5+ min ago (246+ words) We've got a crucial Week 13 matchup in the NFL between two divisional foes: Texans vs. Colts. If you want to boost your incentive to wager on this AFC South showdown, you can use'the'BetMGM bonus code'NYPDM1500'to snag a 20 percent deposit match for this game. The Texans ride into Indy with a three-game win streak, while the Colts are undefeated at home, so one of these streaks will fall. The Colts enter this matchup as 3.5-point favorites at home with the Over/Under checking in at 44.5 total points. You can take advantage of'BetMGM's bonus promotion'for Sunday's Texans vs. Colts game or any of the matchups on the Week 13 NFL slate. The Texans have one of the stingiest defenses in the NFL allowing just 16.5 points per game this season. The Colts have the league's highest scoring offense, averaging 31 points per game. Unstoppable…...

8+ min ago (193+ words) Until Donald Trump, no U.S. president had ever yielded to royal temptations from abroad. But in his second term, Trump has discarded that old inhibition in its totality. Since 2022, the Trump family has been promised hundreds of millions of dollars'in the form of investments, real-estate licensing deals, even an airplane'from Gulf monarchies and the business entities they control. [Read: America has never seen corruption like this] The Trump family has become enmeshed in Saudi investment deals to an extent possible only with the crown prince's approval. But have these entanglements actually corrupted American foreign policy? As the Founders understood, that question drifts into the murky realm of motives'always difficult to parse and almost impossible to prove. [Listen: The most corrupt presidency in American history] But Biden sought to extract substantial concessions as he deepened the alliance: not just Saudi diplomatic recognition…...

15+ min ago (1852+ words) When I moved out of my apartment in Brooklyn, New York, and into a house in a suburb on Long Island, I thought it was for the long haul. Like many others during the pandemic, my husband and I took the time to consider our priorities. For us, that meant leaving our large commuter town outside New York City " and all of its expenses and conveniences " for a small, rural town in the Catskill Mountains, about three hours north. We've always loved the Catskills for its outdoor activities, breathtaking landscapes, and quieter way of life. So, in January 2021, we sold our home on Long Island, New York, and relocated. The town we left behind had a population of 25,000 people, thousands of homes, busy roadways, a town center with restaurants, bars, and businesses, and a train line that took us straight…...

20+ min ago (1383+ words) Updated November 30, 10:30 am ET: We've added new deals on fitness trackers and gear, hair tools, air purifiers, smart bird feeders, and pet accessories, and ensured accuracy of current pricing. Best of the Best Black Friday Deals Best PC Laptop Deal: Dell 14 Plus for $500 ($100 off) More PC Laptop DealsBest MacBook Deal: MacBook Air (M4) for $749 ($250 off) More MacBook DealsBest Computer Peripheral Deal: Audioengine A2+ Speakers for $223 ($56 off) More Computer Peripheral DealsBest Computer Monitor Deal: Dell 27 Plus 4K for $225 ($75 off) More Computer Monitor DealsBest Wifi Router Deal: Asus RT-BE58U for $98 ($52 off) More Wi-Fi Router DealsBest Tablet Deal: Apple iPad A16 (2025) for $274 ($75 off) The current model of iPad (A16) has dropped below the $300 price we typically see on sales. This is a basic tablet that functions as a second screen for everything from watching movies on a flight to checking the news in bed without your reading glasses....

21+ min ago (1519+ words) Sure, vomiting is allowed. Discouraged but allowed, according to the bylaws of this ultramarathon. Thirty-two miles of running and several thousand calories of greasy fast food are required for the event, so yes, you can be forgiven for puking. But Pepto-Bismol, Alka-Seltzer, Pepcid, Mylanta or any other medicinal stomach aids " banned. Otherwise, the rules of the first-ever Taco Bell DC 50k were pretty simple, organizers Phil Hargis, 54, and Mike Wardian, 51, explained to the hundreds of participants shivering in below-freezing temperatures outside a Taco Bell in Old Town Alexandria on Saturday morning. Each participant must run to nine Taco Bells scattered across Alexandria, Arlington, and the District. At each location, they must purchase and eat an item off the menu. Drinks don't count. Receipts are required at the finish line. Runners have 11 hours to complete the course. "Get your tacos ready!" Wardian…...

