“See, you didn’t get them after all,” the agent said to Yousef. Yousef fidgeted beneath his heavy manacles. “Not yet,” he said quietly. Today’s attack on the World Trade Center brings to mind the bombing on February 26, 1993, in which six people were killed and thousands injured. But there are some critical differences. Back then, the attack was planned by a single well-honed terrorist who became the leader of a rag-tag group of dedicated revolutionaries, former Afghani soldiers, fellow believers, braggarts, hoodlums and hangers-on....

I was sitting in the front, strapped into a flak jacket and helmet, flanked by a Reuters photographer on one side and a machine gunner, decked out in a white crash helmet and black visor, on the other. One of the helicopter crew held up three fingers and the troops passed on the signal-three minutes until we hit the Landing Zone. A Canadian soldier tapped on my helmet. “If we come under fire at the LZ,” he shouted, “get in the middle of our security perimeter until things quiet down....

The 58-year-old was shown the door after Paris Saint-Germain dispatched the German giants 3-0 in the Champions League, their second defeat in six competitive fixtures. Bayern Munich 2/9 to win Bundesliga Ancelotti was already in the spotlight for a series of lacklustre performances and Bayern responded by severing ties with the decorated manager. Having taken over from Pep Guardiola for the 2016-17 season, the Italian led Bayern to their fifth consecutive league title and also collected two DFL-Supercup trophies during his stay at the Allianz Arena....

The paper, published in the journal Genes, examined the origins of two highly venomous Australian snakes—the tiger snake and eastern brown snake—that belong to the elapid family of front-fanged snakes. Australia is home to a large variety of animals that are not found in any other parts of the world, with many native species arising after the landmass broke off from Antarctica and became isolated tens of millions of years ago....

The fossil had sat unidentified in a museum for 89 years before it was officially confirmed to be a new species of turkey-like dinosaur named Centuriavis lioae, according to a paper published in the Journal of Paleontology. Daniel Ksepka, curator of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Kate Dzikiewicz, curatorial associate, led a study of the fossil, in which they used CT scans to reconstruct the shape of the brain and analyzed skeletal features to place the fossil in the evolutionary tree of birds....

In recent years, through advances in technology, changing social attitudes and new legislation, people with severe handicaps have achieved independence unimaginable a generation ago. Both the Earls went to college. In 1988, they moved to an East Lansing apartment, assisted 17 hours a week by social-service aides. Though unemployed (Bill is looking for a job), they were a model, mainstream couple. All that changed last year, when Leigh got pregnant and decided not to have an abortion....

Entering from opposite sides of the stage, the two men shook hands and came out fighting–or at least sparring. The closest thing to a haymaker came when Brustein told Wilson, “You have the best mind of the 17th century.” Wilson had insisted that all African-Americans are directly descended from those people who had “made the journey in chains [in] the hold of a ship.” Fervently he said that “inside all blacks there is at least one heartbeat infused with the blood of Africa....

Cameras captured one conversation that looked plenty interesting: an exchange between Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., and Bush. The president, who signed Jackson’s program, lingered a little bit longer with the Illinois congressman than he did with other lawmakers–even Dennis Kucinich, who seemed to weird the president out by attempting to whisper something in his ear. Asked today what Bush and Jackson were talking about, a spokesman for the Illinois congressman issued a carefully-worded and somewhat cryptic response....

The former champion fell ill Tuesday, only hours before he was to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba, the site of Saturday’s scheduled match. MORE: UFC 196 in photos “He called me and said, ‘I’m going to the hospital, but I’ll get better’, so we came to Curitiba,” Silva’s coach, Luiz Carlos Dorea, said, adding Silva had been in pain before but always recovered to continue training. “When we arrived in Curitiba, he said, ‘Master, I came home but the pain is too much....

The Rockets sent Drummond to the free-throw line a franchise-record 36 times during the Pistons’ 123-114 win. Twenty-one of those were on intentional fouls, and Drummond, who is shooting 35 percent from the charity stripe this season, missed an NBA-record 23 of his attempts. MORE: SN’s NBA midseason awards The Rockets had K.J. McDaniels use five of his fouls against Drummond in the first 10 seconds of the second half....

