“The images coming in from the United State [sic] Capitol Building today are heartbreaking to every American. “We call on President @realDonaldTrump to forcefully urge these demonstrators to stop their unlawful activity, to stand down, and to disperse,” the collective wrote in a message shared to Twitter, which prefaced a formal statement attributed to Patrick Yotes, its president. “The actions of some of these demonstrators are endangering our elected officials, Congressional staff, ordinary citizens, and the law enforcement officers on the scene,” Yotes added in his statement....

Fred Smoot, a long-time Redskins cornerback and that team’s second-round pick in the 2001 NFL draft, was arrested for simple misdemeanor assault, TMZ Sports and other outlets reported Tuesday morning. The arrest occured Sunday in Washington. The alleged victim, per TMZ, took to social media to share pictures of cuts on her lip and bruises on her arm allegedly caused by Smoot, against whom she reportedly filed a restraining order....

The “1985” rapper appeared alongside Rogan on the Kill Tony comedy podcast on March 15, where he discussed the controversy about the host’s use of racial slurs on The Joe Rogan Experience. “The world is changing, s***. Joe Rogan said [the n-word] and s***,” Gibbs joked on the show, prompting Rogan to respond: “It’s been years, let it go.” The host of The Joe Rogan Experience has come under fire over claims that he broadcasts COVID-19 misinformation, as well as for his repeated use of the n-word in multiple episodes....

In their limos to the polls program, the association is planning on getting 300,000 elderly people to the voting booths in style on Nov. 3, in Baltimore, Miami, Detroit, Los Angeles and Kansas City, according to The Baltimore Sun. Each ride will be coronavirus-prepared, with sanitized vehicles, masks worn by drivers and passengers and only those from the same household allowed to travel together. Cars will be sanitized again at the end of each ride....

Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, 26, was sentenced on dozens of charges related to the crash on April 25, 2019, after the brakes failed on his 18-wheeler semi-truck loaded with lumber. Four people died in the 28-car pileup on Interstate 70 in Lakewood, near Denver. Before his sentencing earlier in December, Aguilera-Mederos gave an emotional plea for leniency, saying he wished he could swap places with the people killed. “I want to say sorry....

The Return of the Small Screen: PDA’s didn’t live up to their initial promise, but upcoming models will include a range of features to pleasr even the most demanding gearhead. Where to Connect: Looking for a quick hookup? Your best bet’s the nearest hotel, followed by the local cafe. Chances are greatest in San Francisco. Talk,Talk,Talk: Hoping for relief from the chattering classes? You’re out of luck. Mobile-phone ownership could jump 23% in the next two years....

Ostapenko struggled, but never faltered. After dropping the first set 4-6 to No. 3 Simona Halep, she battled back fearlessly to win 6-4, 6-3. At just 20 years, 2 days old, Ostapenko is the youngest first-time Grand Slam champion since 2004 when Svetlana Kuznetsova won the US Open at 19 years, 2 months. MORE: Highlights from men’s French Open final But she is making history in more ways than one....

In improving his win-loss record at Roland Garros to a scarcely believable 93-2 on Sunday, courtesy of a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory, Nadal became the first player in history to win a dozen singles crowns at a grand slam event, surpassing Margaret Court’s haul of 11 Australian Open victories. At 33, the Spaniard looked as dominant as ever on Court Philippe-Chatrier and Thiem must have felt there was little more he could do as he was ultimately well beaten in the final for a second year in succession, despite producing some great play of his own....

After falling to both Denis Shapovalov and Carlos Alcaraz on clay in the build-up to the French Open in recent weeks, question marks are beginning to linger about Nadal’s ability to go the distance in Paris this time around. That said, with a phenomenal previous return of 105 wins in 108 outings at the clay grand slam, Nadal has only ever lost three times at this championship since winning his first title all the way back in 2005 when he was just 19 years old....

With the year’s second Grand Slam major to begin on May 22 in France’s capital, the issue of participation of Russian and Belarus players is being debated. The Sporting News has all the latest on Roland-Garros’ stance toward competitors from Russia and Belarus. Will Russian and Belarusian players compete at the French Open 2022? French Open organisers have decided not to follow Wimbledon and ban Russian and Belarusian competitors from the Grand Slam tournament, according to French publication RMC Sport....

