-year-old man — were able to radio for…Continue Reading

By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAMJanuary 31, 2022 GMTBEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Ski racers settling into the start gate for Alpine World Cup events in the Rocky Mountains in early December squinted through sunshine that carried the temperature toward 50 degrees and glanced down at a course covered with pristine — and manufactured —…Continue Reading

HONG KONG (AP) — Tighter COVID-19 restrictions, including a ban on dining in restaurants after 6 p.m., mean many Hong Kong families are eating their reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s eve at home this year.The traditional dish known as “poon choi,” or “basin food,” is a large dish filled with lotus root, radish, taro…Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia’s troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in public over the possibility of a Russian invasion and its global impact.U.S.…Continue Reading

More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her nursing job or handle household activities. Long COVID has her questioning her worth as a wife and mother.“Is this permanent? Is this the new norm?” said the 41-year-old…Continue Reading

Two of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers, Travis and Gregory McMichael, have reached plea agreements with prosecutors in their federal hate crimes case concerning the Black jogger’s 2020 murder in Georgia, according to court filings submitted Sunday night.Why it matters: Attorneys for Arbery’s family released a statement saying they’re “vehemently against” the proposed plea deals, reached ahead…Continue Reading