New England’s quarterback at age 42 is not playing like an old, washed-up version of himself. In fact, what we’re seeing from him now resembles a much younger version of Brady, the player who won three rings and two Super Bowl MVPs before he turned 28. NFL POWER RANKINGS:New England slips after loss in Houston Brady’s worst season in recent memory came in 2013, when he completed 60.5 percent of his passes and rated 87....

Moody was pulled over in Lafayette County in Mississippi after police say he failed to yield. He was also unable to provide proof of insurance. If convicted, it will be a first-offense DUI, which carries a punishment of up to 48 hours in jail, up to $1,000 fine and a 90-day suspension of his license. MORE: 99 things to be excited about for college basketball season An Ole Miss spokesperson told the Clarion-Ledger that they are aware of Moody’s arrest....

MORE: Week 13 Power Rankings | Olivia Munn calls out ESPN reporter for dumb Packers theory Munn, of course, is likely referring to the come-from-behind Hail Mary finish that gave her boyfriend’s Packers a 27-23 win over the Lions on Thursday night. Just in case you missed it: We can’t fault Munn for losing her voice over this.

“I say this as someone who is such an admirer of his work: His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions,” Wilde said in the interview with Variety. “He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances.” Wilde, who directed Don’t Worry Darling, indicated that it would have been LaBeouf’s interactions with co-star Florence Pugh that were of particular concern....

The Ukraine-born Tarnovschi, 19, secured a podium finish Tuesday in the men’s canoe single 1000 meter final Tuesday in Rio. MORE: Olympic weightlifter stripped of medal for doping The International Olympic Committee’s disciplinary commission has now amended the result after the failed drug test. Russia’s Ilia Shtokalov will take bronze from a sprint race won by German Sebastian Brendel, with Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos taking silver for host nation Brazil....

Man Utd offer Griezmann nothing Messi has enjoyed a glittering domestic career at Camp Nou, but has failed to replicate that success with the national team. The prolific forward won Olympic gold in 2008, however, Argentina fell short in the final of the 2014 World Cup and were also runners-up in the 2015 and 2016 Copa Americas, the latter defeat seeing him briefly retire from international football. Messi has often been the subject of criticism for Argentina’s failures and the 29-year-old came in for more scrutiny after receiving a four-match ban for verbally abusing an assistant referee during a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Chile last month....

(Note: We have already learned some stuff. “I guess now that we have beaten Slovakia maybe they’re not going to mix us up anymore,” star center Anze Kopitar said last week.) MORE: Olympic hockey schedule — when does Team USA play? 1) Slovenia is about the size of New Jersey and has a population of 2.07 million. That'd put it at No. 32 among U.S. metropolitan areas, between Las Vegas and Albuquerque, N....

Katie Ledecky was toppled Sunday night by Australian Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 400-meter freestyle final while the American men held off a tough Italy team for gold in the 4x100 freestyle relay final thanks in large part to the start by Caeleb Dressel and the anchor swim by Zach Apple. Ledecky held the lead in her final with 100 meters remaining, but Titmus caught the world record-holder on the final turn and remained in front to win the gold medal....

Understanding Omega-3 Fatty Acids When it comes to trimming fat from your diet, the one you don’t want to cut back on is omega-3 fatty acids. Unlike “bad” saturated or trans fats, omega-3 is a polyunsaturated fat known to lower triglycerides, raise “good” HDL cholesterol, and improve certain brain functions. Moreover, omega-3 fatty acids contain two compounds, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are believed to decrease certain inflammatory responses in the body....

And with the COVID-19 variant Omicron now having been discovered in five U.S. states, that looks set to continue. Biden’s approval in general has slumped after riding high in a honeymoon period post-inauguration, while the perception of his handling of the pandemic has been mixed. Should the COVID-19 situation get worse, with subsequent impacts on the economic fortunes of Americans across the nation, whether entirely justified or not, blame is likely to land at Biden’s door....

