That’s some serious sweet talk, considering Rudy was out touting his own bid for the White House. In fact, his declaration prompted some surprised looks among audience members, including reporters on the scene. After all, it was less than two months ago that Giuliani and McCain got into a big time fight over immigration reform. Rudy was no fan of a McCain-sponsored bill in the Senate, trashing it during June’s CNN GOP debate as a “typical Washington mess....

While this year’s political buzz has been about Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House and Nancy Pelosi’s ascension to Speaker of the House, women leaders like Palin, a Republican, and Napolitano, a Democrat, have gained significant power in the lives of millions of Americans at the state level. In addition to Alaska and Arizona, Michigan, Kansas, Washington, Hawaii, Connecticut, Louisiana and Delaware elected or re-elected women governors in the last year....

On Wednesday, top NRA officials welcomed indications from conservative justices that they would be ready to strike down restrictions on New York gun owners’ rights to carry firearms outside the home. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc (NYSRPA) v. Bruen is a major gun rights case that could have major consequences across the country. The Empire State requires gun owners to show “proper cause” for carrying concealed handguns, instead of a speculative self-defense need, in order to be granted permission to do so from a firearms licensing officer....

Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control Rose Gottemoeller told Newsweek that she was “concerned” about the deal lapsing if it is not paid more attention before it expires early next year. She also argued that it was “not possible” to get China signed up to the treaty before February, despite the reported wishes of the Trump administration. Speaking to Newsweek on Tuesday, Gottemoeller said: “The attention span of course must be focused on the pandemic....

After studying small particles that are thought to have resulted from ancient impacts, researchers think it is possible that the number of these impacts may be up to 10 times higher than previously thought. Simone Marchi, a principal scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Colorado, and colleagues came to their conclusion by studying what are known as “spherules” found in very old rocks. Marchi is due to discuss the findings in a presentation titled “Earth’s wild years” at the virtual Goldschmidt geochemistry conference on Friday....

Normally, people online turn to the beauty gurus of the world for skincare advice. But this time they’ve turned to a different kind of leading light. Claudette Powell, 55, otherwise referred to as Sister Monica Clare, is an Episcopal nun at the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey. After starting her TikTok channel @nunsenseforthepeople in June, she’s earned herself a following of over 43,000 people, who seemingly admire her youthful skin....

The video shows Adams, who is Black and a former police captain, speaking at a private event in Harlem on December 13, 2019, the New York Daily News first reported. “Every day in the police department, I kicked those crackers’ a**, man,” Adams said in the video. “I was unbelievable in the police department with 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement. Patrick J. Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, the city’s largest police union, released a statement Friday regarding the video and Adams later apologized after he was dragged into another controversy during his short tenure as mayor....

On Tuesday, Judge Frank P. Nervo in the Supreme Court of New York gave notice that the mandate was suspended, pending a hearing scheduled for December 14. Patricia Finn, an attorney who describes herself on Twitter as “The Good Health Lawyer New Yotk (sic),” launched the legal challenge against the mayor’s mandate. She regularly espouses anti-vaccination views on her social media accounts. In one Facebook post, Finn wrote: “Please DO NOT support lockdowns for the unvaccinated....

Herrera was subbed off in the 14th minute in the May 25 contest against the Houston Dynamo with the injury and left the stadium in a wheelchair. The Venezuela international had not featured for the team in the two games since. It has been revealed by NYCFC that Herrera underwent arthroscopic surgery on his ankle and while he is expected to make a full recovery, he will not return to the field in 2018....

Matarrita suffered the injury early in the first half of NYCFC’s match against Minnesota United on Thursday, a 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium. ‘Superman’ can’t stop scoring in MLS “Everyone at the club will be supporting Ronald and is looking forward to having him join us back on the field once he is ready," NYCFC head coach Patrick Vieira said in a news release. “He is a fantastic professional and we know he will work exceptionally hard with our medical team to come back fitter and stronger than ever....

