It was as though Brown knew he had become the butt end of an easy Twitter joke, a joke being beaten like a dead horse at that very moment by hundreds of social-media wisenheimers: Why isn’t Antonio Brown livestreaming from the locker room tonight? What began as a week of loud uproar for Brown, who plunged his team into controversy by posting a 13-minute livestream video on social media from the Steelers’ postgame locker-room celebration after their win in Kansas City, ended so very quietly in another locker room....

Signed by the Indianapolis Colts on Aug. 22 following an ankle injury to Vontae Davis, Cromartie was released Tuesday. The Colts also announced the release of linebacker Sio Moore. MORE: Latest NFL power rankings Cromartie, a four-time Pro Bowler, initially signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Colts. He had 14 tackles and two passes defensed in four games including four tackles against the Jaguars on Sunday in London, where he took a knee in protest during the “Star-Spangled Banner” for the second straight game....

But Cromartie and his wife since 2010, Terricka Cason, are expecting twins. Cason, who already has two children with Cromartie, revealed the baby news to Us Magazine on Tuesday. She was surprised by the pregnancy considering Cromartie’s procedure. PHOTOS: Players bring their kids to practice | MORE: SN’s NFL awards for 2015 “I didn’t even tell Antonio right away because I didn’t think it was possible,” she says. “I was going back and forth in my head how it could even happen....

In part of a Steelers special from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the former wideout details the grim reality of life after football. He told the paper he struggles to walk down the stairs and is dealing with memory loss. When asked if he’d do it over again, he didn’t have any doubts. “If I could go back, I wouldn’t," he said. “I would play baseball. I got drafted by the Cubs in the 14th round, but I didn’t play baseball because of my parents....

Shining Path is targeting the capital’s middle classes with unprecedented intensity, laying aside a systematic “indoctrinate or assassinate” campaign in favor of wild car-bomb attacks on everything from schools to gas stations, embassies to crowded shopping areas. “This isn’t Maoism, Marxism or Leninism,” says military analyst Enrique Obando. “It’s pure terrorism.” Yet there is a method to the guerrillas’ madness: the attacks are designed to destroy the presidency of Alberto Fujimori....

In the late spring, with President Biden’s legislative agenda appearing sunk and the media filled with stories of rising inflation and Democratic infighting, the widely accepted political conventional wisdom was that Republicans would easily sweep into power in both the House and Senate. As spring turned to summer, and with Biden having one of the most successful legislative summers in modern political history and with gas prices easing, the conventional wisdom swung wildly, and the new, widely accepted narrative was that Democrats would buck historical trends and keep the Senate and possibly even the House....

Bush + Pulls a Clinton by stealing McCain’s mes- sage. But winning ugly is still winning. McCain - Why choked by Bible belt? He threatened its soft money. But he’s a survivor. Keyes - Debate “winner” gets all of 5 percent. Take your winnings and hit the lecture circuit. B. Jones U. - Racist, sexist, Catholic-hating “university”… that was Bush’s base. Gore + The real winner in S.C.: Big Al, who got the anti-Bush goods to woo centrists....

Millions of Texas residents remain without water or heating, prompting the current and former Democratic congressional members to spearhead fundraising campaigns through ActBlue. As of Sunday morning, Ocasio-Cortez has raised $4 million for relief teams across the state of Texas and joined Democratic Representatives Sylvia Garcia, Sheila Jackson and Al Green at a Houston food bank Saturday. Donations from the ActBlue fundraising campaign are set to be split between the Houston Food Bank, Feeding Texas, Family Eldercare, the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center and Ending Community Homeless Coalition (ECHO), Ocasio-Cortez said....

The Democratic congresswoman called for an end to the practice after Senator Rand Paul revealed that his wife had bought stock in a company that makes a drug to treat COVID-19. The Kentucky Republican made this disclosure more than a year late. According to The Washington Post, Kelley Paul bought the stock in Gilead Sciences, which makes the antiviral drug remdesivir, on February 26, 2020—before the U.S. public had fully grasped the severity of the coronavirus outbreak and before it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization....

