The Philadelphia Eagles announced Thursday night that Howie Roseman has been promoted to Executive Vice President/General Manager . The promotion was earned and not given. Roseman should end his career in the Hall of Fame after bringing the Eagles their first Super Bowl. Luckily for the Eagles, Roseman isn't content with just one Super Bowl and he is doing everything he can to win No. 2 in 2019, as well as make sure Philadelphia can compete for another ring down the road. Roseman has been dominant during the 2019 offseason and added a couple more reasons why he will likely be giving a speech in Canton after he retires. Let's take a look at some of his best moves this offseason: Signed Carson Wentz to a contract extension (through 2024) This is the biggest move of the offseason. Signing an elite quarterback to a team-friendly deal was impressive. 2019 NFL Draft: Andre Dillard (1 st round), Miles Sanders (2 nd round), J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (2 nd round), Shareef Miller (4 th round), and Clayton Thorson (5 th round) Roseman got the left tackle of the future, running back of the future, and a starting wide receiver with his first three picks. Miller will be a solid rotational piece and Thorson will have a chance to be the No. 3 quarterback. Traded for DeSean Jackson Jackson is the greatest big-play weapon in NFL history and a future Hall of Famer. This move is going to be fun to watch and gives Wentz a legitimate deep threat. Signed Jason Kelce to a contract extension (through 2020) Kelce is the best center in football and the Eagles have him for two more seasons. Signed Zach Brown to a 1-year contract Jordan Hicks left for Arizona, but Roseman was able to replace him with someone better. Re-signed Ronald Darby to a 1-year contract Darby is the Eagles' best cornerback, so this was a no-brainer. Traded for Jordan Howard Jay Ajayi gave everything to the Eagles, but Roseman replaced him with Howard, who is the third-leading rusher over the last three seasons. Signed Malik Jackson to a 3-year contract Jackson is going to be a menace for the Eagles playing alongside Fletcher Cox. Re-worked Jason Peters' contract Having Peters back for one more year allowed the Eagles to draft his replacement and groom him for a year. The future Hall of Fame left tackle still has some gas in the tank. Re-signed Brandon Graham to a 3-year contract Graham's statistics may not be impressive, but Roseman showed he will take care of his own guys if they play hard and give it their all. Signed Isaac Seumalo to a contract extension (through 2021) Locking up your starting guard to a fair contract was a solid move. Re-signed Timmy Jernigan to a 1-year contract Jernigan will join Cox and Jackson at defensive tackle, giving the Eagles the best defensive tackle rotation in the NFL. Re-signed Jack Elliot and Ricky Lovato Both of these guys have been pivotal in the Eagles recent successes. Reworked Lane Johnson, Zach Ertz, and Rodney McLeod's contracts to help the cap Howie is the best in the NFL at maneuvering the cap. All three of these moves helped ensure the cap number would go down. Traded Michael Bennet and a 2020 7th-round pick to the New England Patriots for a 2020 5th-round pick Some people hated this trade, but Bennett went to the media to ask for a new contract so Roseman shipped him out of town. Signed Vinny Curry to a 1-year contract Curry replaced Bennett and is a fan favorite from when he last played for the Eagles. Claimed Blake Countess off of waivers Countess gives the Eagles more depth at safety. Re-signed Stefen Wisniewski to a 1-year contract With Brandon Brooks recovering from surgery, this was a smart move to protect Wentz until Brooks is healthy. Re-signed Richard Rodgers to a 2-year contract Rodgers will be the Eagles' No. 3 tight end, but he ensures they have the best tight end group in the NFL with Zach Ertz and second-year tight end Dallas Goedert. Signed L.J. Fort to a 3-year contract Fort gives the Eagles depth at linebacker and a special teams player they can count on. Signed Cody Kessler to a 1-year contract Kessler will compete for the Eagles No. 2 quarterback position. Signed Andrew Sendejo to a 1-year contract It remains to be seen if he will make the team, but if he does, Sendejo will likely be the No. 3 safety, which is an upgrade of Corey Graham from last season. Traded for Hassan Ridgeway Roseman gave up a seventh-rounder for a player who was better than all of the remaining players on the board. Ridgeway will compete to be the No. 4 defensive tackle in their dominant rotation. Signed UDFA T.J. Edwards Edwards was regarded as one of the best UDFA available and at the time of signing him, middle linebacker was the Eagles' biggest need. (Please note: I may have missed a move that you liked, but there were a lot to choose from.) There is no debating that Roseman has done a wonderful job this offseason, which is a big part of why he was promoted. Whether he was making trades, signing free agents, drafting future stars, or signing Wentz to a megadeal that was team friendly; The Eagles' general manager has shown his goal is to win another Super Bowl after a dominant offseason. MORE: Drake FaceTimed with Steph Curry after Game 6 to deliver a classy message This is how the Golden State Warriors head into the offseason Raptors President Masai Ujiri Accused of Pushing, Hitting Sheriff's Deputy in Postgame Incident Recap of Howie Roseman's dominant offseason Top of Packers WR depth chart takes shape following minicamp


Looking to sample the best desserts around town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert spots in Houston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to achieve your dreams. 1. Le Donut Topping the list is Le Donut . Located at 2803 Old Spanish Trail in Macgregor, the spot to score doughnuts and more is the highest rated dessert spot in Houston, boasting 4.5 stars out of 223 reviews on Yelp. 2. The Original Kolache Shoppe Next up is Golfcrest Bellfort/ Reveille's The Original Kolache Shoppe , situated at 5404 Telephone Road With five stars out of 194 reviews on Yelp, the bakery, which offers coffee and tea and more, has proven to be a local favorite. 3. Le Duc Gourmet Bakery Alief's Le Duc Gourmet Bakery , located at 11528 Bellaire Blvd., Suite E, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the bakery four stars out of 92 reviews. 4. Common Bond Cafe & Bakery Over in Neartown - Montrose, check out Common Bond Cafe & Bakery , which has earned four stars out of 1,899 reviews on Yelp. You can find the cafe, bakery and breakfast and brunch spot at 1706 Westheimer Road 5. Nu Ice & Drinks And then there's Nu Ice & Drinks , a Mid West favorite with 4.5 stars out of 550 reviews. Stop by 5901 Westheimer Road, Suite B1, to hit up the spot to score ice cream and frozen yogurt, coffee and tea and bubble tea next time the urge strikes. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The Orioles announced that right-hander Dan Straily has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. The club designated Straily on June 20. There were unsurprisingly no takers via the waiver wire for Straily, who has struggled mightily since inking a major league deal worth $575K with Baltimore in early April. The 30-year-old Straily pitched to a 9.82 ERA/9.30 FIP with 6.23 K/9 and 4.15 BB/9 across 47 2/3 innings before the Orioles booted him from their roster. The club first tried switching Straily from its starting staff to its bullpen last month, but neither role has worked for him this season. Straily's fall from grace comes after a few useful seasons as a starter in the National League. He was effective in 2016 with the Reds, who brilliantly flipped him to the Marlins during the ensuing offseason in a trade that delivered Luis Castillo to Cincinnati. Straily then turned in a pair of decent seasons in Miami before the team released him prior to the current campaign. Related slideshow: 2019 MLB season (provided by imagn)


Progressive activist Kyle Kulinski said Wednesday that 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is actually "at his best" when he shows off his famous grumpy side. "Bernie - in my opinion - he's at his best when he's an angry, old man because we all relate to that," Kulinski, a co-founder of progressive political action committee Justice Democrats, told Hill.TV. "People are mad, people are angry," he added, citing the growing student debt crisis and current state of health care system. "We want somebody to reflect that - to reflect the dire situation that we're in, and he by far, in a way, is most like that." Asked in an interview earlier this month to name a common misconception about himself, the Vermont senator joked that "there are some times" when he's actually not grumpy. "They think I'm grumpy all of the time, and I'm only grumpy most of the time," Sanders said with a grin. Sanders, who ranks among the top five White House contenders in most national polls, is one of the most progressive candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. In June, Sanders introduced a plan to cancel $1.6 trillion in outstanding student debt. The legislation, which is being co-sponsored by Democratic Reps. Illhan Omar (Minn.) and Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), also calls for public universities, community colleges and trade schools to become tuition-free. His main progressive rival, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), previously introduced a similar plan. He has also long championed "Medicare for All," a government-run system that would effectively eliminate private health insurance. Sanders's support for Medicare for All has become a subject of much debate within the Democratic Party. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is running on protecting ObamaCare, has expressed concerns about the plan, saying it could result in a lapse in coverage for millions of Americans and possibly leave those with serious health conditions in limbo. Sanders hit back , saying these claims were "preposterous," sparking a heated back-and-forth. Kulinski's comments come as Democratic candidates prepare for next week's second round of debates. The two-night debate will air on CNN on July 30 and July 31. Sanders and Warren will be two of the biggest names to appear on the stage on the first night, while rivals Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will be appearing the following night.


