The space rock—dubbed 65717 (1993 BX3)—is scheduled to make its closest approach to our planet at 3:49 a.m. ET on January 17—three days before President-elect Joe Biden is supposed to be inaugurated—according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Studies (CNEOS). At this moment, the asteroid will come within around 4.4 million miles of our planet, which is equivalent to roughly 18 times the average distance between Earth and the moon, CNEOS data shows....

The hosts, though, have claimed just one victory in their last 11 Premier League matches on home soil and can be backed at +160 odds with the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to claim a much-needed win against Tony Pulis’s side at Villa Park. West Brom’s hopes of avoiding relegation were boosted by a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday afternoon, and the Baggies can be backed at +190 at the Westgate to follow up with a derby triumph....

But Houston isn’t going into the winner-take-all Game 5 taking the Rays lightly, even with the Cy Young contender on the mound. They are confident, but they know Tampa Bay will bring everything it has. “They’ve played calm, cool and collected,” Cole said, via MLB.com. “We know they’re a good team. We’ve known for a long time. To win that many games in the American League East, without Blake Snell for most of the year, without Tyler Glasnow for most of the year, maybe a couple other guys, is really impressive and now they’re here at full strength....

In two games, the Houston Astros have pounded the Baltimore Orioles for 27 runs, but the recent rough stretch in nothing new for Baltimore. The Astros, who won 15-8 on Friday, tallied 12 runs against Chris Tillman and Orioles relievers thanks to home runs from Alex Bregman, George Springer and Jason Castro. Bregman started the fireworks in the first inning off of Tillman, who was prescribed extended rest because of a sore shoulder....

The first choice of treatment for sleep apnea is positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. Usually, this involves wearing a mask during sleep to pump compressed air into the lungs and keep the airways open. The most common type of PAP device is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) machines are also used to treat sleep apnea with PAP therapy. Learn more about the pros and cons of this treatment and its effectiveness....

After having the fourth-fastest lap in a 25-minute opening practice, Kevin Harvick surged to the top of the speed chart at 156.033 mph during a Happy Hour session that lasted barely more than 15 minutes before rain returned. MORE: Chase scenarios | Gibbs team has drivers to beat | Kyle Busch under pressure? No sweat Kevin Harvick (Getty Images) Harvick almost certainly must win Sunday’s AAA 400 (2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN) to advance to the Contender Round of the Chase....

Lawmakers, friends and reporters in the media said he was Teflon. One anchor of a local news program told me in confidence that in Albany, they called him “The Terminator.” Nothing could destroy him. I was told to watch my back. This man was notoriously vindictive and would stop at nothing to punish those who dared to go against him. Despite the warnings, I never gave up believing that if I somehow kept reminding people of the tragedy that transpired across New York nursing homes last spring, taking the lives of over 15,000 seniors including my husband’s parents, maybe it would start to sink in....

No. 10 Wisconsin had an answer for that. In fact, the Badgers had an answer for everything in a 40-6 drubbing of BYU that made it clear, if it wasn’t already, when it comes to College Football Playoff contenders coming out of the Big Ten. The Badgers, the hands-down Big Ten West favorite, are an equal partner in the discussions with the Big Ten East triumvirate of Penn State, Ohio State and Michigan....

Smith hasn’t been able to sleep much since then, he told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The 62-year-old noticed Jefferson’s doors were open and lights were on later than usual Saturday night, which prompted him to call a non-emergency police number to check on Jefferson. Smith thought police would knock on the door or loudly announce their presence like they did for past “welfare checks” in the neighborhood, according to the paper, but instead former officer Aaron Dean shot Jefferson through a back window, killing her almost instantly....

The 7-year-old’s body was found around six miles from her home in Paradise, Texas on Friday, according to Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin. Akin told a press conference that a FedEx driver had been taken into custody and was being held at the Wise County Jail on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping. The man had been identified by police as 31-year-old Tanner Lynn Horner and Akin reported that the suspect had given a confession, although the sheriff did not provide details saying it was still “very early” but that he wanted to get the information to the public....

One of the NFL’s top interior linemen, Atkins had been limited to working out on a side field for the first week of training camp. He was cleared to join the team for practice on Wednesday. Coach Marvin Lewis said he’ll be limited at the outset. Atkins’ return is a huge boost to a defense that finished third overall in the NFL last season. “When you have a guy like him out there, the rules change,” defensive line coach Jay Hayes said....

At best, it will trick kids into singing along, until they realize it's not Miley. It even features a blurred Harry the Hawk swinging on a wrecking ball, so really what's not to like? Now, if you'll excuse me... "You're here to watch Hawks basketball, not here to get in some silly brawl."

Kann, 26, suffered the injury during Atlanta’s 2-0 win over the Columbus Crew at Mapfre Stadium on Saturday. He was able to play the full 90 minutes in the match, during which he picked up an assist. MLS: Larin’s Orlando homecoming A Decatur, Georgia native, Kann has held the starting spot for Tata Martino’s expansion side since its first-ever game in March. He has amassed a 8-7-3 record so far this year with four clean sheets and a 1....

“The @Wendys where #RaychardBrooks was shot and killed is still burning,” WSB TV reporter Audrey Washington posted on Twitter. The tweet had a video attached appearing to show smoke outside the restaurant. Another video, posted by WAGA-TV reporter Alex Whittler shows a fire inside the restaurant, and vandals breaking windows and pulling down parasols attached to dining tables. “There goes @Wendys on University Ave. I had to step away for my own safety but here is a look at rioters right before they lit a firework in the Wendy’s where #atlantapolice shot and killed #RayshardBrooks,” she wrote....

Goal 50: The best footballers of 2016 A statement from the club read: “Antoine Griezmann underwent medical tests on Monday in Fremap Majadahonda. After undergoing the tests, the medical report confirms ‘a good evolution of his traumatic injury.’ The Frenchman will do rehabilitation work and physical therapy in the coming days to progressively allow him to rejoin training.” Atletico will now be hoping that its star man can rejoin Diego Simeone’s ranks and work his way back to full fitness in time for Saturday’s derby with Real Madrid at the Estadio Vicente Calderon....

The 25-year-old suffered a torn thigh muscle in Newcastle’s 1-0 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth in October and was scheduled to return somewhere in February. Although, he missed the club’s last five games between November and early part of December, the former Chelsea winger made a quick return last weekend when he came on for Matt Ritchie in the 2-1 defeat to Leicester City in the Premier League. “I had a muscle tear....

It was, of course, George W. Bush in November 1999 as he embarked on his journey from Texas governor to 43rd president. The fact that the governor of Texas sounded like the senator for Massachusetts speaks volumes for how far we’ve traveled in the last four years or so. Depending on your political perspective, you could say that’s because Bush has failed to live up to his own standards for American diplomacy....

It’s easy to forget that until recently, dementia was accepted as a normal consequence of old age. Poets, playwrights and philosophers have brooded for centuries over the humiliating mental deterioration the elderly are prone to suffer. Xenophon lamented during the fourth century B.C. that he would someday grow “dull of wit, slower to learn, quicker to forget.” And Ecclesiastes implores sons of an aged father to show forbearance “even if he is lacking in understanding....

This article will explain what you need to know about COBRA eligibility, electing COBRA, and other alternatives that are available to you as well. If you get a divorce, become a widow or widower, lose your job, or have a reduction in work hours, losing your health insurance can add even more stress when your coping mechanisms are already maxed-out. If you’re scrambling to find a new job, move, learn how to live without a partner, or all of those things at once, choosing a new health plan in the individual market can be overwhelming....