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It was an eventful day for New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi on Sunday. A special teams coach in the NFL since 2009, Rizzi won in his debut as an NFL head coach. He was promoted to lead the Saints after the team fired Dennis Allen last Monday. And in his first game, Rizzi led New Orleans to a 20-17 win, snapping a seven-game losing streak. His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start. Here’s how Rizzi himself described it: Whether or not Rizzi unclogged the toilet himself, he was able to change the flow of the Saints’ season. New Orleans started the year 2-0, scoring a combined 91 points in its first two games of the season. But then the team dropped its next seven games, including a 23-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. That was enough for Allen...

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing on Truth Social that anyone running to be the next Senate majority leader should agree to let him make recess appointments to his cabinet. "Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner," Trump wrote, adding, "Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more. This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY!" One of the demands he outlined is the ability to make recess appointments, which would allow the president to appoint people t...

One person has been arrested in connection with a shooting at Tuskegee University that left one person dead and at least 16 injured on the Alabama school's homecoming weekend. Jaquez Myrick, 25, was arrested and charged with possession of a machine gun, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, or ALEA, said in a statement. Officials said Myrick had a handgun with a machine gun conversion device and was found leaving the scene of the shooting on the Tuskegee campus. In a statement, ALEA said special agents were notified about multiple people shot on the university’s campus around 1:40 a.m., and that they’re still in the process of gathering information on the events that led to the shooting. An 18-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene, the agency said. Tuskegee University said ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing in a post on TruthSocial that anyone running to be the next Senate Majority Leader should agree to let Trump make recess appointments to his cabinet. "Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner," Trump wrote, adding, "Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more. This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY!" One of the demands he outlined in the post is the ability to make recess appointments, which is not currently in pr...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs blocked Broncos kicker Wil Lutz’s 35-yard field goal attempt as time expired on Sunday, and Kansas City escaped with a 16-14 victory over the Broncos to extend its winning streak to 15 games dating to last season. The Chiefs had taken the lead on Harrison Butker’s field goal with 5:57 remaining, but Bo Nix and the Broncos converted on a trio of third downs while marching right back down field. They proceeded to set up Lutz for the winner, but Leo Chenal was given credit for coming up the middle amid a big push by the Kansas City defensive line to get his hand on the kick. Patrick Mahomes finished with 266 yards passing and a touchdown for Kansas City, which became only the fifth team to follow up a Super Bowl triumph by winning its first nine games. That...

Two of the most prolific offenses in the NFL go head-to-head Sunday night as the Houston Texans welcome the Detroit Lions. Houston, behind rising star quarterback C.J. Stroud, began the season 5-1 but has dropped two of its last three games. Will it be able to right the ship against arguably the hottest team in the league? Jared Goff and the Lions, meanwhile, are 7-1 and don't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Detroit has won six straight, most recently an impressive road win in Green Bay. Who will come out on top Sunday night? Stay with NBC News for the latest from Houston. Detroit Lions at Houston Texans Date : Sunday, Nov. 10 Time : 8:20 p.m. ET How to watch Note: Thank you for visiting our website! We strive to keep you informed with the latest u...

An 18-year-old New York state employee was killed Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County's Sterling Forest. Dariel Vasquez, an aid working for the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Department, was helping mitigate the forest fire when he was killed, the New York State Police said in a statement. Police are investigating the incident. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of one of our New York State Parks employees while responding to a wildfire in Orange County yesterday,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Sunday. “My prayers go out to his family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time.” Wildfires continue to rage amid warm, dry conditions across the Northeast, where 11 million people remain under fire alerts Sunday afternoo...

One person is dead and at least 16 were injured after a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday morning. In a statement, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said special agents were notified about multiple people shot on the university’s campus at around 1:40 a.m., and that they’re still in the process of gathering information on the events that led to the shooting An 18-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene, the agency said. Tuskegee university identified the victim as "a non-university individual" in a statement . A total of 16 people were injured in the incident, including 12 who were shot and taken to local hospitals for treatment. "Four other individuals sustained injuries that were not related to gunfire over the course ...

One person is dead and at least 16 were injured after a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday morning. In a statement, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said special agents were notified about multiple people shot on the university’s campus at around 1:40 a.m., and that they’re still in the process of gathering information on the events that led to the shooting An 18-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene, the agency said. Tuskegee university identified the victim as "a non-university individual" in a statement . A total of 16 people were injured in the incident, including 12 who were shot and taken to local hospitals for treatment. "Four other individuals sustained injuries that were not related to gunfire over the course ...

Yale University is getting in formation with a new course dedicated to studying Beyoncé. Starting this upcoming spring semester, Yale will offer a class titled “Beyonce Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music.” The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism. It’s the latest college course to take on pop culture-inspired themes by focusing on a global music superstar, as universities around the world have embraced classes on the cultural impact of celebrities including Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. Following Beyoncé’s innovations and influence from her self-titled 2013 album to her latest, “Cowboy Carter,” students will anal...