Retiring rich may be more possible than you think. Especially if you're young, you don't even need to make a lot of money to end up wealthy, says Tony Robbins, a self-made millionaire and the best-selling author of "Money: Master the Game." If you consistently set aside a portion of your earnings, whether you make $40,000 or $100,000, and let it grow over time, you could end up with a seven-figure portfolio . If you're just starting out in the workforce, "you have the greatest gift on earth: time and compounding," he says. All millennials need to do is to use those advantages, he says, adding: "When they asked Warren Buffett, 'What made you a wealthy man? He said, 'Good genetics, time and compounding.'" How exactly can these ingredients   time and compounding   help you build your net worth? For starters, it's important to understand how compounding works. What is compound interest? Compound interest makes a sum of money grow at a faster rate than simple interest, because in addition to earning returns on the money you invest, you also earn returns on those returns at the end of every compounding period, which could be daily, monthly, quarterly or annually. That's why compound interest causes your wealth grow faster. It's also why you don't have to put away as much money to reach your goals. Compound interest can also work against you when it comes to loans: It means that every year or month, whatever the frequency specific to your loan, the amount you have to repay gets bigger. So the longer it takes to pay off your loan, the more you'll owe in interest . Why does time matter? The sooner you start to invest your money, the more you'll benefit from compound interest. Starting to save early means you don't have to put away as much over time   and even a few years can make a big difference. To show just how advantageous it is to start saving and investing early on, personal finance site NerdWallet created a chart showing the percentage of each twice-a-month paycheck you'd need to set aside to have $2 million saved by the time you're 67. It assumes two different starting points, age 22 and age 30, and that you're start with zero dollars invested. It also assumes a 6% average annual investment return and various annual salaries. The 22-year-old has just an eight-year head start on the 30-year-old, but that makes a significant difference in how much is needed to save per paycheck. Scroll over the bars to see the exact numbers. How to use compound interest to your advantage Almost anyone save and invest of portion of their paycheck, says Robbins, no matter the size of their salary: "Oftentimes people tell me, 'I don't have any money. ... I don't know where to start. I've got to wait until I have money before I begin [investing].' That is the biggest mistake you can make." Even if you can only save 1% to 5% of your income in a retirement account, start there. "What you want is consistency," Robbins says. Then, work towards setting aside 10% to 20% . That may sound daunting, but it'll be easier to do if you make it automatic , meaning that you have your contributions automatically taken out of your paycheck and sent straight to your retirement account. As for where you should invest, the simplest starting point is to contribute to your employer's 401(k) plan , a tax-advantaged retirement savings account that many companies offer, or other retirement savings accounts , such as a Roth IRA or traditional IRA. Many experts, including Warren Buffett, recommend investing in low-cost index funds , like ones that track the S&P 500, which holds stocks for 500 of the largest companies in the U.S., including Apple, Exxon and Johnson & Johnson. You can also look into robo-advisors , such as Betterment, Wealthsimple and Wealthfront. These are automated investing services that use an algorithm to determine the kind of portfolio that's right for your age, risk tolerance and time horizon. No matter how you choose to invest, the most important step is to open at least one account and start contributing to it consistently to take full advantage of compound interest. The earlier you start, the better off you'll be.


From perilous mountain passes and hard-going highways to remote and rough off-the-beaten-track roads, strong nerves and superb driving skills are a must if you want to take on these tough trails. Stunning images of roads from hell From perilous mountain passes and hard-going highways to remote and rough off-the-beaten-track roads, strong nerves and superb driving skills are a must if you want to take on these tough trails. Here we've selected some incredible images of the world's scariest driving and cycling routes, suitable for the most daring adventurers. Three Level Zigzag Road, India You'll get dizzy just looking at the Three Level Zigzag Road, allegedly the most zig-zagging road in the world. Set in India's Sikkim state within the lower Himalayan mountains, the curvy road has a staggering amount of hairpin turns and sheer drops along the way too. It goes from the village of Dzuluk and climbs up the mountain to Thambi View Point, reaching an altitude of 11,200 feet. Hoang Lien Son Pass, Vietnam You ll need a head for heights to tackle the high-altitude Hoang Lien Son Pass or O Quy Ho. The famously dangerous but stunning mountain pass in northern Vietnam crosses between the two provinces of Lao Cai. It goes through the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, the highest in the country, with parts of the winding road reaching heights of 6,560 feet above sea level. As well as soaring views of the peaks and valleys you can expect cloud cover and strong gusts of wind. James W. Dalton Highway, Alaska, USA Made famous by the TV show Ice Road Truckers , the James W. Dalton Highway in the wilds of northern Alaska is one of the US  most deadly roads. Over its 414-mile stretch, the long and lonely gravel road presents a grueling drive with numerous perils in store for those who brave it: fog, snow, potholes, bears, thundering trucks and fatigue among them. Be sure to go prepared as the highway has the longest stretch of un-serviced road on the North American continent   240 miles. Skippers Road, Skippers Canyon, New Zealand An old hand-carved mining route, Skippers Road offers those behind the wheel stunning scenery and scary driving. The 14.2-mile gravel road near Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island was built in 1888 to give mining companies access to the upper Shotover River, which the road overhangs in places. It s narrow, bendy and peppered with sheer drops. Unsurprisingly, rental cars are not usually insured to take on this daredevil drive, so go with a pro. Central Cross-Island Highway, Taiwan With terrifying drops down into Taroko Gorge   a gaping chasm carved out by the Liwu river in eastern Taiwan   the narrow and bendy Central Cross-Island Highway that goes through Taroko National Park promises an electrifying drive. Sadly, part of the road is closed, including the twisting Tunnel of Nine Turns, due to earthquake and typhoon damage coupled with the expense of the route's upkeep. As well as sheer drops and hairpin curves, the road can be prone to rock falls in heavy rain. Abano Pass, Georgia Remote, majestic and really tricky to get to, the Tusheti region is located on the northern slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains. The only way to get there is by taking on the treacherous Abano Pass, a narrow, steep, winding and unpaved mountain route leading from Pashvili up to the village of Omalo. As well as facing oncoming traffic, your drive could be hampered by mist and the odd waterfall flowing across the track. If you want to tackle this high-altitude drive, be sure to visit from late May to early October as it s closed for the rest of the year. Tuen Mun Road, Hong Kong If you re superstitious, you might want to avoid Tuen Mun Road, a major expressway in Hong Kong notorious for accidents. Some say it s haunted by the ghosts of those who have been killed along it and it's these specters that cause frequent traffic incidents. Whether you believe that's true or not the busy route is renowned for high traffic, narrow sections and blind spots, so proceed with caution. The King's Highway, Jordan Switchbacks, narrow sections, uneven surfaces, deadly heat and distracting views are all par for the course on a drive along the winding King's Highway. An ancient trading route traveling between Arabia and the Levant, the remote desert road clings alongside the Great Rift Valley and travels through some of Jordan s most jaw-dropping scenery. Although there s a quicker route, driving along the historic highway is a popular part of a trip for people traveling between Amman and Petra. Zoji La Pass, India Drivers must contend with extreme weather conditions and an extremely narrow and steep route on this hazardous road between Ladakh and Kashmir in India. As well as strong winds and landslides, there are no barriers to prevent vehicles from plunging down the steep gorge. The pass, which climbs to 11,500 feet above sea level on the edge of the Himalayas, is part of National Highway 1, which goes between Srinagar and Leh. Stelvio Pass, Italy When it comes to switchbacks, northern Italy s short but seriously steep and curvy Stelvio Pass takes some beating. At an elevation of 9,045 feet, the mountain pass lays claim to 60 hairpin turns across just 15 miles. It s a popular stretch for motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts looking for a challenge. North Yungas Road, Bolivia There s good reason North Yungas Road is commonly known as Death Road. Before a newer and safer road was built between La Paz and Coroico, there were hundreds of deaths here a year. Bolivia s most formidable route is notorious for its many and inherent dangers: it s extremely narrow, has steep curves, and over-hanging rocks. There are no guardrails to protect against the steep cliffside plunges and landslides and tumbling rocks are commonplace. Add to that the road is now a hot spot for groups of cyclists. The Kolyma Highway, Russia Ominously known as the Road of Bones, the Kolyma Highway connects the isolated town of Magadan on the Pacific Coast with Yakutsk (one of the coldest cities on Earth) in far-east Russia. Construction began in 1932, but its moniker remembers the thousands of Gulag prisoners who died finishing the road in the frigid tundra during Stalin s era in the 1950s. The highway goes through some of Siberia s harshest but most incredible scenery and is a punishing journey year-round. Although winter brings extreme weather, the road is more dangerous in summer due to rain and mud. Sichuan-Tibet Highway, China Don t look down is the mantra to repeat as you navigate some of the most hair-raising sections of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, which wriggles 1,367 miles from Chengdu to Lhasa. This precarious path is one of the world s highest roads but also one of the most incredible. It passes through snow-capped peaks, vast forested valleys, rushing rivers, glacial lakes and ancient monasteries. Expect plenty of sharp turns, sheer drops and adverse weather conditions if you drive in winter. Khardung La Pass, India This extreme mountain pass in the Ladakh Range to the north of Leh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the highest drivable roads in the world, reaching heights of up to 17,582 feet. Not only that, but it s also extremely remote and rife with torturous twists and turns. The Khardung La Pass is closed from October to May due to freezing temperatures and frequent white outs. Colorado State Highway 82, Colorado, USA Independence Pass is the most infamous stretch of the risky road that goes through the Rocky Mountains in Aspen. Soaring 12,100 feet above sea level with tight bends, steep drop offs and single-lane tracts, this drive is not for the faint-hearted. Another particularly dizzying section takes drivers across the Royal Gorge Bridge, which stretches 955 feet above the Arkansas River. The route through Independence Pass closes in winter. Route 60, Chile You need to be serious about skiing to take on the winding mountain road that takes you up to Portillo, a ski resort high in the Chilean Andes. Tackling the road's series of seemingly endless switchbacks is the only way up into the steep mountain. As well as motion sickness, heavy traffic (it s also the main highway from Santiago to Mendoza in Argentina) and bad weather can also add to the road s challenges. Kallikratis to Kapsodasos road, Crete, Greece Taking a wrong turn onto this twisting and turning road in the mountains of southwest Crete will definitely kill your holiday vibe. It s steep, narrow and has a series of harrowing hairpin bends. The only upside, if you re in the passenger seat, is the incredible views you can enjoy of the beautiful island and blue sea beyond as you traverse along the edge of the rocky mountain face. Gibb River Road, Australia Striking through the stunning Kimberley Plateau in Western Australia, the 410-mile Gibb River Road is a tough but beguiling drive. A combination of unsealed and corrugated surfaces, vision-obscuring red dust and a series of floodways, creeks and river crossings make this remote road a no-go for non-experienced drivers. During the wet season it's impassable. Not to mention, if you happen to break down the searing heat, vast distances between facilities, and crocodiles will open up a whole host of new problems. Pictured is the Pentecost River crossing. Guoliang Tunnel Road, China It might be less than a mile but driving along the terrifying Guoliang Tunnel will feel like one of the longest drives in your life. The rocky tunnel was carved into China's Taihang Mountains by 13 villagers in the 1970s who wanted a link to the rest of the Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan Province of China. Previously, there had only been steep, narrow and dangerous stairs from Guoliang. Uneven and twisty, the tunnel has various  windows  where you can peer down the mountain... if you dare. The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria Snaking its way up into the heart of the High Tauern National Park in Austria over 36 bends, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is one of Europe s greatest driving roads for motorists that love a challenge. As well as contending with steep gradients, serpentine twists and dizzying heights, the road can become very busy with said pleasure drivers, especially at the height of summer. It s closed to traffic from November until May due to heavy snowfall. Highwood Pass, Canada Highwood Pass in Alberta's Peter Lougheed Provincial Park is Canada s highest mountain road at 7,238 feet above sea level. As well as awesome views, drivers are in for a roller coaster ride as they navigate a series of hairpin switchbacks and sharp bends. The pass is closed from December to mid-June to protect the park's wildlife. Trollstigen, Norway When it comes to dramatic landscapes, Norway has it covered. It s also got dramatic drives nailed too. Trollstigen is a beauty of a road, sending drivers around 11 hairpin bends as it climbs up to the summit of Stigrøra (2,756 feet above sea level). The road passes through the mountain in sections and across the Stigfossen waterfall over a stone bridge. Be sure to visit the viewpoints at the top to gaze down the mountain at what you ve achieved. Due to adverse weather the road is closed in winter. Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Maryland, USA You won t want to find yourself on this terrifying bridge in Maryland during bad weather. Stretching 4.3 miles across Chesapeake Bay, on stormy days cars are buffeted by strong winds as they make their way across the choppy water. Add to that poor visibility and the reassuring sight of land is often obscured. Some people are so scared of driving across Chesapeake Bay Bridge that there are dedicated taxi services to ferry people across in their own cars. Karakoram Highway, Pakistan and China When it comes to challenging road trips, it s hard to beat a journey along the Karakoram Highway. The long-distance road connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range. With high elevations, tight bends, precipitous drops and a risk of landslides, flooding and heavy snowfalls to boot, you re in for one white-knuckle ride. But the scenery is out of this world. Fairy Meadows Road, Pakistan If that s not quite tough enough for you, take a detour along the Fairy Meadows Road, or Nanga Parbat Pass, which goes off the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan s Gilgit-Baltistan region. The steep, gravelly and extremely narrow mountain  road  leads up to the village of Tato at the base of Nanga Parbat mountain. There are no barriers so one wrong move could be disastrous. The 99-Bend Road to Heaven, China This spectacular road in the Tianmen Mountain National Park is as beautiful as it is deadly. Snaking around the Tianmen Mountain (Heaven Gate Mountain) for seven miles, it boasts 99 nerve-wracking bends as well as plenty of precipitous drops. Unsurprisingly, driving up the hair-raising road in China's Hunan Province has become a big tourist draw.