The 2015 NBA Finals MVP appeared on Kimmel’s show Monday night, talking about all things Warriors, including the team’s celebration in Vegas. MORE: 11 moments Warriors fans will never forget | Riley Curry crashes Father’s Day interview Who partied hardest of all? Iguodala says the team had the “Turn Up Rankings.” Bronze medal, Marreese Speights. Gold and Silver was close. Klay Thompson came up just short of Draymond Green. (And if you saw the parade, this should be a surprise to no one....

After contentious negotiations to get the first fight to occur between Kovalev’s promoter, Main Events, and Ward’s Roc Nation, the fight took place Nov. 19. Kovalev knocked down Ward in the second round, but lost a controversial unanimous decision by a score of 114-113 on all three scorecards. Many boxing fans and media were in unison thinking Kovalev had done more than enough to earn the nod. Kovalev had an immediate rematch clause in his contract from the first tilt and exercised the clause quickly after the fight ended....

Most boxing fans felt like Gennady Golovkin did more than enough to defeat Canelo Alvarez in their Sept. 2017 mega bout, which was ruled a split draw. Should the fact that GGG landed more punches in 10 of those 12 rounds, according to CompuBox punch stats , spell that Golovkin will defeat Alvarez in their highly-anticipated rematch on Sept. 15? Well, not if you ask Andre Ward. Sporting News recently asked the retired, undefeated unified super middleweight and lightweight champion for his prediction on the big fight....

Talk of a move to Betis for the Mexico international had picked up in recent days, with the club’s vice president Lorenzo Serra Ferrer praising Guardado in expectation of a deal being agreed to. Osorio suspended six games by FIFA During his time with the Dutch giants, Guardado won a pair of Eredivisie titles and two Dutch Super Cups. Guardado has also been a member of two Gold Cup-winning squads with Mexico and has been capped 136 times by El Tri, suiting up most recently for the nation’s fourth-place finish in the 2017 Confederations Cup....

A clerk at the Albany Criminal Court told New York Focus that the local sheriff’s department filed charges for the Class A misdemeanor against Cuomo. A court spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Post that a misdemeanor complaint was filed against Cuomo, but the Albany Times Union reported that a criminal summons had been issued erroneously. The Times Union reported that the sheriff’s investigator shared paperwork with the court on Thursday summarizing the investigation and seeking “guidance” on filing a complaint, but that the summons was issued without the consent of the alleged victim, Brittany Commisso or her attorney....

Cuomo, whose COVID-19 task force is facing a federal probe into underreporting of deaths at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in New York, is also contending with threats from state lawmakers to strip him of the power to issue emergency orders. UK bookmaker Betfair said the Democrat’s chances of winning the election in November 2022 had plummeted to 50 percent on Friday, down 38 percentage points in a week....

Slumped down in his seat and wearing a shell-shocked look of blankness on his face, Wiggins might not have answered questions with long replies, but he did answer them. Not sure what else he could have done in the aftermath of his team’s unexpected loss to 10th-seeded Stanford in the round of 32. MORE: Complete tournament schedule | Updated bracket | PHOTOS: Round of 32 The second-seeded Jayhawks were tied with the Cardinal with five minutes left, but Stanford pulled away down the stretch....

Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins showed off his exceptional athleticism Monday night against the Hawks with a monster slam that may have defied the laws of physics. MORE: Why Kobe Bryant deserves a spot on Team USA | Russell Westbrook throws down tomahawk jam A second viewing in slow motion is necessary. Wiggins tied his career high with 33 points in Minnesota’s 117-107 victory. Not bad for a guy who hasn’t turned 21 yet....

The entrepreneur said many Asian Americans were showing that they could be “part of the solution” to the novel coronavirus pandemic, writing in a Washington Post op-ed published on Wednesday. He also told readers that the community was “not the virus” and could be “part of the cure” while urging Asian Americans to “show our American-ness in ways we never have before.” Yang made his remarks after several news outlets reported increases in racist attacks against Asian Americans by people ignorantly blaming them for the coronavirus outbreak....