The Orange (23-0) received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel Monday. Arizona, Florida, Wichita State, San Diego State and Villanova remained second through sixth. Wichita State (25-0) is the only other unbeaten team in Division I. FULL-COURT PRESS: Look back at Saturday’s games Kansas moved up one spot to seventh and Duke jumped three spots to eighth. Michigan State and Cincinnati round out the Top Ten. Wisconsin and Ohio State, Nos....

Appendicitis, which is the inflammation of the appendix, needs to be diagnosed and treated early to prevent complications. For that reason, it’s important to know the difference between appendicitis and having pain from gas in the upper or lower digestive system. But knowing when abdominal pain is an emergency that needs diagnosis and treatment can be difficult. This article will explain the symptoms of appendicitis in order to learn how it is different than gas pains....

As compelling as these arguments may seem, this cheap and natural remedy may actually cause more harm than good when used for this purpose. While it is clear that apple cider vinegar can help strip away excess skin oils, it has a pH of between 2.0 and 3.0, making it far more acidic than your skin can reasonably tolerate. When exposed to this level of acidity, your body responds with inflammation to prevent infection and begin the process of wound healing....

On his general condition: Arafat is “in good health. They’ve put all the tumors on him in existence, but all he has is acute gastritis.” On his health compared with other men his age: “He’s normal. He’s tired, and I don’t blame him. He lives in abnormal conditions. His room is tiny and has no window. The oxygen level is low. He doesn’t see the sun. [But] he’s in good spirits....

“Mr. Sarkisian has always been and remains confident that he will prevail regardless of who the decision maker is,” Sarkisian’s attorney, Alan Loewinsohn, told The Times. MORE: 10 biggest Week 1 games | 2016 season’s new coaches Though he doesn’t recall it, Sarkisian signed a two-page agreement to arbitrate most claims against the school when he was hired in 2013. Sarkisian was fired in October and filed his suit in December, claiming the university didn’t allow him to seek treatment for his alcoholism....

Frostbite—which can occur on exposed body parts like faces, cheeks, fingers, and toes during the extreme cold—has been flagged as a cause for concern as “record-breaking cold and life-threatening wind chills” move from the Great Plains towards the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes, and the Northeast. In cases of frostbite, the affected parts feel cold and painful, and, in extreme cases, the condition can lead to the death of the tissue—which might then need to be amputated....

Ashley first filed for divorce in January after she caught Jay cheating on her. She withdrew the papers nine days later after suffering from complications related to lupus. Jay flew from Florida to Pennsylvania to be at her side. Though they tried to make things work, Ashley filed for divorce again in April. She cited adultery. When a fan asked the 33-year-old dental technician on Saturday if she was divorced, she said, “Nope!...

As well as being an opportunity to reflect on those who have died in combat, people also pay their respects to those who have dedicated their lives to military service. Many businesses, including banks, close their doors on Veterans Day so that workers can spend time commemorating the armed forces. Here’s everything you need to know about bank opening hours for 2021. Which Banks are Closed on Veterans Day?...

The fact that COVID vaccines help reduce severe illness and hospitalizations has been well documented in several real-world reports. A November study authored by dozens of scientists aimed at evaluating the association between COVID vaccination with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and hospitalization with COVID. It looked at 1,983 COVID patients between March 11 and August 15, 2021. The study found that unvaccinated patients accounted for 84.2 percent of COVID hospitalizations and also found that patients whose disease progressed to death or mechanical ventilation were significantly less likely to have been vaccinated....

“Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” now has 1.4 million people who say they will attend. Despite the event’s comedic intentions, the U.S. Air Force warned anyone turning up in the Nevada desert that it “stands ready to protect America and its assets.” Now, a second event titled “Storm The Bermuda Triangle, It Can’t Swallow All Of Us” has sprung up slated for October 1 and over 40,000 have said they may attend the event in the middle of the large, infamous body of water....