Scottish rookie Robert MacIntyre wasn't happy with playing partner Kyle Stanley after Stanley hit two spectators and didn't yell "Fore" at the British Open, and he let him hear about it. MacIntyre confronted Stanley, a two-time PGA Tour winner, over the issue on Friday, according to reporter Martin Dempster of the Scotsman . Stanley hit a marshal in the shin with an errant shot on the 14th, MacIntyre said. Then the American stood and did nothing when his shot missed the fairway on 17 and hit the mother of MacIntyre's caddie, according to the report. "My playing partner doesn't shout 'Fore', his ball goes into the crowd, we're shouting 'Fore' as the ball is coming into the crowd," MacIntyre said. "He's just standing watching it. And people didn't have enough time to react when we shouted. BRITISH OPEN : Leaderboard | Best photos "I said I wasn't happy - and he didn't really like my response. He's the only one I've seen do that. It was straight into the crowd. It was into the crowd from the word go. And we're expecting him to shout fore. She's all right, I think, but it's not what you want." Stanley shot 67 Friday to enter the third round at even par while MacIntyre (68-72) is 2 under. Stanley's paired with Paul Casey and MacIntyre is out with Justin Thomas for Saturday's third round. https://compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/golfweek/who-will-win-the-british-open_golfweek MORE: Angler defies odds, lands truly enormous halibut Is Tacko Fall an NBA player? Here is the case for why... and why not One bold prediction for each NFL team in 2019 Lions pre-camp roster projection leaves many spots unclaimed Chiefs TE Travis Kelce reacts to news that Tyreek Hill won't be suspended


From police shootings to voter suppression to arrests of asylum seekers, a new report finds US human rights are abysmal. A new report examining human rights in the United States and around the world has just been released, and its findings are disturbing: The US is doing abysmally in several key categories, including the right to freedom from extrajudicial killing, the right to participate in government, and the right to be safe from the state. Of the 12 human rights categories, from press freedom to quality of life, measured by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative   a global nonprofit data analysis organization based in Wellington, New Zealand   there are several in which the US has "strikingly poor results," according to the report's authors. It's a worrying sign that for all its resources and reputation for democracy, the US is not doing all that well in the world when it comes to human rights. In fact, when compared with five other high-income Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries the group looked at   Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom   the US performs worse than average on empowerment rights, such as the right to participate in government, and on the right to be safe from the state. The troubling findings, however, are something HRMI co-founder K. Chad Clay called "not surprising" and not new. "We're not seeing much evidence of a sea change between the Obama and Trump administrations," said Clay, who is also a professor at the University of Georgia. In other words, things in the US have been pretty bad for years, despite its developed, wealthy status. America's human rights record: discrimination, police shootings, and arrests of asylum seekers at the border The report, released Thursday, looked at three broad categories of human rights globally: empowerment, safety from the state, and quality of life. A group of experts, including human rights advocates from large organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as well as human rights lawyers and journalists, examined data on five categories from 170 countries, using publicly available statistics from international databases. The examination of safety from the state and empowerment, the first of its kind, looked at 19 countries. 1) Empowerment The empowerment category comprises three political and civil rights: the right to assembly and association; the right to opinion and expression; and the right to participate in government. The US empowerment score was just 4.9 out of 10. This "tells us that many people in the U.S. are not enjoying their civil rights and political freedoms," the report says. Experts assigned the US a score of 5.2 on a scale of 1 to 10 for freedom of expression, with 10 being the best. Seventy percent of expert respondents said that journalists bear the brunt of risk, but about half of them also cited human rights advocates and people who protest or engage in nonviolent political activity as being at risk for having their right to free speech trampled on. This category is damning for its view on discrimination. Experts unanimously put "people of particular races" at the top of its at-risk assessment, finding that people of color are least likely to have the right to participate in government. That's due in large part to voter suppression efforts in Southern Republican-led states, such as the passing of laws that restrict early voting, purge people from voter rolls, and require citizens to show ID   all of which disproportionately affect African Americans and people with disabilities, among others. 2) Safety from the state This category involves what the report terms "physical integrity rights": the right to freedom from arbitrary arrest, disappearance, execution, and torture. When it comes to the right of freedom from execution, the US is only three places behind Saudi Arabia, a lowly stat that not everyone at HRMI expected, Clay said. In an age when the most of the rest of the world is renouncing or not enforcing the death penalty, several states in the US still execute prisoners, with 25 put to death in 2018, according to the Death Penalty Information Center . For extrajudicial killing, the US comes in a notorious third place, after Mexico and Brazil, particularly because of lethal force used by police against African Americans and other people of color. The last day of 2018 saw the 992nd police shooting that resulted in death   in this case, that of a man who was armed with a knife but was not fleeing   according to the Washington Post's 2018 police shootings database. In this category, respondents also stressed the deaths of children at the southern border and prisoners denied necessary medical care. Also included in the right to freedom from extrajudicial execution are civilian deaths caused by US drone strikes. More than half of the report experts said that refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants are at risk for arbitrary arrest, and a quarter of them said refugees and asylum seekers are at risk for disappearance (a stat that includes incommunicado detention at the border). The number of experts that said immigrants are at risk for disappearance climbs to one-third of respondents. Eighty percent of the report's human rights experts cited refugees or asylum seekers as particularly at risk for torture, especially LGBTQ people seeking protection at the US border. 3) Quality of life The quality of life category includes four economic and social rights: the right to food, education, health, housing, and work. This is the only area in which it looks like the US is doing relatively well. The country scored 83 percent on the report's quality-of-life index, which takes into account America's resources as well as "how well it is using them to make sure its people's Quality of Life rights are fulfilled." Still, to the HRMI report authors, this nice-looking number tells them that the US is only doing 83 percent of what it could be accomplishing with the country's vast resources. That puts the country in the lower third of high-income nations. "Since anything less than 100% indicates that a country is not meeting its current duty under international human rights law," the report authors write, "our assessment is that the United States has some way to go to meet its immediate economic and social rights duty." Even more disturbingly, people of color fare extremely poorly on all the human rights measured . African Americans in particular were identified by experts as being particularly vulnerable to abuses of every single right measured. Native Americans came next in terms of the risk of having their rights violated. After that came Latinx people, women and girls, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities, along with refugees and asylum seekers. "On civil and political rights, the United States is the worst performing high-income democracy in our sample," Clay said. "A global leader like the United States could surely do better." And despite the ongoing poor performance overall by the US, the report's authors say that doesn't mean nothing has shifted for the worse in terms of human rights under President Donald Trump. In particular, the right to opinion and expression (as well as the right to freedom from arbitrary or political arrest and detention) has been most affected by policies and words from the Trump administration, Clay said. With Trump in office, there has been "broad/diffuse self-censorship in response to statements and actions taken by the U.S. federal executive, some of which has been seen as encouraging legal action and/or violence against some," the report says. The US Press Freedom Tracker , a collaboration between two dozen press freedom organizations, has documented 315 incidents dangerous to the media between 2017 and today. Add together the growing number of press freedom violations with the ever-increasing reality of human rights abuses against refugees and asylum seekers, as well as African Americans   such as the right to freedom from arbitrary or political arrest and detention   and it would appear it is time to keep on our toes. At least now we have a series of benchmarks from which to monitor. Lauren Wolfe is an award-winning investigative journalist who writes for the Atlantic, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, and more. Find her on Twitter at @Wolfe321 .


