The league confirmed to The New York Times and sources told The Associated Press on Monday night that it is replacing league founder and commissioner Dani Rylan Kearney with Tyler Tumminia, chairwoman of the league’s expansion franchise in Toronto. It also said that its operational structure is changing to an incorporated association with a six-person board of governors, to ensure “alignment of interests between the league and its teams.” The league will also pursue independent ownership of all its clubs....

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that NXT will go from one to two hours and keep its 8 p.m. EDT time slot on Wednesdays - the same as it was on the WWE Network - and premiere September 18. The announcement that NXT will head to USA was reportedly going to be revealed on the August 19 episode of Monday Night RAW. However, the show came and went without any announcement, so confirmation from the promotion will have to wait another day....

“A judge has ruled in our favor and rejected the @NRA’s attempt to claim bankruptcy and reorganize in Texas,” James wrote in a Tuesday afternoon tweet. “The @NRA does not get to dictate if and where it will answer for its actions, and our case will continue in New York court. No one is above the law.” In a follow-up tweet, James accused the NRA of filing for bankruptcy to evade a lawsuit that her office filed in August 2020....

Williams and his family reside in a home located on the United States Army Garrison Fort Hamilton in the NYC borough of Brooklyn, which is accessed through security checkpoints and a background check, according to the New York Post. “When [Williams] needed a new home for his family in 2019, they chose a publicly-available unit in Fort Hamilton not because of its position on a base but because it offered the best unit for his family’s price point and criteria,” a spokesperson for the candidate told the Post....

ParCare Community Health Network, a New York-based group of treatment centers that offer primary care alongside a range of additional services, became the focus of a criminal inquiry after reports raised questions about its vaccine acquisition and administration procedures. New York State Police is leading the investigation, with assistance from authorities at the Department of Health. ParCare voiced its intentions to “actively cooperate” with the state in a message shared to Twitter on Sunday morning....

More than 200 members of the Albany City School District were laid off in September, with their final day of work being last Friday. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made the funding cuts because of economic shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Cuomo has asked for $60 billion in emergency funding from the U.S. Congress, which has yet to materialize. On Monday, a teachers union in Albany said that some educators had been asked to work as substitutes after being laid off....

The snowfall rate is forecast to reach around 2 to 4 inches per hour in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with “near blizzard conditions expected especially closer to the coast,” the NWS tweeted on Monday. That came after a Twitter post on Sunday, warning: “Much of the area [New York, New Jersey, Connecticut] will see 8” [inches] to just over 12" (the 12"-18" range is closer to 12" not 18"), with lesser amounts for E [east] areas....

The Oxford United winger was named in the senior Ireland panel for the first time when he was included in O’Neill’s 35-man provisional squad for friendly games against Netherlands and Belarus, and has retained his place ahead of players such as Cardiff City’s Anthony Pilkington and Aberdeen midfielder Jonny Hayes. Speaking at the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) headquarters in Abbotstown, O’Neill explained that he has been impressed by O’Dowda and suggested that he has the potential to make a big impact for the Boys in Green in the coming years....

Officers were responding to a report of a burglary in progress at a marijuana grow on the 1400 block of 92nd Avenue at around 10.15 p.m. Violence broke out when the officers attempted to detain the suspects. One officer fired their weapon, according to local media reports, and multiple officers sustained injuries. It was not immediately clear what condition the officers or the suspects were in following the encounter....

The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Thursday that Rhodes spent a total of $33,000 obtaining an arsenal of weapons and gear in the days before and after the January 6, 2021 attack, while announcing he and 10 others have been charged with seditious conspiracy in connection to the Capitol attack. The sedition charges against the members of the Oath Keepers, an extremist anti-government militia group, are among the most serious of all those brought against those accused of storming the Capitol on January 6....

This week, a cache of internal emails was made public by Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) after an anonymous hacker released data to the nonprofit, which shares leaked data to researchers and journalists. In the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, the Oath Keepers were flooded with emails from both prospective members looking to join the organization and existing members who wanted to leave. An investigation into those online records found that some of those members include a number of New York City law enforcement officers, including two active NYPD officers, according to WNYC/Gothamist....

The Oath Keepers is one of the groups accused of encouraging a mob of protestors to breach the U.S. Capitol building during the certification of Joe Biden as the 46th president. Rhodes, whom the Department of Justice cites by his full name Elmer Stewart Rhodes, was arrested in Texas on Thursday, according to court documents. Another man, Edward Vallejo, was also arrested on similar charges in Arizona. Rhodes and Vallejo are among the 11 defendants listed in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday regarding charges of seditious conspiracy....

Obama has had a terrible time since Hillary sprang back to life after winning the Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4. The speech he delivered on race relations in Philadelphia was a valiant effort to address the story about his former pastor’s inflammatory rhetoric. Having resisted for so long being typecast as the black candidate, Obama could no longer hold off plunging into the debate that still divides so much of America....

For years, researchers have speculated about how obesity might interfere with the effectiveness of hormonal birth control. While research is still ongoing, the current opinion of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is that most forms of hormonal birth control, at the standard dose, are equally effective in “normal-weight” and obese women. Body Mass Index (BMI) Obesity rates have increased over the past two decades and continue to be a public health concern in the United States and throughout the world....

Important causes of and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea include anatomy, such as structures that would narrow the airway like a deviated septum or potential enlargement of the tongue and tonsils, as well as genetic factors or syndromes which further affect airway shape. Other factors include hormonal changes, obesity, and behaviors like sleeping on the back, drinking alcohol late, or smoking, all of which make normal breathing during sleep more difficult....

The 2019 AL Cy Young award will certainly wind up in Houston, either with Gerrit Cole or Justin Verlander. Jose Altuve is building a case as the best player in baseball history who stands 5-6 or shorter. Alex Bregman just might win the AL MVP award. George Springer shares the record for most consecutive World Series games with a home run. Carlos Correa was the No. 1 overall draft pick and an AL Rookie of the Year....

Although most cases of histoplasmosis are mild and require no treatment, people with weakened immune systems may develop more serious cases of the disease. Histoplasmosis may progress and spread to other areas of the body, including the heart, brain, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. In rare cases, a bloodborne, systemic spread of histoplasmosis can affect the eyes, known as presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS). Complications from this disease are a leading cause of vision loss in people between the ages of 20 and 40....

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain stops due to a clot or bleeding. There are two types of strokes: an ischemic stroke (caused by a clot) that prevents blood from circulating in the brain, or a hemorrhagic stroke (caused by a blood vessel bleed) that puts pressure on the surrounding brain tissue. This article explains the connection between ocular migraines and strokes, the signs and symptoms of each, and how to minimize risk....

Odell Beckham Jr.’s Giants days are well behind him, but a single image has followed him all the way out west: the infamous Giants boat picture. In 2017, the Giants were gearing up for a wild-card round matchup with the Packers. Beckham, along with fellow Giants wideouts Sterling Shepard, Victor Cruz and Roger Lewis Jr., decided to take a small detour in the week prior to the game. It wasn’t quite the Titanic, but the Giants playoff hopes have sunk since the picture was taken....

The receiver played well and caught 11 passes for 150 yards, but he failed to make a big play near the end of the game that probably would have led to a win for New York. Beckham was so upset about not making the play that he reportedly lost his mind a bit in the locker room. MORE: Playoff picture | Week 15 scenarios According to the New York Post, Beckham “stood facing a steel wall and banged his head into it, once, twice, three times, before team officials, including co-owner John Mara, consoled him, with Mara patting him on the back as Beckham slowly made his way into the locker room....