The Boys in Green boss named a 35 player panel ahead of the Netherlands friendly on May 27, but did not include Hogan in his plans. The 24-year-old qualifies for Ireland through his grandparents, and had been tipped for inclusion after assistant manager Roy Keane watched him at club level, but O’Neill revealed it is not the right time to introduce him to the international setip. “He has done very well and Roy was pretty impressed with him,” O’Neill told reporters....

Brzezinski—the former national-security adviser to Jimmy Carter—is not Obama’s “chief foreign-policy adviser.” That is the job of a triumvirate who once worked for Bill Clinton: Anthony Lake, Susan Rice and Greg Craig. But Brzezinski, who tells NEWSWEEK he has advised Obama “only on occasion,” has a reputation that is close to toxic in the American Jewish community. “When Brzezinski’s name appears on an advisory list, that’s a red flag right away,” says an influential American Jewish leader who did not want to sour relations with the Obama campaign....

Speaking on MSNBC on Tuesday, Rice—who was one of Obama’s three national security advisers—said she did not know who would be ready or willing to replace Bolton, who lasted 17 months in the post. It remains unclear whether Bolton resigned or was fired. On Tuesday morning, the president announced on Twitter that he had informed Bolton “that his services are no longer needed at the White House.” Trump noted that he “disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration....

(Click to watch the ad) Barack Obama just released the first national ad of the Democratic primary–and it’s designed to combat one of his central weaknesses. Out of the campaign trail, I always ask undecided voters what they think of the candidates. And when Obama comes up, they always say the same thing: I need to hear more specifics. The problem isn’t that Obama hasn’t given specifics. He has. In fact, the 2008 Democratic race is by far the heaviest on policy of any nominating contest in recent memory....

In a statement posted on Twitter on Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez addressed the controversy surrounding Thomas regarding the investigations. “Clarence Thomas should resign,” the New York Democrat wrote. “If not, his failure to disclose income from right-wing organizations, recuse himself from matters involving his wife, and his vote to block the Jan 6th commission from key information must be investigated and could serve as grounds for impeachment.” Thomas was the lone dissenter when the court ruled not to block release of former President Donald Trump’s White House documents from the National Archives to the House Jan....

Tavares, unlike the six-year veteran Kaepernick with a guaranteed $12 million this year, “is trying to make the league. He’s gonna toe the line,” said former agent and NFL team salary cap consultant J.I. Halsell. “To the NFL, those kids are a dime a dozen. They’ll let you know, ‘If you don’t want to toe the line, there are 10 other guys who will toe it instead.'” MORE: Worst of bad Kaepernick opinions...

But we at least can analyze the numbers from previous NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol and weigh them against the odds for Sunday’s race to make our picks. MORE: Full starting lineup for NASCAR race at Bristol There is one clear favorite for Sunday’s Cup race at Bristol for good reason. Statistically, Kyle Busch is by far the best Bristol driver in the field. And while his team has not been happy with its speed thus far this season, oddsmakers are looking past Busch’s current struggles and back at his past success at this particular track....

The coach survived in the past by quieting critics with unexpected Super Bowl wins in 2007 and 2011. But now, the future Hall of Famer’s tenure in New York is near its end after a season of lost opportunities. The Giants this year have seen five blown fourth quarter leads and four losses decided in the final 10 seconds, including a 38-35 loss to the unbeaten Panthers. There has been second-guessing of Coughlin’s game management and decision-making, particularly in the opening loss to the Cowboys and the overtime loss to the Jets two weeks ago....

Odell Beckham Jr. went down with a non-contact injury to his left knee after dropping a short pass. He remained down on the field for a couple of minutes before walking off with some assistance from the Rams’ medical staff. Beckham was deemed questionable to return from the injury, which occurred with 3:54 remaining in the first half. The injury is another addition to the laundry list of maladies that Beckham has endured during his career....

The New Year’s Day game in Detroit originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff will now start at 8:30 p.m. ET, the NFL announced Sunday. It will be Game 256, the final game of the 2016 regular season. Regardless of what happens in Detroit’s game Monday night at Dallas (12-2), next Sunday’s game between the Packers (9-6) and Lions (9-5) will decide the NFC North. MORE: Updated playoff picture...