Other interests could lead to Dez Bryant stepping away from professional football to pursue something more meaningful to his personal life. The 2018 season was a lost one for Bryant, who tore his Achilles less than a week after signing with the New Orleans Saints. Last month Bryant returned to football-related workouts , which made it appear he was working his way back to a potential return to game action. On Monday, Bryant seemed a little cool on returning. He was asked by a fan on Twitter whether he was still interested in playing. His response talking about being a father and entrepreneur suggested that a return to the NFL isn't a certainty. Of course I'm interested in playing.. but to be brutally honest I'm dealing with something that's more beneficial to my life…I stand strong on "I'm more than the athlete" I'm a father and entrepreneur that need way more recognition towards that matter https://t.co/jiguqnElcn   Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 3, 2019 Bryant last played in a game in December of 2017. He will turn 31 during the upcoming NFL season and is coming back from an injury that has been known to dramatically reduce explosion and lateral quickness, which are essential for wide receivers. It sounds as if Bryant has used time during the recovery process to assess his priorities. Football may not be as high as it once was. Related slideshow: What 2019 looks like for each team (Provided by USA Today Sports)


LANCASTER, Ky.   The six-month search for Savannah Spurlock ended Thursday as investigators confirmed they found the body of the Lexington-area mother of four. "Our sobs of pain and physical anguish are met with moments of our beautiful memories of the vibrant and vivacious person she was," said Spurlock's aunt, Lisa Thoma. "She lives on through her precious boys who each carry a special part of her in them." Spurlock's remains were found just before midnight Wednesday buried on the property of a home on Fall Lick Road in rural Garrard County, said Kentucky State Trooper Robert Purdy. Hours after uncovering the remains, police arrested a man who lives at the home, 23-year-old David Sparks, and charged him with abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence. Spurlock, of Richmond, was last seen on surveillance video leaving The Other Bar in Lexington with three men in the early hours of Jan. 5 after a night out with friends. Police said her last known location was at the house. The property was searched in February, but no body was found, Purdy said. Sparks was one of the three men who left the bar with Spurlock, and he was interviewed and released early on in the investigation, Purdy said. During a press conference, Purdy declined to comment on the possibility of any future charges against Sparks or either of the other men. He did not share further details of how the January night unfolded. "There's a lot of things that we're going to be continuing to look at in the coming days and weeks," he said, including when the body was placed at the home. Sparks pleaded not guilty Thursday in Garrard District Court and is due back Monday for a probable cause hearing at which witnesses are expected to testify. Wednesday's discovery started after a relative of Sparks who owns the home reported a "foul odor." According to Sparks' arrest citation   which describes him as the primary suspect in the missing persons case   the relative contacted his attorney after becoming concerned about the smell. State police, local law enforcement and the FBI were soon at the home, about an hour's drive south of Lexington. There, they found the remains "in an unnatural position" beneath the ground's surface, court records show. Spurlock's remains were taken to the state Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for an autopsy. A cause of death has not yet been determined, Purdy said. "Items of evidence" that were known to last be in the possession of Spurlock and Sparks were found with the remains, police wrote in Sparks' citation, though Purdy declined to identify those items. While it's unclear which items were located, Richmond police shared images in February of Spurlock's phone and purse, which she had with her the night she went missing. For more than six months Spurlock's family has worked to find answers. In a tearful video message posted to the Facebook page "Missing Savannah," Thoma thanked those who spent hours combing bodies of water, searching open fields and spreading the word about Spurlock's disappearance. "You have kept Savannah's silenced voice alive along with us in a fight for the truth," the aunt said. "You've embraced a stranger with empathy and compassion. Many of you have adopted her into your family as one of your own." Spurlock's family had offered a $15,000 reward and set up tip boxes around Garrard County in hopes of finding answers. They used the Facebook page to share developments in the case as well as personal milestones Spurlock was missing at home. In January, family and friends gathered for her oldest son's 4th birthday. In February, Spurlock turned 23. And just last week, her twin boys turned 7 months old. "As hard as the last six months have been, the truth of what happened that night in January is going to be even more painful," Thoma said. "We have fought a very public fight, and now we must step away and grieve privately." She said family members are grateful for the closure they now have and they pray for justice. "Savannah, we love you so much," she said. "Rest in heaven." Reporter Matthew Glowicki can be reached at 502-582-4989 or mglowicki@courier-journal.com. Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com or 502-582-7030. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/subscribe . This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Savannah Spurlock missing woman: Remains of mom are found


Citing deep fiscal problems, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra abruptly cancelled its summer concert series Thursday   just weeks after announcing it . The orchestra said it has lost more than $16 million in the past decade. The BSO said it is moving forward with a plan to cut its operations, including renewing a proposal to its union to shrink the concert season from a year to 40 weeks. "These decisions were extremely difficult to make and were not entered into lightly, but they are the right ones if the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is going to continue to exist as a nationally renowned organization," BSO President and CEO Peter Kjome said in a statement. "If the BSO is going to survive, our business model needs to change, and that change begins in earnest today." While legislation the General Assembly passed this session sought to provide some temporary funding for the orchestra   the BSO will get an additional $3.2 million in state funding   it is not enough to remedy the long-term finances of the organization, the orchestra said. The proposal to shrink the concert year would be done mainly through fewer paid weeks during the summer, including a reduction from nine weeks to four weeks of paid vacation, orchestra management said. The BSO and its musicians are continuing to negotiate a new contract. The symphony will perform the remainder of its subscription season to include: Beethoven Emperor Concerto   Thursday through Sunday. Mahler Symphony No. 9   June 7-9. Movie with Orchestra: West Side Story   June 13-16. The BSO said the following summer concerts will be cancelled: New Music Festival - June 20-22. Oregon Ridge Star-Spangled Spectacular   July 3. Leslie Odom Jr.   July 5. Harry Potter film with orchestra   July 11-13. BSO performance at Artscape   July 19. Cirque Dances   July 26-27. The BSO's ticket office will contact patrons with tickets to any of the summer concerts listed above within three weeks to process refunds or exchanges. The BSO said it will resume concerts in September. This article will be updated. luke.broadwater@baltsun.com twitter.com/lukebroadwater


Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks that Formula 1's 2021 car rules will now get signed off in June, despite a push to delay them being finalised. With F1 braced for a major overhaul in two years' time, there had been some concerns that an early release of the plans would give the top teams a big advantage because they could throw early resource at the new regulations. Read Also: F1 2021 rules talks still have "elephants in the room" Will anyone actually be happy with F1 2021? That is why Horner was behind a push to delay the finalising of the car rules until December, although a subsequent compromise looked set to shift things until October. However, speaking after the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, Horner said that the original June timeframe is now looking most likely   although there could be revisions to the rules made in October that could deter teams from beginning work too early. "At the moment, it looks like it should be in June and then inevitably the teams with more resource will look at it earlier than the teams with less resource, which is why I was certainly pushing for it to be released around October. It's more likely to be June and then updated in October." A majority of other teams were in favour of the delay until October, because they felt it would be better for planning   and stop the top teams getting a head start. Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams said: "I think if you weigh up those pros and cons, I would rather have the regulations delayed to avoid the bigger teams with their resources being able to get a jump start on those with fewer resources. I think that's probably fairer for everybody. So we don't get an arms race going into 2021. I'm in favour of the delay. McLaren CEO Zak Brown added: "I think we would prefer October, really more to give them [the FIA] a bit more time, "I am less hung up on advantage or disadvantage, I would rather make sure that they absolutely land on the best set of rules. What are standard parts? What are listed parts? And June...while they are very far down the road [with the rules], it is around the corner."


PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.   Phil Mickelson's Grand Slam quest has reached the Pacific coast. Mickelson will make his fifth attempt to snag the fourth and final leg this week at the U.S. Open, having finished no better than a T-28 at Pinehurst in 2014 since closing out the career Grand Slam has been on the table. Last year's T-48 finish at Shinnecock Hills was merely a footnote to the larger story, as Lefty ignited weeks' worth of controversy when he purposefully hit a moving ball on the 13th green during the third round and was penalized but not disqualified. Mickelson has finished runner-up at this event a record six times, most recently in 2013, and it was here at Pebble Beach that he made his professional debut en route to a missed cut at the 1992 U.S. Open. His record at Pebble during the PGA Tour's annual AT&T event is much more decorated, having won the tournament five times including earlier this year. U.S. Open: Full-field tee times | Full coverage Renewing the chase for the title that has most eluded him, Mickelson played the front nine in a Tuesday practice session that also included former Arizona State products Jon Rahm and Chun An-Yu, as well as Australian Brett Drewitt. While Mickelson is known for his competitive Tuesday practice sessions, this was a more laid-back affair that featured multiple shots from some tees and fairways and plenty of chipping practice from the thick rough around the greens. Mickelson is not scheduled to hold a formal pre-tournament interview, and he declined an interview request after completing his practice round. He tees off at 11:13 a.m. ET Thursday alongside two men who have both lifted the trophy he covets the most, Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell. Mickelson turns 49 on Sunday and would likely love nothing more than to celebrate with a sixth major title. In addition to his missed cut in 1992, he also finished T-16 at Pebble in 2000 and tied for fourth in 2010.