Williams hasn’t won the Roland Garros since 2015 and hasn’t made it past the quarterfinals at the tournament since giving birth in 2017. She also hasn’t reached the final or her last four majors for the first time since 2008. Her tournament got off to a relatively steady start on Monday, when she defeated world No. 74. Irina-Camelia Begu, who is also Romanian, in straight sets 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in the first round....

Some 3,000 security forces were deployed in Paris as several anti-pass demonstrations took place across the country’s capital and other French cities for the third week in a row. The protests came in response to a new health pass that requires French citizens to either present proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, a negative virus test, or proof of a recent recovery from the virus in order to enter places such as restaurants, bars, shopping centers, cinemas, museums, and other public venues....

The 17 freshmen lawmakers include some Republicans who voted to reject the results of the presidential election on January 6 and two who voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump. Most of the signatories don’t yet have major national profiles but one, Rep. Madison Cawthorn, has faced criticism for speaking at the “Save America” rally that preceded the deadly Capitol riot. The letter begins by congratulating Biden on the start of his administration and expressing the hope that “we may work together on behalf of the American people we are each so fortunate to serve....

Christian Malik Pryor, an 18-year-old freshman wide receiver for the Bulldogs, was taken into custody and booked by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department at 1:53 p.m. PT (4:53 p.m. ET) Monday, according to the department’s online booking records. MORE: Week 9 photos “Criminal threat” was listed as the reason for Pryor’s arrest. He is being held on $20,000 bond. Campus police arrested Pryor hours after an anonymous post was made on the social app Yik Yak that said the sender planned to “release my frustrations” with gunfire on campus....

The mill owner, Jimmy Hugo, shared a photo of the enormous animal with his Facebook friends with the caption, “Where I come from, it’s call bush chicken.” The nickname is an allusion to Solomon Islanders’ fondness for serving amphibians, Hugo told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It’s “more delicious than chicken,” Hugo said. Commenter Patrick Pikacha, who ABC identified as a local biologist, wrote that the frog belongs to the Cornufer guppyi species....

In the immediate aftermath, Americans were properly filled with righteous anger and united in resolve to answer the attack. National honor demanded it; justice demanded it; the cause of humane civilization demanded it—the perpetrators of such barbarism had to be destroyed. We set our face like flint for Afghanistan to kill Osama bin Laden and destroy al-Qaeda and its Taliban sponsors. It was a “necessary” and “good” war, and we were “all in....

In 1987, when Justice Lewis Powell announced his resignation from the high court, the Democrats went to war. They made federal judicial confirmations—hitherto staid, formal and collegial affairs—into battle royales. The opening shots were fired by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who took to the Senate floor to assault the character of the man chosen as Powell’s replacement: Judge Robert Bork, a former U.S. solicitor general and distinguished professor of law at Yale....

The team, which dropped the previous name in December, will be called The Guardians. The team made the announcement on Twitter with a video highlighting the history the northern Ohio city and baseball’s place in it. “This is the city we love and the game we believe in, and together, we are all Cleveland Guardians,” actor Tom Hanks said in the narration. The team fielded over 1,200 suggestions for the team’s new name to break away from the Native American imagery....

I was then politely advised by a newfound Emirati friend to perhaps wait until after summer, which she insisted can be quite “brutal.” However, coming from the Holy Land, essentially in the middle of a desert, I was unfazed. But such is the palpable level of excitement, hope and optimism across Israel at the news of this truly historic agreement with UAE, our first such accord with a Gulf state and the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country (Jordan) in 26 years....

“I actually went to school with Aaron Mooy and played with him in the Olyroos, so it’s nice to be back with him," Amini told FFA TV. “I know a lot of the boys from the Central Coast Mariners days and the Olyroos, so it’s always nice to see old faces. “It’s a new step in my career and I’m happy to be here.” A journey which began six-and-a-half years ago on an October night in Gosford could be about to reach its ultimate destination for national team new-boy Amini....