The meeting, which the White House said will “discuss the Administration’s comprehensive strategy to combat gun crime,” comes in the wake of the New York Police Department (NYPD) reporting 1,562 shooting incidents in 2021, which The New York Times noted in its assessment of department data marked the greatest number of shootings that the city reported in 15 years. The number of reported shootings continued to climb in the first month of 2022....

On Monday, Greiten’s ex-wife, Sheena Greitens, alleged in court documents that her former husband was physically abusive and showed “unstable and coercive behavior,” while efforts were made to limit his access to firearms. Several Republicans have urged Greitens to drop out of the race to replace Republican Senator Roy Blunt, who is retiring. Blunt’s seat would normally be considered safe for the GOP but the allegations against Greitens could make him vulnerable to a Democratic opponent....

Reid told reporters after the game he was not head-hunting and, in fact, didn’t even consider Roethlisberger a quarterback as he brought his shoulder near Big Ben’s head. HAISLOP: Le’Veon Bell’s presence not felt much at Heinz Field “It was a bang-bang play,” Reid said, per ESPN.com. “He was scrambling and I’m just trying to do my job: tackle the person carrying the ball. “I understand the NFL is trying to protect quarterbacks, but when they’re running the ball they’re running backs....

Zidane fuels Theo transfer talk Antonio Conte’s men appeared to be coasting towards the title, but their bid for glory took an unexpected hit in a 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday. With Spurs running out 2-0 victors at Burnley the gap at the top was cut to seven points with nine matches remaining. That could be cut again on Wednesday with Chelsea facing a difficult match with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, while Tottenham visit struggling Swansea City....

Instead, she’ll focus solely on the NFL, the network confirmed, working with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman as the sideline reporter on Fox’s No. 1 NFL broadcast team. “We are thrilled that Erin will continue as our lead sideline reporter on the NFL on FOX’s ‘A-Team’ including our upcoming coverage of Super Bowl LI,” John Entz, the network’s president of production, told SI.com. “We appreciate Erin’s great contributions to our MLB coverage....

Terrell’s wife said Terrell died Tuesday due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease, The Associated Press reported. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2014 Terrell inherited the World Boxing Association belt in 1965 after the WBA vacated the title over a dispute with Ali. He and Ali, the World Boxing Council champ, met to settle matters in February 1967 in the Astrodome. After a nasty buildup to the fight, Ali pounded on Terrell for 15 rounds and, as Terrell told it, stuck a thumb in Terrell ’s eye, causing double vision....

The car rental industry saw a boom in 2021, with a reported 21 percent increase since 2020, when the industry faced a decline. Now, the industry is even facing shortages of cars, thanks to increased demand and production halts on cars during the pandemic. Giovanna Boniface from Vancouver rented a car from car rental company Avis at Toronto Pearson International Airport earlier this month when she arrived in the city to help her daughter move to college....

Iran claimed it’s “concluded” retaliatory measures toward America for killing one of its top generals and that it does “not seek escalation or war.” President Donald Trump said the United States is “ready to embrace peace with all who seek it.” “I think there was a deep breath that was taken,” Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) told reporters Wednesday. But the nation’s capital remains far from unified in the wake of an American death in Iraq last month at the hands of Iranian-backed militia forces, which, in part, gave rise to Trump ordering the killing of Qassem Soleimani, a former top Iranian general deemed a terrorist who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans....

Bruce Ireland told Newsweek that he saw a post on the website Nextdoor from a woman who took several photos of the cat named Pharaoh. These cats are native to Africa and are known for their spotted fur. CBS8 reported that Kristi Clark spotted the cat, but she wasn’t sure what it was at first. She was with her daughter and grandchildren on Friday when her daughter’s dog was startled near the bushes....

No, really, why? It didn’t make any sense. MORE: Box score | Photos | Rookie record | McCovey Cove Dave | Unconventional Yost Sure, Hunter Pence had beaten out a potential double play ball for an RBI earlier on Saturday night , but when Pence ripped a ground ball to the Kansas City shortstop with the bases loaded in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the World Series, there was no chance that it was going to be anything but a 6-4-3 double play to end the Giants’ rally....

Structure The esophagus begins at the throat (pharynx) and travels to the stomach, passing through the diaphragm en route. The length is usually around 25 cm (9 to 10 inches) in adults. It passes behind the trachea (windpipe) and in front of the spine. There are two sphincters (areas that can be opened and closed) in the esophagus. The upper esophageal sphincter (UES) is under voluntary as well as involuntary control....

“Here’s a call to action. I need your help. James Wiseman needs your help. The fact that the NCAA has suspended this young man for 11 games and that he also has to pay back $11,500 to charity is atrocious,” Williams said in his video. The GoFundMe campaign titled #EndAmateruismForJamesWiseman plans to help Wiseman pay the donation without violating any NCAA rules. “Since he has to pay back $11,500, but he can’t get that money from friends or family because that’s another NCAA violation, why don’t we the public do it,” Williams added....

The network has announced its Sunday Night Baseball coverage through the first Sunday in May, and it will feature plenty of traditional powers. On April 5, the Cardinals will visit the Cubs to kick off ESPN’s Sunday Night coverage for the season. Joining the Cardinals in a group of three teams to be featured twice in the first five weeks of the season are the Yankees and the Red Sox, who will play each other on both occasions....

ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski are two of the best that the sports media field have to offer, and the “World Wide Leader” knows it. The network announced both Schefter and Wojnarowski signed multi-year deals to remain with the network, thus ending any free agency speculation set to commence this summer. According to OutKick’s Bobby Burack, both Schefter and “Woj” are getting big-time pay increases to keep them on the ESPN family of networks....

MORE: Ranking the 25 best NBA stars to change teams in their prime Weeks after Kevin Durant made the biggest free-agent move since LeBron James decided to return to the Cavs and left the Thunder to join the rival Warriors, an even juicier tidbit about the signing emerged. According to ESPN’s Royce Young, Durant told his running mate, All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, he would re-sign with Oklahoma City. Turns out, that never happened....

In the 2006/07 season at Stamford Bridge, it was the meeting of last two English Premier League title winners in Chelsea and Arsenal. Mathieu Flamini had already put the visitors 0-1 up but the being the reigning champions, Chelsea found a way back into the game with one spectacular effort. Ghanaian Michael Essien had joined The Blues just a season before that after playing a starring role in the all-dominating Lyon team....

Before determining if someone should go to trial on a felony charge, prosecutors in Michigan normally have a hearing to provide evidence that shows probable cause for the case to move into the trial phase. Crumbley’s court hearing on Friday lasted less than 10 minutes after he waived his right to the probable cause hearing and decided to head straight into the trial. Crumbley is accused of fatally shooting four students and injuring several others at the Michigan high school on November 30....

Crumbley is the suspected gunman during the mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School on November 30. Four students were killed during the shooting, and seven others were injured. Crumbley has been charged as an adult with one count of terrorism causing death; four counts of first-degree murder; seven counts of assault with intent to murder; and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony....

Known as the “father of eugenics,” British Victorian scientist and statistician Sir Francis Galton developed the since debunked theory that individuals deemed “superior” according to factors such as their race or class could be socially engineered. Those regarded as biologically inferior and “feeble-minded” should, meanwhile, be prevented from having children, he argued. Cherry picking the theories of his cousin Charles Darwin, who pioneered the theory of evolution, Galton developed a ranking of humans—for instance placing Australian Aborigines one “grade” below Africans....