It's not a given that the Sixers bring back their five starters this offseason. Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris will each have rival teams looking to offer them a max deal. J.J. Redick will likely see heavy interest on the market as well, with Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer hearing that shooting guard will yield offers in the $12M range annually. "They have tough decisions to make and so do we," GM Elton Brand said. Bringing back those three players will put the Sixers over the salary cap and out of contention for a number of free agents. Should the team decide to make major changes, there's a wide range of talent on the market. "We definitely need hard-nosed players, shooting," Brand said. "We want to add shooting. If you watch the playoffs, these are playoff-tested players … I don't want to say names … but [the Sixers want] veteran-tested players, playoff-tested players that can take us over the edge with our talent." Al Horford , Malcolm Brogdon , and Danny Green are players the team could have interest in Pompey adds. Here's more from Philadelphia and the team's pending free agents: Don't be surprised if the Clippers make a play to sign Harris, Pompey notes. The combo forward, who came to the Sixers via a midseason trade with the club, will be taking meetings on June 30 and July 1. The Sixers may have to offer a five-year deal in order to keep Jimmy Butler, Pompey writes. Butler and his camp are meeting this week to go over free agent objectives. Marcus Morris , Ed Davis , Ish Smith , Cory Joseph , and Pat Beverley are among the free agents whom the Sixers could pursue, Pompey adds in the same piece. The team has confidence in its ability to lure one or two impactful free agents should it lose one of its max free agents. Derek Bodner of the Athletic details how the Sixers are devaluing second-round picks. The team will have three more second-rounders next year after wheeling and dealing picks last week, as I recently detailed . Furkan Korkmaz may join Turkish team Fenerbahce next season, according to Sportando . The former No. 26 overall pick is all but certain not to be back in Philadelphia next year.


While the basketball world was focused on the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday night, two players already in the league battled each other for the title of best rapper in the league. Early on Thursday morning, Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III declared that he was the best MC in the NBA during an appearance on ESPN. Are we gonna see Marvin Bagley III and @Dame_Lillard go bar for bar on First Take one of these days? @MB3FIVE is ready whenever :eyes: pic.twitter.com/6bITh8kX86   First Take (@FirstTake) June 20, 2019 The full exchange between Bagley and ESPN's Max Kellerman: Max Kellerman: Roy Jones, who was a colleague of mine at HBO Boxing, played me a clip of you freestyling in the hallway. And it has been my opinion since then that the best MC in the NBA is either you or Damian Lillard . But who is the best MC in the NBA? Marvin Bagley III: Man, me. Me. Man, I love music. I love music. So, I'm gonna go with myself. MK: Would you ever battle Damian Lillard ? MBIII: Yeah. For sure. Of course, Bagley was going to go with himself, and it was also no surprise that Lillard was ready to defend his skills on the mic. Shortly after Bagley's appearance, Lillard took to Twitter. I won't be on first take... but if that's what he want ... shoot https://t.co/povZmf2a3F   Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 20, 2019 It appears that Bagley must have went straight to the studio, because he dropped a track just hours later to show off his skills. I won't be on first take... but if that's what he want ... shoot https://t.co/povZmf2a3F   Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 20, 2019 Unfortunately for him, Lillard also had time on Thursday, and soon took to the mic as well, dropping a diss track titled "MARVINNNNNN???" https://t.co/ZPv9kvIGSZ pic.twitter.com/SmWjwWKTsZ   Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) June 21, 2019 In what was also bad news for the Kings youngster, Lillard completely embarrassed him. "Amateur bars, man. Grown-man bars is something you got to deal with," Lillard said to start things off. "So, all this elaborated, fabricated ain't going to equal up to this real s***." "You a clown, so go and enjoy the circus. Knee deep in the game and you barely scratching the surface," Lillard continued. "How a King come to battle, knowing the kingdom worthless." It didn't take long for pretty much the entire NBA world to declare Lillard the winner of this battle. Even rapper Joe Budden chimed in, tweeting , "ended that one in a matter of hours lol." Tough start to the summer for Bagley. Related slideshow: Top picks of the NBA Draft (Provided by imagn)


After going 5-7 in his first season at Florida State and overseeing the end of the program's 36-season bowl streak come to an end, predictably, there are a lot of Florida State fans who have already given up on Willie Taggart. If the Seminoles don't turn things around quickly in 2019, the calls for Taggart's head will only grow louder. But as Bleacher Report's Matt Hayes chronicled in an extensive feature on Seminoles football, those blaming Taggart for Florida State's woes are probablay targeting the wrong person . Hayes spoke with Taggart, officials in the Florida State athletic department and former FSU assistant coaches. The conclusion? The onus of the blame for Florida State's current condition is the man Taggart replaced: Jimbo Fisher. "We were 5-6 in Jimbo's last season when [Fisher] pulled the ripcord," Florida State athletic director Dave Coburn told Bleacher Report . "If we didn't buy that hurricane makeup game, the bowl streak would've ended then." According to those that spoke with Hayes, the problems within the program boiled down to a few critical issues toward the end of Fisher's tenure. A lack of accountability both on the field and in the classroom -- namely with Jameis Winston -- as well as recruiting misses at the quarterback position. From the story: Many of the issues Taggart inherited, they say, began with the coddling of Jameis Winston, the player who led the Noles to such remarkable heights under Fisher. Those issues eventually bled into a hands-off attitude with academics and placed the program at risk of not complying with NCAA standards and being ineligible to participate in championship events. Another former assistant under Fisher tells Bleacher Report that by the end of Fisher's reign, coaches were being given one mandate: "Keep the players eligible." When asked if that was indeed the overriding academic plan, Coburn admits, "It appears that was the case." Florida State's latest APR score for the 2017-18 year was released in May, and it was 922, the lowest of any Power Five school. The NCAA can take punitive actions against a program -- loss of practice time, scholarships -- if a school's APR score drops below 930 over a four-year average. Florida State's currently sits at 936 but is reportedly climbing under Taggart. As for accountability off the field, many of Florida State's problems have been well-documented. One former assistant told Bleacher Report that the moment things took a turn was when Winston showed up on the field for warmups before a game against Clemson in full equipment despite being suspended. Winston, who had already been accused of allegedly raping a fellow student in 2012 -- and had been cited for shoplifting crab legs in 2014 -- was suspended for a game during the 2014 season after standing on a table on campus and making "offensive and vulgar" comments. Fisher confronted Winston on the field before the game and told him to leave before Winston returned to the sideline to watch the game in street clothes. "Jameis walking out on the field, fully dressed when he was suspended after such a big deal was made about the suspension and his other problems," the ex-assistant said. "[Fisher] should've said one thing to Jameis: 'Get the f--k off the field. Now. Don't show your face in our facility for a week or two weeks.' And if [Winston] gets his feelings hurt and leaves, so be it. You've saved your team-instead of losing it down the road." The piece also documents Florida State's misses at the quarterback position since Winston left and became the first pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. This more than anything could explain Florida State's problems, as QB is the most important position on the field, and no program can sustain success if it isn't recruiting well. All told, while there aren't any shocking new revelations in the story, it's an interesting look behind the curtain at what's taken place in Tallahassee, Florida, the last five years, and worth your time to read .


In a clear sign that those with financial incentives are hedging their bets that Kyrie Irving will be leaving the Boston Celtics, retailers already have his jerseys at 50% off. Free agency has not even started yet. The NBA Finals are still ongoing. But that has not stopped this one retailer from selling Irving's Celtics jerseys on the cheap . Kyrie Irving jerseys are the only #Celtics gear on sale for 50% at Modell's in Manchester, NH. That's a pretty clear indicator that retailers aren't confident in his return. pic.twitter.com/kwOsEzNBuw   Mike Cherry (@MikeCherryWMUR) June 11, 2019 The season started with Irving pretty much saying he was going to re-sign with Boston. Unfortunately, a drama-filled campaign has led to a likely departure from Boston after two seasons. As of right now, the Brooklyn Nets are considered odds-on favorites to land Irving once free agency starts in July. The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers are also seemingly in play for the one-time NBA champ. We'll see soon enough where Irving decides to call home next season. It just likely won't be Boston.


