But this time, other factors were at play for the president, such as a room half-filled with angry Democrats, who throughout his roughly 90-minute speech could be heard from the press gallery above bemoaning Trump’s remarks or doing chants of their own. More importantly, there was a speaker of the House over his left shoulder, who less than two months ago led the effort to pass two articles of impeachment against him....

Bloomberg has long faced criticism for the “stop-and-frisk” policy, which significantly escalated under the billionaire businessman’s tenure as New York mayor from 2002 to 2013. That criticism resurfaced last week as the former Republican has surged in national polls for the Democratic presidential nomination. The policing strategy disproportionately targeted New York’s minority communities, leading many to call “stop-and-frisk” and the former mayor “racist.” As clips of Bloomberg defending the policy in 2013 and 2015 circulated widely on social media last week, the hashtag #BloombergIsRacist trended on Twitter....

Plexiglas barriers were one of the safety modifications announced Monday by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Concerns about the safety of the debate were raised after the recent COVID-19 diagnosis of President Donald Trump and a host of other Republicans, although Pence has tested negative for the virus multiple times since then. “If she wants it, she’s more than welcome to surround herself with Plexiglas if that makes her feel more comfortable,” Marc Short, Pence’s chief of staff, told The Washington Post on Tuesday....

Peng, 35, had not been seen or heard from in public since she wrote a blog post on November 2 that accused former Chinese vice premier Zhang Gaoli of sexually assaulting her three years earlier. The post was quickly deleted by Chinese state-run media, and news about the incident has been heavily censored across the country. Since then, world tennis bodies and the U.S. and British governments have expressed concern over Peng’s disappearance....

A senior judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of McQueary on the last pending count in the case and awarded $4.97 million in additional damages to be paid by the school, bringing the total award in the case to nearly $12 million. MORE: Joe Paterno through the years McQueary was awarded $7.3 million in the October suit, which alleged Penn State officials treated him unfairly after it became known he was a witness in the Sandusky trial....

Franklin currently leads the No. 3 Nittany Lions as they make a run at a second consecutive Big Ten championship and potential berth in the College Football Playoff. Sumlin’s A&M team 4-2 and coming off three consecutive 8-5 seasons. MORE: Penn State proves it’s more than Saquon Barkley Sumlin entered the 2017 season on the hot seat for that very reason, and it didn’t help when his own athletic director said he “had to win this year” over the summer....

The DOJ found last week that multiple courts in the state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by demanding that those with opiate use disorder (OUD) discontinue their medications as a condition of compliance for drug courts, mental health courts, DUI courts and probation and parole programs. The drugs are approved for OUD treatment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and can help to reduce dependency on opioids and prevent addiction relapses....

Steven Mertz, 53, is charged with compelling the woman to perform sexual acts on him in exchange for not filing charges after she was arrested for drunk driving, the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office said. Mertz, who was formerly a police corporal with the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department (PMRPD), is also charged with rape and other sexual offenses stemming from the encounter with the woman on October 16....

As an investigator for the now defunct Resolution Trust Corp. in 1993, Lewis drafted a criminal referral alleging illegal Whitewater dealings that eventually became the basis for Ken Starr’s probe. Republicans praised Lewis as a whistle-blower; Democrats blasted her as a partisan. (In a private letter on her computer, she once called Bill Clinton a “lying bastard.”) Lewis told NEWSWEEK she got her new job last year after interviewing with top administration officials at Defense....

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are in Asia this week, meeting their Japanese and South Korean counterparts as President Joe Biden’s administration looks to bolster American alliances and help contain China and North Korea. The trip comes ahead of the meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials in Alaska next week. Kim Yo Jong, sister and trusted aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned Monday that the U....

During gut-wrenching victim statements read after the verdict, Lloyd’s mother, sister, close family friend and cousin shared their pain through tears and warm memories. MORE: Timeline | Heinous crimes connected to athletes | Double-murder trial next “Odin was the first born. Odin was my only son,” said his mother, Ursula Lloyd. “Odin was the backbone of the family. The day I laid my son Odin to rest, my heart stopped beating....

Even living legends don’t escape the sharp eye and sharper tongue of Miller–who has become something of a legend himself for his outspoken style behind the mike. “His problem is, there’s no filter between his mouth and his brain,” says his son Andy, who is playing on the PGA Tour this year (and could benefit from the fact that his dad usually gets too nervous to talk while watching him play)....

As the first big international meeting since the World Trade Organization debacle in Seattle, Washington, the World Economic Forum will confront what could be termed a crisis of overconfidence. Because, as it turns out, much of what might seem to be going wrong in the world stems directly from things that have gone right. The good guys won the cold war–but is America now too powerful? More people are prosperous than ever–but are multinational corporations getting too big?...

The defender has not made a senior appearance since April 20 last year after first fighting a UEFA doping charge before Jurgen Klopp grew tired of his transgressions. Gerrard explains Griezmann’s Utd snub He can now attempt to resuscitate his career at Selhurst Park, while helping Sam Allardyce’s side avoid relegation. The Eagles will assume full payment responsibility for Sakho’s wages and will hope the process of getting him fully match sharp will be speedy, considering the centre-back’s only outings were for Liverpool’s Under-23s this season....

Sherman’s comments on Thursday came as Western nations remained concerned about a potential Russian invasion. Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border, and recently began military drills with its ally Belarus. Sherman said that there will be “dire consequences to the economy of Russia” if Putin acts, noting in a Thursday MSNBC interview the “extraordinary alliance that exists with all of Europe and the United States and countries around the world....

The accusation comes after testimony by prosecution witnesses under cross-examination stating that a letter from the Information Ministry said that Fenster’s name appeared in a list of editors for Myanmar Now. While previously working at the news site as a reporter and copy editor, he left Myanmar Now to become the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar in July 2020. “The witnesses said that Danny is in charge of Myanmar Now according to a letter from the Information Ministry,” Fenster’s lawyer, Than Zaw Aung, told AP....

The Browns received the ball with no timeouts and 1:13 left on the clock. They trailed 24-23 following a go-ahead field goal from Carolina’s Eddy Piñeiro. Cleveland quickly advanced to its own 40 after officials called a questionable roughing the passer penalty on Brian Burns. Burns appeared to make incidental contact with quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s helmet, prompting the call. MORE: How Browns spoiled Baker Mayfield’s revenge game with last-second win over Panthers...

A transcript of the online conversations between Rahum and Muna, obtained by NEWSWEEK, is testimony to the depth of hatred many Palestinians feel for Israelis after the killing of nearly 400 of their brethren. Muna, the 25-year-old seductress who appeared in court last week for the first time since her arrest in January, hardly fits the profile of a terrorist. She comes from a middle-class home in the West Bank, has a degree in psychology and worked as a journalist....