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Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league’s Super Bowl era, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because it has not yet been announced.
A look at some significant numbers from Bill Belichick’s coaching career: bit.ly/48uq7pN
Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.
Donald Trump arrived for closing arguments in his New York civil fraud trial after authorities responded to a bomb threat at the home of the judge who moved this week to prevent the former president from delivering his own closing statements.
While GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley met in a sharp CNN debate that brought out clear differences, Donald Trump appeared across town on a Fox News Channel town hall in a counterprogramming move where few discouraging words were heard.
An industry association reports that China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while sales at home rose 4.2%.
The surge in exports may propel China past Japan as the world’s number one exporter of cars.
The hundreds of television series on U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming platforms are the subject of a new list — one that scores them for their diversity and inclusion.
The head of the U.N. health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.
Nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries.
BREAKING: U.S. inflation edged up in December, fueled by food and housing prices, but many other costs rose only mildly.
A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall. The book, currently untitled, was completed with the help of actor Riley Keough, the eldest of Presley’s four children.
Republican-led state legislatures are again considering bills restricting medical care for transgender youths and some adults the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law.
The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years.
Rapid growth of solar in China was the main driver as the world added nearly 510 gigawatts — enough to power nearly 51 million homes for a year — with Europe, the United States and Brazil also seeing record growth.
BREAKING: New England Patriots are parting ways with head coach Bill Belichick after 24 seasons together and six Super Bowl wins, AP source says.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud.
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of one of Ecuador's most dangerous gangs, was discovered missing from his cell in a prison where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking.
Since his disappearance Sunday, the government says at least 30 attacks have taken place around the country, including one at a TV station in Guayaquil, in which armed gang members invaded a television station during a live broadcast.
There will be at least $100 million left in the estate of the so-called last Hawaiian princess to support Native Hawaiian culture. Abigail Kawānanakoa died last year at age 96. She was a descendant of the royal family that once ruled the islands.
NCAA President Charlie Baker says Michigan won the national championship fair and square.
New York building officials have issued emergency work orders to stabilize buildings around a historic Brooklyn synagogue where a secret tunnel was revealed earlier this week.
Google has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.
BREAKING: The UN’s top court opens hearings into a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in its Gaza war.
Lawyers for South Africa will ask judges at today’s hearings to impose binding preliminary orders on Israel, including an immediate halt to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
A friend who warned about the Maine shooter tells AP it was the hardest thing he's done, and all authorities had to do was listen.
A Montana fire chief who lost a previous job over a coronavirus vaccine mandate has been charged with spraying a chemical irritant on police officers during the riot at the U.S.
News of a secret underground tunnel found connected to a historic Brooklyn synagogue was picked up quickly on social media, with posts spreading baseless claims about the passage, many laced with antisemitism.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
A federal appeals panel says a Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward.
Democrats who control the Virginia Senate are continuing the practice of stacking General Assembly committees with their own members in a proportion greater than their razor-thin majority.
The fifth Republican debate opened with a question on why Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis thought they were the best option for voters who didn’t want to support Donald Trump. It set the stakes squarely about second place, and more early takeaways from the event.
Police in South Florida say a man fatally shot a 30-year-old Buffalo Bills fan during an altercation near Hard Rock Stadium after the Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins in the final regular season game.
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis’ spirited debate came in the shadow of a live town hall held by Donald Trump, who is dominating the primary contest.
The two candidates quickly tore into each other's records, underscoring the high stakes for each of them with less than a week before the Iowa caucuses. bit.ly/3tP8L84
Court records show the owner of the Houston Texans is fighting efforts by one of her sons to have her declared incapacitated and have a guardian appointed for her.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed the state's university system to make it easier for out-of-state students facing antisemitism and other religious harassment in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war to transfer to Florida campuses.
Meet Griff II, the official live mascot of Drake University where the fifth Republican primary debate is currently underway.
This is the final pre-caucus chance for Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley to make their arguments to Iowans that they’re the best choice as caucus-goers seeking an alternative to Donald Trump, who has been the GOP frontrunner throughout the campaign. bit.ly/3NYWeWF
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Tina Fey says "Mean Girls" "needed to grow a little bit." She says it was "a gift" to be able to update elements of her 2004 movie in the new movie musical.
A historic Brooklyn synagogue that serves as the center of an influential Hasidic Jewish movement was damaged this week during an unusual community dispute that began with the discovery of a secret underground tunnel and ended in a brawl between worshippers and police.
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 from those desperate to deny Donald Trump a path to the nomination.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was overheard on a hot mic saying that Nikki Haley is “going to get smoked” moments before announcing he is dropping out of the Republican presidential race on Wednesday.
Hunter Biden made a surprise visit to a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday, stirring a political frenzy as Republicans were taking the first step toward holding President Joe Biden’s son in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.
Lenny Kravitz says he's a huge fan of writer-director Mel Brooks and loves many of his classic comedy films. Kravitz praised Brooks at the 14th annual Governors Awards, where Brooks was an honoree.
The Houthis, who have been engaged in a civil war with Yemen’s internationally recognized government since 2014, have said they launched the attacks on ships in the Red Sea with the aim of ending Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Sunday school skits and movie marathons with mom prepared honorary Oscar winner Angela Bassett for her career in Hollywood.
NASA has delayed its Artemis moon missions with astronauts and will have to wait until next year before flying around the moon and at least two years before landing on it. The Artemis 2 flight, the fly-around mission, was pushed to September 2025. The Artemis 3 moon landing was bumped to September 2026. https://bit.ly/41SF6aH
Aging has its benefits for Jodie Foster, who stars in and executive produced the fourth season of "True Detective."
LaKeith Stanfield didn't get the part he first wanted in the biblical comedy drama "The Book of Clarence."
“You should never see your best friend doing some of those things.” “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny recounts watching co-star Jacob Elordi in “Saltburn” on Thanksgiving day with her family.
Witness Paula Snider recounts the explosion that took place at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday that injured 21 people.
The revelation that President Biden did not know about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for prostate cancer surgery – and complications from it – has put an intense spotlight on why the White House was not informed of his condition.
The longtime head of NRA , Wayne LaPierre, operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself and other questionable expenditures, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office said.
The cancer revelation answers the main question about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization, which has now lasted eight days. Senior administration and defense officials were not told for days about his hospitalization or his cancer.
Seth MacFarlane explains why his filthy teddy bear character from the "Ted" movies works as a series on streaming platforms and not network television.
34-year-old Gabriel Attal became France's youngest and first openly gay prime minister Tuesday, succeeding Elisabeth Borne during a handover at the Matignon Palace in Paris.
With Donald Trump present for the first time in months, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed deep skepticism Tuesday that the former president was immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Billie Eilish reveals she's 'almost finished' with her new album, but fans will still have to wait a while until they can hear the final project.