It happens every year. Teams that make the playoffs one season, don't make it the following season. Five teams that made the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs failed to qualify for the postseason in 2019. So, who might those five teams be in 2020? The five teams that made the playoffs in 2018 that didn't make them in 2019 are the Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. Of course, the offseason still isn't over so any of the teams on this list could make a significant trade or signing to change their course this season, but we'll make an opinion based on the information we have right now. Clearly, we're expecting there to be way more turnover in the Eastern Conference than in the Western Conference. After all, non-playoff teams like the Rangers, Flyers, Panthers, Devils and Sabres have all improved their roster. The Canadiens only missed the playoffs by two points, and GM Marc Bergevin won't be shy about making a splash before the start of training camp. In the West, things seem to be a little more set. So let's take a look at who those teams might be in 2020. • Columbus Blue Jackets: The Jackets finished in the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference in 2018-19, but they've lost star forward Artemi Panarin , trade deadline acquisition Matt Duchene and franchise netminder Sergei Bobrovsky . Yes, the Jackets have a lot of young talent still on the roster, but too many teams around them got better in the East. Even though they added Gustav Nyquist in free agency, they probably don't have enough up front to sneak in. Getting this group back into the playoffs would be an unbelievable accomplishment for head coach John Tortorella. • Carolina Hurricanes : The Hurricanes have been able to keep their group together for the most part. They lost Curtis McElhinney in free agency and they traded Calvin de Haan to the Chicago Blackhawks. Free agent Micheal Ferland hasn't signed with anybody yet, but it doesn't seem likely that he'll be returning to Carolina. The 'Canes were one of the big surprises in the NHL last season. We just need to find out if they can do it again. Will a duo of Petr Mrazek and James Reimer be able to carry them back to the playoffs, let alone an Eastern Conference Final? • New York Islanders: Like Carolina, the Islanders have to show that their group is capable of repeating everything they were able to accomplish last season. Barry Trotz was able to get the most out of this group but there's no denying they caught the league by surprise a little bit last year. Now that teams will have an offseason to adjust, can Trotz get them to buy in to his defense-first system, again? The good news is that they were able to bring back Anders Lee , Brock Nelson and Jordan Eberle . Now, Semyon Varlamov has to do what Robin Lehner did last year. • Pittsburgh Penguins: There's some question marks surrounding the Penguins heading into the season. Last season, they managed to collect 100 points but they were swept by the Islanders in the opening round of the playoffs. They've made some changes to their roster by trading away Olli Maatta and Phil Kessel . Yes, they've added Dominik Kahun and Alex Galchenyuk , but the defense isn't getting any younger. • St. Louis Blues: I don't want to sleep on the Stanley Cup Champions, but the reality is that they were in last place in early January, got hot, and won the cup. They can't be dismissed, but Stanley Cup hangovers are a real thing. Also, can Jordan Binnington pick up where he left off in the Stanley Cup Final? They haven't lost any big pieces but they haven't added much either.   Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports . Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri .


The Colts worked out wide receiver Brandon Marshall on Friday, according to ESPN.com's Adam Schefter (on Twitter ). The 35-year-old hasn't been on the NFL radar much lately, but he's interested in extending his career and the Colts may be willing to give him a shot. Marshall has appeared in a grand total of 11 games for the Giants and Seahawks over the last two seasons, with little in the way of results. Injuries and age have chipped away at a once very strong career, and Marshall did not take the field during his brief stint with the Saints in 2018. Marshall is a six-time Pro Bowler, but he hasn't played at an elite level since the 2015 season in which he posted 109 receptions, 1,502 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns for the Jets. He also hasn't played in a playoff game in his 13-year career, so he's eager to change that. For now, the Colts' WR depth chart is headlined by T.Y. Hilton , Devin Funchess , Chester Rogers and second-round draft pick Parris Campbell. Deon Cain, Zach Pascal , Roger Lewis and Marcus Johnson are also fighting to capture the final one or two slots.


VISTA, Calif.   The credibility of the first of five women expected to testify at the rape trial of former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. was called into question Tuesday after she testified she had been sober for 30 years and defense attorneys showed the judge she had been arrested 11 times for public intoxication since 2003. The woman testified that Winslow, 35, had raped her after he picked her up hitchhiking in March of 2018 in Encinitas, north of San Diego. She is one of three women who told authorities they were raped by Winslow. Two others say he exposed himself or acted lewdly. All are expected to testify. Winslow has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts. The 55-year-old witness, called Jane Doe. 1 in court, described fearing for her life after being picked up by Winslow and told he was going to force her to have sex with him. "He threatened to kill me, and I really believed that he would have," she testified. Defense lawyers have argued the sex was consensual and told jurors the women are not telling the full story. Winslow's attorney Marc Carlos in cross-examining the woman asked if she remembered taking the witness stand at a preliminary hearing in July and pointing at defense lawyer Brian Watkins when asked to identify her attacker. Winslow and Watkins are both black. "Yes, I made a mistake," the woman said Tuesday. Carlos asked if she had been drinking before Winslow gave her a ride. She said she had not. He asked if she ever drank. She also said no. When he pointed out that she had been arrested for public intoxication in January, she answered that she had been on cough medicine and been sober for 30 years. The defense asked to speak to the judge. After they returned, the judge excused the jury for lunch. Then Carlos told the judge the witness should be dismissed. "It's not about her drinking, it's about her lying," Carlos said. Judge Blaine Bowman said he would allow the defense to question her about five arrests for public intoxication dating back to 2014. He said he was allowing the questioning because her statement about being sober 30 years had made her credibility an issue. Prosecutor Dan Owens said the woman's desire to hide her drinking should not obscure the fact that she was attacked. The woman took the stand after a DNA expert testified that traces of Winslow's sperm were found on a pair of pants the woman provided to authorities after reporting she was raped. She refused to undergo a physical examination at the time. Winslow later befriended a 59-year-old homeless woman who said he sodomized her a year ago, according to the prosecution. Shortly after that a woman said she had been sexually assaulted by Winslow when she was 17 in 2003. Watkins contended the women were trying to prey on Winslow amid news coverage of the rape allegations and that their accounts have been inconsistent. Drafted No. 6 overall in 2004 by Cleveland, Winslow broke his right leg in his rookie season then sustained a serious right knee injury in a motorcycle accident that offseason. He played for Cleveland, Tampa Bay, New England and the New York Jets.


ANAHEIM, Calif.   Even after a postgame beer shower from his ecstatic Baltimore Orioles teammates, Stevie Wilkerson was shocked to learn he had just become the first position player in major league history to earn a save. The Orioles' center fielder certainly couldn't believe he did it by throwing a perfect 16th inning way past midnight with a bunch of tepid lobs that never topped 56 mph. "I don't think I've wrapped my head around it yet," Wilkerson said. "It was a wild game. It was crazy. I'm just glad I was a part of it." BOX SCORE: ORIOLES 10, ANGELS 8 (16) Wilkerson's singular performance as the Orioles' 10th pitcher was only the final flourish on a 6-hour, 19-minute epic that just might have been struggling Baltimore's best win of the season. Jonathan Villar threw out the Angels' potential winning run at the plate in the 15th inning and then hit a two-run homer in the 16th as the Orioles persevered for a wild 10-8 victory over Los Angeles early Friday. Wilkerson and Villar were the unlikely heroes of what turned into a thoroughly unique night at Angel Stadium. The Orioles have had little to celebrate during their woeful season, but they were proud of their grit and resilience while this game got weird. "Yeah, I think that was the best day of the year for all of us," said Villar, who snapped a 1-for-22 slump with his homer. Both teams blew multi-run leads, and the Angels came within a desperate tag of walking off on Mike Trout's bases-loaded double against Tanner Scott (1-0) in the bottom of the 15th. David Fletcher tried to score from first, but was called out on a bang-bang play at the plate. Wilkerson went to get his pitching glove around the 13th inning because he figured he might be needed for his third relief appearance of the year. He moved from center to the mound in the 16th and sparked a few chuckles from the hearty remaining crowd in Anaheim with his underwhelming pitches. But he got three straight outs when sluggers Brian Goodwin, Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols all made easy outs. "I was just hoping somehow they would hit three balls at somebody," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. "It's below hitting speed, so that's hard." Wilkerson also became the first player in major league history to start and earn a save in the same game. Moments before his homer, Villar also saved the game as the shortstop in the 15th when he cut down the potential winning run with a relay throw home on Trout's two-run double that tied it at 8. The play was reviewed and the out call upheld just after 4 a.m. at the replay center in New York. "Quite frankly, in my mind, he was safe," Angels manager Brad Ausmus said. "His hand was in there before the glove hit him in the chest. It's a tough call for (plate umpire) Tony Randazzo, but I think New York missed it." Villar then connected off Griffin Canning (3-6), the Angels' 10th pitcher and their scheduled starter for Friday's game before this series opener spiraled into a magnificent mess. The last-place Orioles rallied from a late two-run deficit and eventually snapped the Angels' four-game winning streak, with the final out recorded just before 1:30 a.m. Baltimore also improved to 1-62 when trailing after seven innings this season, while the Angels dropped to 46-1 when leading after seven. The game seemed much simpler three hours earlier when the Angels were up 4-2 heading to the eighth inning after Calhoun's three-run double. Trey Mancini put Baltimore up 5-4 with a homer in the ninth before Goodwin tied it in the bottom half with a one-out homer of his own. And after five scoreless extra innings, the teams scored three runs apiece and resolved nothing in the surreal 15th. Baltimore went up 8-5 in the top half with a rally highlighted by a two-run single from Jace Peterson, who was making his major league season debut. But the Angels improbably answered -- and came within a whisker of walking off. Pujols led off with a single before the Halos drew three walks from Scott to force in a run. After winning 12 of their previous 18 games, the Angels were hoping for a dominant week at home against cellar-dwelling Baltimore and Detroit to make a push for the AL wild-card race heading into August. But now they'll have to try it with their pitching staff in disarray for the next two days. Pujols beat out an infield single in the seventh for his 3,155th career hit, passing George Brett for sole possession of 16th place in baseball history. TITAN ON THE MOUND Baltimore rookie Tom Eshelman entered in the third and pitched 4 1/3 innings of four-hit ball in his fourth big league appearance. Eshelman is a native of Carlsbad, California, who played down the street from Angel Stadium at Cal State Fullerton. TRAINER'S ROOM Angels: C Jonathan Lucroy will begin a rehab assignment Friday. He hasn't played since Houston's Jake Marisnick gave him a concussion and a broken nose in a collision at the plate right before the All-Star break. UP NEXT The Angels will have some scrambling to do on the mound after Canning had to pitch in this game. They will face Baltimore's Asher Wojciechowski (1-3, 3.91 ERA), who pitched 7 1/3 brilliant innings of scoreless 10-strikeout ball against Boston last week to get his first win of the season. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Related slideshow: The 2019 MLB season (Provided by imagn)