22+ min ago (290+ words) Aaron Rodgers will play Sunday through an injury that has been simply listed as "left wrist" on the Steelers" injury report. As it turns out, that wrist contains multiple fractures. Rodgers will play Sunday through "at least three fractures" in the wrist on his non-throwing arm, according to NFL Network. Testing has not shown that surgery has been needed, so Rodgers will be under center in Pittsburgh against the Bills in a game that could have playoff implications. The former Jets QB had missed a game and a half since suffering the fractures late in the second quarter in a game against the Bengals in Week 11. He missed the second half of that victory, then was limited in practice leading up to last Sunday"s matchup in Chicago. Rodgers ultimately was inactive and watched a Mason Rudolph-led offense fall to…...

22+ min ago (290+ words) Aaron Rodgers will play Sunday through an injury that has been simply listed as "left wrist" on the Steelers" injury report. As it turns out, that wrist contains multiple fractures. Rodgers will play Sunday through "at least three fractures" in the wrist on his non-throwing arm, according to NFL Network. Testing has not shown that surgery has been needed, so Rodgers will be under center in Pittsburgh against the Bills in a game that could have playoff implications. The former Jets QB had missed a game and a half since suffering the fractures late in the second quarter in a game against the Bengals in Week 11. He missed the second half of that victory, then was limited in practice leading up to last Sunday"s matchup in Chicago. Rodgers ultimately was inactive and watched a Mason Rudolph-led offense fall to…...

22+ min ago (418+ words) Cory Booker just said farewell to his long-running bachelor era. The New Jersey senator, 56, married Alexis Lewis, 38, in an intimate ceremony on Saturday in Washington, D.C. "Alexis is one of the greatest unearned blessings of my life," Booker wrote on Instagram following their engagement. The couple met in May 2024, set up by a friend who arranged a blind date while Lewis was visiting Washington, D.C. According to details of the ceremony shared with The New York Times, the reception was an interfaith celebration, as Booker is Christian and Lewis is Jewish, with both a rabbi and a pastor offering blessings to the couple. The couple was legally wed on Monday, Nov. 24, in Newark, New Jersey, where Booker was raised, later served as the city's 38th mayor, and where they now live. "After so many years on my own, I'm not entirely sure I…...

23+ min ago (473+ words) A bald eagle dropping a full-grown cat through a moving car's windshield sounds like something from a Looney Tunes cartoon. However, one North Carolina driver had to live it stone-cold sober on a Wednesday morning. She was cruising along U.S. Route 74, near the edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when her day veered straight into folklore. The unidentified woman sounded understandably rattled when she called 911, as a'recording'later shared by the'Associated Press showed. "You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield," she told the dispatcher. "It absolutely shattered my windshield." The dispatcher didn't blink. "OK. I do believe you, honestly," she said, then let out a laugh that only someone working emergency calls in Appalachia could deliver. Another witness apparently watched the drop, telling the driver it was "the craziest thing…...

23+ min ago (473+ words) A bald eagle dropping a full-grown cat through a moving car's windshield sounds like something from a Looney Tunes cartoon. However, one North Carolina driver had to live it stone-cold sober on a Wednesday morning. She was cruising along U.S. Route 74, near the edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when her day veered straight into folklore. The unidentified woman sounded understandably rattled when she called 911, as a'recording'later shared by the'Associated Press showed. "You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield," she told the dispatcher. "It absolutely shattered my windshield." The dispatcher didn't blink. "OK. I do believe you, honestly," she said, then let out a laugh that only someone working emergency calls in Appalachia could deliver. Another witness apparently watched the drop, telling the driver it was "the craziest thing…...