You're not used to the Kansas City Chiefs. The two-time defending champion Chiefs are 12-1 going into this weekend, leading the AFC, and many people still likely believe they will be the conference's representative in the Super Bowl. That's the typical portion. The portion that's not so normal? In practically every game, Kansas City is barely winning. The Chiefs' victories are so close together that their plus-56 point differential is more akin to that of the NFL's worst club (the Carolina Panthers) than its greatest (the Detroit Lions). This season, Kansas City has been like that. The Chiefs, who have won three Super Bowls in five years, have one of the best coaches in the league, and 29-year-old Patrick Mahomes may retire today and still be eligible for the first ballot Hall of Fame. How...

Syria's Damascus As the search continues for the American journalist who vanished in Syria more than ten years ago while covering the civil conflict there, Syria's new leadership claims it blames former President Bashar al-Assad for the "pain inflicted" for years on Austin Tice's family. In an interview with NBC News on Wednesday, Obaida Al-Arnaot, the official spokesperson and head of Syria's interim government's political affairs department, stated, "We hold Bashar al-Assad and his criminal regime accountable for the consequences of Austin's disappearance and the pain inflicted on his mother - pain, tears, and separation." Syria's interim administration has attempted to locate Tice in order to bring him back to his family, but Arnaot claimed the 43-year-old journalist has not been able...

To the delight of her hordes of admirers, singer and actress Selena Gomezan announced on social media on Wednesday that she was engaged to boyfriend Benny Blanco. Now is the start of forever. Gomez, 32, captioned four photos, one of which showed the couple cuddling and another of her sporting a large engagement ring. In December 2023, the pair made their romance public. With 432 million Instagram followers, Gomez is one of the most well-known users on the platform. The post has already received 8.3 million likes and comments from a number of famous friends, including Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow. Blanco, a 36-year-old music producer, said, "Hey wait... that's my wife." Following the conclusion of her historic Eras tour, Taylor Swift said, "Yes, I will be the flower girl." In a Nov...

According to a school official Wednesday, Jason Kelce, a former offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles, will not face charges related to an argument outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State University last month in which he appeared to smash someone's cellphone. The argument, which was apparently started by a fan using a derogatory term about his brother, happened on November 2 at the Penn State-Ohio State game in Happy Valley. Kelce's younger brother is Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. NBC News confirmed social media footage that showed Kelce strolling outside the stadium with a case of beer in hand, surrounded by supporters. In reference to Travis Kelce's relationship with pop singer Taylor Swift, a man could be heard shouting at Kelce in the background before des...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump declared his desire for supporter Kari Lake to be the next director of Voice of America, a federal network that is a part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Trump stated in his post on Truth Social that the future leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media will nominate Lake, and he would make the announcement "soon." Lake was promised by Trump to "ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media." Questions concerning the procedures for proposing and appointing a new director, as well as the potential implications of Trump's statement for the employment of Michael Abramowitz, the current director, were not immediately answered ...

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump declared his desire for supporter Kari Lake to be the next director of Voice of America, a federal network that is a part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Trump stated in his post on Truth Social that the future leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media will nominate Lake, and he would make the announcement "soon." Lake was promised by Trump to "ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media." Questions concerning the procedures for proposing and appointing a new director, as well as the potential implications of Trump's statement for the employment of Michael Abramowitz, the current director, were not immediately answered ...

Although more than 6,000 people were still displaced from their homes, officials reported that California firefighters made headway on Wednesday in the fight against a wildfire in Malibu that broke out earlier this week due to strong winds. At a news conference on Wednesday, fire officials said that the so-called Franklin Fire, which raged across the hills of the coastal neighborhood near Pepperdine University, had burned at least nine buildings and damaged six more. However, improved weather allowed firefighters to bring the fire down to 7% containment. As of Wednesday night, the fire had burned around 4,035 acres, according to Dusty Martin, incident manager for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. We had a lot of success around the fire today because of the favorabl...

Following this week's capture of the man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to death, law enforcement officials, business executives, and workers in the health insurance sector have reported being harassed and threatened. Even though political and business leaders strongly denounced the heinous murder on a New York City street a week ago, the masked gunman has become a cause célèbre for some Americans who view the crime as a symbolic rejection of the nation's healthcare system. Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate and the suspect's lawyer, has stated that he plans to enter a not guilty plea to all counts. Officials worry that the shooting could lead to similar incidents. Posts on social media On Wednesday, pictures of wanted posters with pictures of the CE...

A Dallas lady claims her mother died in a horrifying manner, and she wants answers. Days after her disappearance, Teresa Gonzales, 66, was found at a Dallas sewage treatment plant. She fell through a hole in a street in northwest Dallas, according to her family. I couldn't figure out why that occurred. I was unable to comprehend it. Cynthia Gonzales, the daughter, stated, "I still can't." According to Cynthia Gonzales and her lawyer Ramez Shamieh, it took place on October 22 between 7 and 9 a.m. on the 1600 block of Record Crossing Road at Riverside Drive. Witnesses claimed to have seen Teresa Gonzales fall through a maintenance site and into a sewer line when she was out for a stroll. "It was deep," Shamieh added, "if it's as deep as we're assuming." Three days later, her body was found i...

Washington In a letter presented by the defendant's attorney, a former Republican House member and three current Utah members of Congress invited a Jan. 6 defendant to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. On January 6, 2021, defendant Russell Taylor gathered a group of fighters to come to Washington, D.C., in response to Trump's tweet informing supporters that the day "will be wild." Taylor collaborated with the government against members of the Three Percenters militia organization and entered a guilty plea to a count of obstruction of an official process in 2023.Prosecutors said that Taylor, "wearing an exposed knife on top of a bulletproof chest plate and carrying bear spray, a hatchet, and other weapons in his backpack," led a mob that broke through a police line on his way t...