A deadline is looming on Friday and if the spending bill fails to pass by then, there will be a partial government shutdown. Factors including upcoming inclement weather in Washington, D.C., and an immigration amendment are further complicating the issue. On Wednesday, NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur outlined five obstacles to passing the bill in a tweet. He listed a “Dispute over an immigration amendment threatens to disrupt the coalition to pass it,” a “fearsome DC storm could complicate vote timing,” the fact that lawmakers want to go home for the holidays, the threat of a government shutdown and the fact that “Republicans control the House in 13 days....

“This impeachment effort has done a great deal of damage to our democracy,” Johnson wrote, according to Axios. “The release of transcripts of discussions between the president of the United States and another world leader sets a terrible precedent that will deter and limit candid conversations between the president and world leaders from now on. The weakening of executive privilege will also limit the extent to which presidential advisers will feel comfortable providing ‘out of the box’ and other frank counsel in the future....

Newsweek: Were you surprised by the controversy over your ““Ellen’’ comments? Gore: It was in a section of the speech about how the industry has helped the country to deal with issues facing the country responsibly. ““Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’’ was a controversial movie when it came out. But it helped the country to make progress on the issue of race. ““The Day After’’ was a noble effort to help the country deal with the issue of nuclear war....

And with 1:49 left in a tied game and the other team backed up deep in their own end, they had the Bucs at their mercy. The Panthers defense failed, though. After all the mistakes and penalties and Derek Anderson turnovers, the side of the ball that anchored the recent run of playoff trips let the Bucs march downfield to win at the gun, 17-14. They didn’t have a good answer for why that happened, or why it’s happened other times in a now-seriously troubling 1-4 start....

The word is formed by “onco” (the Latin word for “tumor”) and “genesis” meaning “beginning.” “Tumorigenesis” is another term used for this process. Another word, “carcinogenesis,” means roughly the same thing, although it is sometimes used to refer to the earliest part of the process when tumor formation first begins. What Is Cancer? To understand oncogenesis, it helps to understand what a cancer really is. Cancer is a name for a group of diseases that share some similarities but have some distinct differences, both in terms of the specific changes that have occurred and the possible treatment options....

Taking over for Sacramento’s ex-coach, Mike Malone—who coached 1,918 fewer NBA games than Sloan—should be a breeze in comparison. And yet, Corbin is facing an entirely different challenge, one that actually is proving to be more difficult than his Utah job. MORE: Malone hot commodity in coaching | Kings willing to deal Stauskas | Injury bug hits rookie “I am new to the whole thing,” Corbin said. “In Utah, I had been there for a number of years, I knew the guys, the guys knew me....

This is the first time I’ve gone on foot to Arba’inya. I usually go by car, but this year was special. I wanted to challenge the Wahabi Sunnis, who have attacked pilgrims in the past. At 7 a.m. on Monday morning [Feb. 25], I left Baghdad with four of my friends, Musa, Ahmad, Muhammad and Basim. We took some bottles of water and carried the picture of the Imam, Al-Hussein, and two flags, one green and one black to honor him....

Then they got popular and succumbed to the law that everything corrodes. Fund managers split into separate camps-many of them narrowing their focus to single industries, countries, regions or investment styles. The mutual-fund count now exceeds the number of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. You have more than 4,000 to pick from-including 871 in money markets, 1,447 in stocks (of many varieties) and 1,763 in bonds. Every customer niche seems to boast its own group of designer funds....

According to a poll published by CBS News on Thursday, only 13 percent of participants said they would “definitely” return to public spaces over the next few weeks if restrictions were lifted. Another 39 percent said they might, if data reflected improvements in terms of the new coronavirus’ spread, while 48 percent—nearly half—said they would not resume public life until the national outbreak had subsided completely. An accompanying poll suggested that even those who might be comfortable reentering some public spaces probably would not return to crowded ones....

Iorga and her husband had stumbled onto one of tourism’s great hidden treasures. In Syria, like just about everywhere else in the Middle East, jittery travelers have been scared off by war, civil unrest and threats of terrorism. Hardly anyone seems to notice that Syria has effectively escaped the recent turmoil (at least so far). Iorga and her husband are among the relatively few international travelers to savor the country’s overlooked splendors....