The Warriors feared DeMarcus Cousins was out for the remainder of the season after he suffered a quad tear in the Western Conference opening round series against the Los Angeles Clippers - but the star big man may be able to return against the Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Cousins last played on April 15th, but he's been rehabbing for several weeks and is healthy enough the take the floor, according to Kerr. Boogie Cousins had to head to the locker after an injury. The Warriors are down to only 4 All-Stars #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/ojksZHCjQ3 - Sports ON Tap (@SONTHighlights) April 16, 2019 Kerr told reporters on the eve of Game 1 in Toronto that if the Warriors were in the regular season, he'd put Cousins on the floor to allow him to get back up to speed. The Warriors don't have the luxury of letting Cousins re-discover his game in the middle of the NBA Finals, however, and if he's not ready to operate at full-speed, his presence on the floor could be a net negative for Golden State. Kerr said the Warriors are trying to figure out the best way to use Cousins against Toronto. "DeMarcus (Cousins) has done an amazing job coming back from the injury … He's scrimmaged a couple times this week, he's pain free." Warriors head coach Steve Kerr discusses the potential return of DeMarcus Cousins during the NBA Finals. pic.twitter.com/gT8uFtJKqQ - CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) May 29, 2019 "DeMarcus has done an amazing job coming back from the injury, which we felt at the time was season-ending. So he's done an incredible job of rebounding, rehabbing, and now here he is. He's scrimmaged a couple times this week. He's pain free, so it's really more a matter of rhythm and timing and conditioning, all those things. If this were the regular season, I'd throw him out there and he'd play whatever minutes he could tolerate and we'd build him up from there. This is not the regular season, it's the Finals, so we have to figure out what's the best way to utilize him. How many minutes he can play, what the game feels like, what the matchups are like. So some of that will be determined by what's happening in the game, and the other stuff is just internal with our staff." If Cousins plays a role in the Finals, it seems unlikely that he'd be logging heavy minutes - but the Warriors could certainly use his size against the Raptors' physical lineup, particularly with Kevin Durant out for at least one more game. https://compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/forthewin/do-the-warriors-need-demarcus-cousins-ag MORE: Kyle Busch was so frustrated during Coke 600 that he told Joe Gibbs he quit Report: The Celtics are no longer the favorites to sign Kyrie Irving Four potential Khris Middleton landing spots in free agency Draymond Green to LeBron James' 14-Year-Old Son: "I'm at Your F--king Neck This Summer" Interior pressure will still power Packers' pass rush in 2019 Related slideshow: 2019 NBA playoffs (Provided by imagn)


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With much of the 2019 offseason completed, we have a look at pretty much how NFL rosters will shake out heading into next season. For the Buffalo Bills, LeSean McCoy is still in their backfield. But is that a mistake? Bleacher Report thinks so. The outlet recently tabbed "one big regret" for each NFL team from this offseason. Keeping Shady was the one for Buffalo. Here's why B/R thinks so: Buffalo Bills: Retaining LeSean McCoy Running back LeSean McCoy is set to count for more than $9 million against the Buffalo Bills' salary cap in 2019. Releasing him would save Buffalo more than $6 million, but it appears McCoy will be a significant part of the offense again this season. "LeSean McCoy is still here and he's still the starter," general manager Brandon Beane said, per Sal Capaccio of WGR 550. The question is, why? Not only is McCoy an expensive option, but he's also clearly lost a step as a runner. He averaged a mere 3.2 yards per carry in 2018, and his longest run of the season was 28 yards-a career low. In addition, the Bills added T.J. Yeldon and Frank Gore in free agency. They also drafted Devin Singletary in Round 3. The Bills don't need McCoy in their backfield and, at least from a financial standpoint, they're likely to regret keeping him around at his current price tag. That price tag is certainly high, with the near $9 million cap hit and $6.175 million base salary for McCoy next season. And it's true, there's a loaded backfield and perhaps McCoy did lose a step. But there's reason to believe McCoy and still be profitable for Buffalo. His offensive line is brand new. If Josh Allen has a better second season, defensive units across from him won't load the box against him. Plus, it might go overseen, but McCoy's a team captain and the second-longest tenured member of the Bills behind defender Jerry Hughes. Leadership, anyone? While McCoy's price tag is high, his contact expires following the upcoming season, so the Bills won't have any ramifications for letting him walk following the year. Or they could try to re-sign him if he does produce. All-in-all, it could be a worse scenario. MORE: Dez Bryant tweets in support of LaVar Ball after ESPN ban LaVar Ball offers explanation for his inappropriate remark to ESPN's Molly Qerim NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players D'Angelo Russell open to Lakers return with Magic Johnson gone Report: Celtics interested in signing French center Vincent Poirier


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California authorities are investigating the reported disappearance of a writer for the magazines Car and Driver and Motorcyclist. David (Davey) Johnson, 44, was last heard from Wednesday morning from Northern California while on an assignment for Motorcyclist testing a Honda CB1000R, according to reports. The assignment began last weekend in Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol found the motorcycle parked at Big Bar River Access near the town of Mokelumne Hill, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Saturday. CONNECTICUT COPS FACE NEW DEADLINE AS THEY TRY TO CRACK CASE OF MISSING MOM JENNIFER DULOS "I just really hope he's alive, because thinking about the alternative yesterday was . . . I don't even have words for it," his girlfriend Jaclyn Trop told Car and Driver Saturday. Trop is also an automotive journalist. "Calaveras County Sheriff's Office responded and searched the area with negative results," the news release said. "Calaveras County Search and Rescue was activated and are expanding the search." Wednesday morning, Johnson texted a photo of a stream he was sitting beside to a friend and said he was on his way home, according to Car and Driver. COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR TEXAS POLICE CHIEF KNOCKED OVERBOARD BY LARGE WAKE Earlier Wednesday, Johnson sent Trop a text after they had been out of touch for 12 hours, the magazine reported. "I had a great time before it got dark," Johnson texted. "That part of the Sierra is just stupidly spectacular. Anyway, I'm so sorry I worried you. Yes, I am okay and alive, but I am WIPED." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I just hope he's figured out how to stay alive," Trop said, according to the magazine. "It's been 72 hours since he was last heard from. I think people can survive that, even if he was lost by a river."


NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)   Dozens of people were reportedly arrested in Midtown during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday. It happened at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street around 5 p.m. Anti-ICE protesters blocked the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street on July 15, 2019. Both streets were shut down for a period of time. Protesters blocked three of the four crosswalks, some holding banners and signs reading "Close The Camps" and "Abolish ICE." Others sat down in the street. Anti-ICE protesters blocked the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street on July 15, 2019. A police source told CBS2 there were 48 arrests. Traffic was backed up along Fifth Avenue all the way to Central Park.


Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Sacramento. Man, woman found dead inside South Sacramento home Someone called 911 and hung up. When police responded to the home where the call originated, they found two bodies. Read the full story on ABC10 . Police investigate after small camera found in Natomas Park Elementary staff bathroom The Sacramento Police Department is investigating after a teacher found a camera in a bathroom at Natomas Park Elementary School. The teacher found the small camera in the staff bathroom located in the school's main office. Read the full story on FOX40 . 'Significant damage' from Sacramento Blue Diamond plant fire. Will almond prices skyrocket? Blue Diamond Growers was assessing the damage Tuesday from the fire that hit its Sacramento manufacturing plant. Economists discuss the effect on California's multibillion dollar almond industry and consumer prices. Read the full story on The Sacramento Bee . Mail packages with odd odor prompt evacuation at CHP headquarters in Sacramento The building in the 700 block of North 7th Street was evacuated minutes after the initial call was made to fire dispatchers at 10 a.m. Read the full story on The Sacramento Bee . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


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ATLANTA (AP) John Buck, an 11-year major league veteran who was attempting to land a job with the Atlanta Braves as a backup catcher, has retired. The 34-year-old, an All-Star in 2010 with Toronto, hit 134 home runs with seven big league teams. He hit .225 in 32 games with Seattle and the Los Angeles Angels last year after playing for the New York Mets and Pittsburgh in 2013. He says he wants to spend more time with his family. He hit .320 with one homer in 25 at-bats for the Braves in spring training. Buck set career highs with 20 homers and 66 RBIs with Toronto in 2010. He played his first six seasons with Kansas City. He would have gotten a $1 million contract if added to Atlanta's 40-man roster.


This Buick has won shows and now it can be your winner. While your average person might think there's nothing special about a Buick, real gearheads are well aware of the mad scientist engineering the brand was experimenting with back in the '80s. Cars like this 1987 Buick Regal Limited T-Type really ruffled the feathers as they not only took the fight to Mopar and Ford models, but also gave Corvettes at the time some stiff competition. This particular Regal Limited T-Type has a smooth and appropriately subtle presentation. The gray paint matches well with the code W02 Blackout Package, adding a sinister edge to the coupe. While the power dome on the hood helps give away this isn't just your average Regal, it's not so flashy that this Buick can be considered a sleeper. Of course, the small "T" badge on both front fenders will indicate to the most observant just what's under the hood. The whole thing rolls on classic 15-inch alloy wheels, setting the proper tone. Read More This 1972 Buick GS Stage 1 Is A Rare Beauty This 1949 Buick Roadmaster Is A Hollywood Film Star Another Ridiculously Clean Buick GNX Is Up For Grabs! This 1950 Buick Roadmaster LS7 Restomod Just Needs Some Elbow Grease To Be Amazing By far the most compelling part of this Detroit steel is the 3.8-liter LC2 turbocharged V6 nestled into the engine compartment. It's in factory condition, plus has been detailed to showroom quality. Paired to the engine is a 2004R 4-speed automatic, which transitions gears with speed and grace. Helping with that solid acceleration is a 3.42 rear end. As a true Buick luxury car, this thing has a plush interior. Soft gray leather, blue-gray carpeting, plus factory gauges and dash immerse you in the coolness of the 1980s. There's even an AM/GM/cassette stereo with graphic equalizer. Amenities like power locks, power windows, cruise control, AC, center console and tilt steering wheel adjustment are also included for your comfort. Most people have heard of the legendary Grand Nationals from the 1980s, which were potent cars, but they're far more common than the Regal Limited T-Type. That makes this car from Streetside Classics far more collectible and compelling, as it would be the perfect addition to a discerning gearhead's collection. Considering there's a mere 33,801 miles on this car, plus it comes with all maintenance records and the original documentation, adding further to its value.


