“I wonder someday, that maybe we’ll have a president in Russia who actually acts in the best interest of the Russian people and behaves himself before the world… maybe we’ll see the files on Donald Trump,” Conway told CNN’s New Day on Thursday. “I think those would be interesting.” On Tuesday, Trump publicly called for a favor from Putin, asking the Russian president to release information on Hunter Biden, the son of his political foe President Joe Biden....

Philonise Floyd made the comments on Thursday in an interview with CNN’s New Day. “These guys need to be arrested, convicted of murder and given the death penalty. They need to because they took my brother’s life,” Philonise said. “We need justice, we need justice. Those four officers need to be arrested. They executed by brother in broad daylight.” George Floyd died on Monday following his arrest by officers from the Minneapolis Police Department who were called to a supermarket to investigate a man attempting to use forged documents....

Speaking hours before opening statements were set to begin in the former Minneapolis police officer’s trial, Philonise Floyd urged people to focus on the widely shared video of his brother’s final moments. “I have faith that he will get convicted. Just like everybody who’s seen that video because the video is the proof,” he said at a news conference before a prayer vigil on Sunday evening. Floyd, 46, died after Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes on May 25 last year....

Terrence Floyd, 43, said his family is going through a “trying time” with Chauvin’s trial set to get underway, with jury selection beginning Tuesday. “It’s surreal right now,” he said during a news conference in New York City on Monday. “We have to relive this whole situation all over again.” Chauvin, 44, was filmed kneeling on the 46-year-old Black man’s neck for more than eight minutes on May 25 last year, as George Floyd repeatedly gasped that he could not breathe....

If you’ve seen the 49ers tight end secure a first down, you may have noticed his unique celebratory hand gesture: He makes an “OK” sign with his hands, before turning it upside down to look like an M. For the unitiated, this is a befuddling taunt. For wrestling fans, though, it’s a cool homage to one of the best wrestlers on planet Earth. Kittle’s love of pro wrestling is well documented, and the hand gesture has a lot of meaning to Kittle, and the wrestler who pioneered it has had a big influence on Kittle, as well....

How did Georgetown — Georgetown! — finish 0-19 in the league with program legend Patrick Ewing as its coach? The figures looked even weirder as the Hoyas hung with Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East Tournament on Wednesday night. Maybe being back in Madison Square Garden in March transformed Ewing’s squad; last season’s team made a shocking four-in-four run to the tourney title. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: Bracket: TV schedule, scores...

Whittington, who tore an ACL in June and missed the majority of the 2012-13 season because of academic ineligibility, averaged 12.1 points and 7 rebounds in the 13 games he did play last season. Georgetown was 3-2 entering Saturday’s game vs. Lipscomb. Though one of the Hoyas’ losses surprisingly came to Northeastern, Georgetown can count a win against VCU in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic as one of its victories....

Chaney spent the 2015 season as Pitt’s offensive coordinator, but has spent six of the past seven seasons in the SEC with Arkansas and Tennessee. Before that, he spent eight years at Purdue under coach Joe Tiller. MORE: Meet the new 2016 coaches | Reason to watch every bowl It’s unclear when Chaney would start his coaching duties, but he is expected to handle quarterback calls and offensive play-calling....

While appearing on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, Ossoff was asked about Trump’s decision to upend the stimulus package that was passed by Congress on Monday. The bill, which was worth $900 billion, included direct payments to eligible Americans worth $600, half the amount for the stimulus checks issued via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March. “I don’t know where President Trump has been for the last eight months, while his allies in the U....

“We are committed to a complete and transparent review of how the Ahmaud Arbery case was handled from the outset,” Carr said in a statement released on Sunday. “The family, the community and the state of Georgia deserve answers, and we will work with others in law enforcement at the state and federal level to find those answers.” The attorney general has requested the DOJ probe the “communications and discussions” pertaining to the case between the Office of the District Attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and the Office of the District Attorney of the Waycross Judicial Circuit....

