5+ min ago (843+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. " Bill Belichick stood at the microphone in a crowded room of reporters. North Carolina's season had just ended with a lopsided loss to a fierce nearby rival to cap a four-win season. And the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach wasn't in much of a mood to talk about it. A little more than four minutes' worth, in fact. "Look, the season's just ended a few minutes ago, OK?" Belichick said after the 42-19 loss at N.C. State on Saturday night. "So now we're going to move into the offseason. That's what we're going to do." UNC started the year with buzz and a national spotlight, teeming with optimism " or maybe merely hope " that the NFL icon could elevate the program into something more as a first-time college coach. By season's end, Belichick had fielded a team that had more losses by…...

28+ min ago (1745+ words) This Sunday: Ambush. An Afghan national who served alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan shoots two National Guard members near the White House. One has died. The other is fighting for his life. It was a crime against our entire nation. It was a crime against humanity. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI: We will do everything in our power to seek the death penalty against that monster. As President Trump vows to crack down on who enters the country. If they can't love our country, we don't want them. I'll talk to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota. Plus, chain reaction. The Pentagon says it will investigate Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for misconduct after he and fellow Democratic lawmakers encouraged U.S. military members to refuse illegal orders. Every oath every member of the military took is loyalty to…...

28+ min ago (1745+ words) This Sunday: Ambush. An Afghan national who served alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan shoots two National Guard members near the White House. One has died. The other is fighting for his life. It was a crime against our entire nation. It was a crime against humanity. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI: We will do everything in our power to seek the death penalty against that monster. As President Trump vows to crack down on who enters the country. If they can't love our country, we don't want them. I'll talk to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota. Plus, chain reaction. The Pentagon says it will investigate Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for misconduct after he and fellow Democratic lawmakers encouraged U.S. military members to refuse illegal orders. Every oath every member of the military took is loyalty to…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (411+ words) A powerful winter storm continues to take aim at the heart of the country, impacting one of the biggest travel days of the year. The Thanksgiving weekend storm system has brought over a foot of snow and strong winds to parts of the Midwest, and thunderstorms across the South. As of Saturday evening, numerous locations in Iowa have recorded a foot or more of snow, while parts of Illinois, including Chicago suburbs, are at 5 inches and counting. Periods of heavy snow persisted throughout the night across the Midwest, with storm totals still expected to range between 6 and 14 inches. The National Weather Service warned that a quick burst of snowfall will impact the Chicago area Sunday morning, reducing visibility on the roads and making travel dangerous. Rain and snow are expected to shift into the eastern third of the country by…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (547+ words) WASHINGTON " Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on NBC News" "Meet the Press" Sunday that authorities believe the suspect in the National Guard shooting was radicalized in the U.S. and that the asylum process for migrants would resume once the administration has dealt with a backlog of applications under new standards following the attack. Her comments come after Trump said he would "permanently pause" migration from "third world countries" after the suspect in the National Guard shooting was identified as an Afghan national. NBC News previously reported that the suspect was granted asylum this year. Noem said during Sunday"s interview that the administration believes that the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was "radicalized since he"s been here in this country." "We do believe it was through connections in his home community and state, and we"re going to continue to talk…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (470+ words) WASHINGTON " Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on NBC News" "Meet the Press" Sunday that authorities believe the suspect in the National Guard shooting was radicalized in the U.S. and that the asylum process for migrants would resume once the administration has dealt with a backlog of applications under new standards following the attack. Her comments come after Trump said he would "permanently pause" migration from "third world countries" after the suspect in the National Guard shooting was identified as an Afghan national. NBC News previously reported that the suspect was granted asylum this year. Noem said during Sunday"s interview that the administration believes that the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was "radicalized since he"s been here in this country." "We do believe it was through connections in his home community and state, and we"re going to continue to talk…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (552+ words) WASHINGTON " Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on NBC News" "Meet the Press" Sunday that authorities believe the suspect in the National Guard shooting was radicalized in the U.S. and that the asylum process for migrants would resume once the administration has dealt with a backlog of applications under new standards following the attack. Her comments come after Trump said he would "permanently pause" migration from "third world countries" after the suspect in the National Guard shooting was identified as an Afghan national. NBC News previously reported that the suspect was granted asylum this year. Noem said during Sunday"s interview that the administration believes that the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was "radicalized since he"s been here in this country." "We do believe it was through connections in his home community and state, and we"re going to continue to talk…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago (1241+ words) Before Rahmanullah Lakanwal settled in a quiet part of Washington state, he was part of a secret unit of Afghans who operated under CIA direction and hunted down Taliban commanders in highly dangerous missions. They "took malignant actors off the battlefield and saved American lives, period," said Andrew Sullivan, who served as an officer with the Army's 1st Division in Afghanistan and is now executive director of No One Left Behind, a nonprofit that helps resettle Afghans who worked for the U.S. military during the war. These members of "Zero Units," also known as National Strike Units, were among the most extensively vetted of any Afghans who worked with American forces. CIA officers hailed their bravery, skill and loyalty, and the agency prioritized their evacuation from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul in 2021 because they were prime targets for the Taliban. Lakanwal,…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago (485+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a request for a formal pardon amid a yearslong corruption trial, just weeks after President Donald Trump said he should be pardoned. "The continuation of the trial is tearing us apart from within, provoking fierce divisions, intensifying divisions," he said. "My personal interest was and remains to continue the process until the end, until I am fully acquitted of all charges, but the security and political realities, the national interest, require otherwise." Netanyahu is facing charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. Prosecutors have alleged that he exchanged regulatory favors with media owners in Israel seeking positive press coverage. He has also been accused of accepting gifts " including cigars and champagne " in exchange for advancing the personal interests of Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and Australian billionaire James…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago (570+ words) The inferno that tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong has killed at least 146 people, authorities said Sunday, with around 40 still missing. Officers had found a further 18 bodies in the Wang Fuk Court tower complex, officials said, as the fallout continues following the deadliest blaze in the Chinese territory in seven decades. "We expect more to come," Chief Superintendent Karen Tsang Shuk-yin, the officer in charge of the casualty inquiry unit, told reporters Sunday. Concluding the search could still take some time, regional police commander Amy Lam Man-han said, with the most difficult areas still yet to be searched. Some bodies had been found in stairwells and on rooftops where residents had tried to flee, officials said. Tsang added that 54 bodies could not yet be identified, with around 40 people reported missing and 100 others remaining unaccounted for. Fay Siu…...