Denver will see a return of last week's light rainfall this coming week, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Tuesday's forecast shows the highest likelihood of rain at 77 percent, with predicted rainfall of 0.34 inches. The immediate forecast also has mild temperatures in store for today. Temperatures will make way for warmer weather on Saturday and Sunday, with a high of 76 degrees on Sunday. Skies will be partly cloudy today and cloudy tomorrow. Winds are forecast to reach a modest high of 16 miles per hour on Sunday, while today will be quieter with a top speed of just 10 mph. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


"El Paso says Donald Trump still owes $569,204 for his February rally" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans   and engages with them   about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune President Donald Trump publicly pledged "all the support of the federal government" on Saturday after 22 people were shot to death in an El Paso Walmart this weekend. But his statements are prompting charges of hypocrisy because the city claims the president's political campaign owes an outstanding debt from a February campaign rally   specifically, more than half a million dollars. On Monday, an El Paso city official said Trump has yet to pay. According to Laura Cruz-Acosta, communications manager for the El Paso city manager's office, the president has an outstanding bill of $569,204.63 for police and public safety services associated with a February campaign rally . "The city staff have followed the process and procedures as it relates to any invoicing that we provide, and we will continue to do so accordingly as per city and state policies," Cruz-Acosta said. She said that Trump owed an initial fee of $470,417.05 but that the city tacked on a 21% one-time late fee in June   30 days after the campaign failed to pay the initial amount owed. Local officials have repeatedly harangued Trump for not covering the costs associated with his visit to the border city, with some contrasting his actions with those of Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, who visited his hometown for a rally on the same day and has since paid his dues . "Our resources are really strained right now," said Alexsandra Annello, a member of the El Paso City Council. "Our police and fire are exhausted, our health department had for three days straight been working with the reunification of families. As you see from the bill, these are the services required for a presidential visit. In addition to financial costs, our community and resources are already strained and do not need this extra burden." The city helped accommodate O'Rourke's and Trump's dueling rallies with security and transportation for the thousands of people who flocked to both events. According to his invoice, O'Rourke was charged roughly $21,000   which he paid back in May. The El Paso Times previously reported that the city sent a letter to the Trump campaign in late May requesting he pay his outstanding debt. An invoice from that month stated that he owed six city departments money   with amounts ranging from $528 to $381,000. "We are contacting you regarding the invoice(s) listed above," the May letter reads. "We realize this may be an oversight on your part; however, your account with the City of El Paso is extremely past due. "Your obligation to pay the invoice listed will remain on the City's books indefinitely until the debt is paid in full. Furthermore, the City may choose to not enter into a contract with an individual that is indebted to the City for more than $100.00." A spokesman for the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on when, if at all, it planned to pay the city back. Later this week, Trump is expected to visit El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, where another gunman killed nine people in the city's entertainment district. The Associated Press reported Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued advisories of VIP travel to both cities for Wednesday. In the second quarter of 2019, Trump reported a whopping campaign haul of $26.5 million. But according to the Center for Public Integrity , city officials can't force political campaigns to pay their debts unless they sign formal agreements with the campaigns. Still, some police groups say that candidates   who often amass multimillion-dollar war chests   who opt to hold campaign events around the country should compensate the cities they visit, even if they're not legally required to do so. "If it's an election event, I would say the city would be within their rights to charge for those extra services that are required," said AJ "Andy" Louderback, the Republican sheriff of Jackson County and past president and legislative director of the Sheriffs Association of Texas. He noted, however, that it's the city's responsibility to negotiate costs with candidates who opt to hold rallies there Trump isn't the only presidential candidate who has been indebted to a city after a campaign event. Democrat Bernie Sanders' campaign waited nearly two years before it reimbursed the city of Vallejo and the Solano County sheriff more than $65,000 it owed for two political rallies in 2016. Still, former and current El Paso representatives have already decried Trump's upcoming visit to the border city. In an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe " on Monday, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar , D-El Paso, said that Trump "should not come here while we are in mourning." "I would encourage the president's staff members to have him do a little self-reflection. I would encourage them to show him his own words and his actions at the rallies because we're not going to get past this until there's acknowledgment from the very top that we need to heal," she said. O'Rourke espoused a similar sentiment . "He's helped to create what we saw in El Paso on Saturday," he said. "He's helped to produce the suffering that we are experiencing right now. This community needs to heal." Disclosure: Walmart has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here . This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/05/donald-trump-campaign-el-paso-shooting/ . Texas Tribune mission statement The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans   and engages with them   about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)   The Latest on developments related to the sex trafficking case against financier Jeffrey Epstein (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Two of Jeffrey Epstein's victims again asked a Florida federal judge to throw out his once-secret deal that allowed him to avoid federal prosecution for sex crimes more than a decade ago. Lawyers for the victims said in a court filing Tuesday that tossing the deal is the best way to deal with the Justice Department's violation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act. The judge found prosecutors violated that law by not consulting Epstein's victims about a non-prosecution agreement. The lawyers say the victims welcome the New York indictment of Epstein on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges but insist that doesn't address issues raised in the Florida case. The Justice Department and Epstein say the non-prosecution agreement must stand. It allowed Epstein to plead guilty in 2008 to lesser state charges. ___ 12:55 p.m. President Donald Trump says he'll look "very closely" at Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's handling of a sex trafficking case involving billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. Trump says he feels "very badly" for Acosta because he's been a "very good" secretary. Acosta was a federal prosecutor in south Florida when he was involved in a 2008 plea deal that allowed Epstein to avoid prosecution on federal charges of molesting teenage girls. He pleaded guilty to state charges and spend 13 months in jail. Acosta's role in the Epstein case came under renewed scrutiny after federal prosecutors in New York filed similar charges Monday against Epstein. Epstein has pleaded not guilty to the newsex trafficking charges. Some members of Congress and Democratic presidential candidates are calling on Acosta to resign. ___ 12:30 p.m. Two of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers say they feel empowered after he was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Michelle Licata tells ABC's "Good Morning America" she was crying when she saw the wealthy financier appear in a federal court in Manhattan. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and will remain jailed until at least July 15 when a bail hearing is set on the case. Licata and another accuser, Courtney Wild, were seated in the courtroom during the hearing. She says the charges against Epstein are "overwhelmingly past due." Wild says she has been pursuing justice against Epstein for years. She filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice in 2008. The suit is seeking to make the details of Epstein's secret plea deal public. ___ 12:15 p.m. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta says charges brought by federal prosecutors in New York against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein offer "an important opportunity to more fully bring him to justice." Acosta tweeted Tuesday amid growing calls from congressional Democrats for his resignation. Acosta was the U.S. attorney in Florida when Epstein cut a secret deal to avoid federal prosecution after allegations he molested dozens of teenage girls. Epstein was charged Monday in Manhattan for nearly identical allegations. He pleaded not guilty. Acosta says the plea deal required Epstein to register as a sex offender and he is pleased prosecutors in New York are moving forward with a case "based on new evidence." The Justice Department said in February that its Office of Professional Responsibility was reviewing the 2008 plea deal. ___ 11:30 a.m. Attorney General William Barr has consulted with Justice Department ethics officials and will not recuse himself from overseeing the case of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein by federal prosecutors in New York. That's according to a Justice Department official who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The official could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. But the official says Barr is recused from any review of a 2008 plea deal that allowed Epstein to avoid federal charges in Florida. That's because Barr's former law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, had previously represented Epstein. That deal Epstein secretly cut allowed him to avoid federal prosecution for nearly identical allegations. Epstein was charged Monday in federal court in Manhattan with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. __ Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo ___ 10:20 a.m. Jeffrey Epstein is challenging victims of his underage sexual abuse in a Florida court, hours after he was indicted on sex trafficking charges in a separate case. Epstein's lawyer Roy Black filed a response late Monday in a case involving a violation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act. A Florida federal judge ruled prosecutors improperly failed to consult victims when cutting a non-prosecution plea deal in 2008 that allowed Epstein to plead guilty to lesser state charges. Epstein's filing contends the victims go too far in trying to remedy that violation by removing the plea deal's immunity provisions for other people and opening the door for Epstein to be federally prosecuted in Florida again. This comes after Epstein pleaded not guilty Monday to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. ___ 9:30 a.m. A top adviser to President Donald Trump says Trump hasn't spoken to or had any contact with billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein in "years and years and years." White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says Trump told her on Tuesday that he hasn't spoken with or seen Epstein in 10 or 15 years. Conway adds that, like everyone else, the Republican president sees the sex trafficking charges against Epstein as "completely unconscionable and obviously criminal. Disgusting." Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he'd known Epstein for 15 years and that Epstein was a "terrific guy" and "a lot of fun to be with." Federal prosecutors say Epstein paid underage girls for massages and then molested them at his homes in Florida and New York. Epstein has pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking charges. ___ 12 a.m. Jeffrey Epstein has hobnobbed with some of the world's most powerful people during his jet-setting life. Future President Donald Trump called him a "terrific guy." Former President Bill Clinton praised his intellect and philanthropic efforts and was a frequent flyer aboard his private jet. But the arrest of the billionaire financier on child sex trafficking charges is raising questions about how much high-powered associates knew about the hedge fund manager's interactions with underage girls and about whether they turned a blind eye to potentially illegal conduct. It's also putting new scrutiny on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who, as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, was involved in a secret plea deal that allowed Epstein to avoid federal charges in 2008.