Greene has been under increasing pressure due to past social media posts surfacing and revealing apparent approval of far-right conspiracy theories and extremist views that include support for assassinating prominent Democrats. A rising number of Republicans have joined Democrats in denouncing Greene as a proposal for her to be removed House committee assignments gains momentum and calls for her to resign or be removed from office continue. However, GOP officials from Greene’s home district have defended her and on Tuesday released a letter favorably comparing her to a number of Democrats....

The piece has been under criticism on social media for putting Barr in a positive light with regards to allegations of election fraud, although Barr had previously put forth his own allegations of potential voter fraud, citing his “common sense” as a reason to believe foreign actors could submit fraudulent mail-in ballots. More criticism arose as Lawfare Blog senior editor Quinta Jurecic and others noted a portion in which McConnell refused to speak out against Trump’s claims of election fraud in fear of losing the Senate majority in the Georgia runoff elections....

On a 3rd and goal Tech had the ball and tried to stuff it in the end zone. Not only did the Yellow Jackets fail to make it but the Bulldogs came up with ball and scored a 99-yard touchdown thanks to Damian Swann. MORE: Kentucky-Louisville brawl | Top 25 | Gallery Georgia fumbled earlier in the red zone, but this play had to have stung the Yellow Jackets.

Raffensperger was interviewed by The Washington Examiner on Friday and reaffirmed that Trump “lost the election fair and square” but acknowledged it was difficult to counteract the former president’s claims due to his platform. Trump will speak at a Save America rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday and is expected to repeat claims of voter fraud in the last election. Raffensperger told the newspaper: “What bothers me, and it really should bother everyone, after 10 months since the last ballots were counted, we’re still dealing with this misinformation and disinformation surrounding the elections....

For that, the Yellow Jackets plummeted. Veteran quarterback Justin Thomas suffered, and there wasn’t much the redshirt senior could do about it. MORE: Top 40 2016 players | Freeze penalty could be less than expected “Justin was surrounded by guys who had never played,” coach Paul Johnson said Thursday at the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C. “The chemistry was not going to be that good.” The unbalance translated into a 3-9 record, marking the Yellow Jackets’ first losing regular season since 1996....

Game time is set for 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Cailf. The game will be televised on ESPN. Georgia (14-0) beat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in the CFP semifinals at the Peach Bowl. Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett bolstered his big-game reputation with a fourth-quarter comeback. The Bulldogs now have a chance to win back-to-back national championships under coach Kirby Smart and become the first repeat champions of the CFP era....

Georgia coach Kirby Smart knows that’s coming. We all know that’s coming. That’s coming as a product of having several key players such as Nick Chubb, Sony Michel and Roquan Smith return to school. “I think understanding expectations is a powerful synergy that exists between a player and a coach,” Smart said Tuesday. “There’s no question in my mind the area is significantly heightened after you have been through a season together....

Between April and June of 2020, 49-year-old Hunter VanPelt submitted six fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that would have netted her $7.9 million if fully funded, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). VanPelt pleaded guilty to bank fraud in the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday. She is due back in court for a sentencing hearing on January 4 and could face up to 30 years in prison....

The biggest challenge after his two-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team: How coach Erik Spoelstra will work the streaky shooter back into his bench rotation without messing with the winning chemistry developed in Green’s absence. MORE: League Pass Alert, Nov. 16-23 | Heat plan to target Durant in the summer “All we’ve told him right now is just bring that same approach [great energy and attitude], work to get better, and get back into game shape and then we’ll go from there,” Spoelstra said Monday after practice....

After it was reported that he broke his foot Thursday in Houston’s preseason win over the Raptors in Japan, The Athletic reported the injury is “worse than initially expected” and that he could miss the entire season. Green, 33, was expected to get medical opinions Monday to see the extent of the injury. According to KTRK-TV in Houston, which cited unidentified sources, Green suffered a Lisfranc fracture in his left foot and will need surgery....