“Silence,” he said. In a phone interview Friday, Honoré told Newsweek that like Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), he agrees with former Trump Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ searing rebuke of the president. Plain and simple, he is “disappointed” more Republicans haven’t spoken up. The general, best known for overseeing the military response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, reflected upon what the late-Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.)—a politician never afraid to buck his own party to condemn Trump—might think....

Mullen, who said he advised Obama the U.S. could turn the situation around, said he regrets the way he handled policy in the nation. “Obviously, I was wrong,” he said. When asked if he agrees with President Joe Biden—who has said the U.S. should have left Afghanistan after the assassination of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, more than a decade before the U.S. ultimately withdrew troops—Mullen said he feels that while an immediate withdrawal then would not have worked, the U....

The 50-year-old Perriman, who is the father of Baltimore Ravens receiver Breshad Perriman, had extremely high blood pressure and was placed on life support, according to Miami radio station WINZ. MORE: Best Detroit Lions of all-time | Early look at NFL schedule Perriman remained on life support Wednesday, according to WINZ host Andy Slater, but showed signs of improvement. Perriman was standout receiver at the University of Miami, catching 62 passes for 1,073 yards and six touchdowns over his four-year career while also serving as the team’s primary return man....

After Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals in Oklahoma City — in which Memphis defeated the Thunder to even the series, one the Grizzlies would win in five games to secure the best postseason finish in franchise history — longtime assistant coach Barry Hecker was not on the sideline. There was no explanation other than that Hecker was “no longer” with the team. Head coach Lionel Hollins was asked about it, but as the Associated Press reported, he would only say the situation was, “nothing that’s for public consumption....

Police officers were killed on Sunday as part of a shooting in Baton Rouge, La., less than two weeks after the death of Alton Sterling. MORE: LSU players can help healing | Athletes respond Jackson, a Baton Rouge, La., native, was a longtime assistant coach at Michigan from 1992-2014. He was an assistant on the Wolverines’ national championship team in 1997 and renowned for his work with the running backs....

Countess is a graduate transfer and is eligible to play right away. He had six interceptions in 2013 after missing most of the 2012 season with a knee injury suffered in the season opener against Alabama. MORE: 100 days until college football starts | SN Top 25 | Bowl projections Countess’ transfer to Auburn continues an interesting back-and-forth between the Tigers and Wolverines. In April, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn voiced his displeasure with Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh attending a satellite camp in Alabama....

The 2012 Pro Bowler and Super Bowl 47 champion danced his way onto the stage amid boos from Browns fans. He took their jeers in stride and delivered it back to them beautifully: “Hey, look, let me tell y’all something: Y’all can boo all you want, but you got to accept it: I got a ring,” Jones said. “I got a ring. I got a ring. It is what it is....

Deadline reports that neither Hall nor the show were involved in any wrongdoing concerning the embezzlement. Court reports state that DiMaggio promised to assist the Peace for You Peace for Me Foundation in Bulgaria, a non-profit organization, in organizing a charity concert in 2016. The show, scheduled in October of that year at the National Stadium Vasil Levski in Sofia, was to raise money for homeless and displaced children from global conflict zones....

In a CNN op-ed, Bharara, a CNN legal analyst, tore into Collins for critical comments the Georgia congressman made about Democrats’ response to the drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. “They’re in love with terrorists, we see that,” Collins told Fox News on Wednesday. “They mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families who are the ones who suffered under Soleimani.” In response, Bharara wrote, “No American is ‘in love’ with terrorists or ‘mourns’ the death of that Iranian general on an airstrip in Baghdad....

Head coach Geno Auriemma leads a squad mixed with veterans — Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi — and first-timers — WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner and recent No. 1 overall draft pick Breanna Stewart — that are the favorites to win in Brazil in August. The team will be looking to capture a fourth-consecutive Olympic gold. MORE: Best photos of WNBA legends, current stars | Tamika Catchings talks career, Tennessee-UConn rivalry...

“At a time when we are debating Confederate statues, I don’t know what the difference is between the Confederacy and CHOP, other than slavery,” Ari Fleischer said. Fleischer, who served as press secretary under former President George W. Bush, made the comparison Thursday amidst much criticism of how Seattle has handled the protest zone. Fleischer seemed to believe that protesters in CHOP wanted to be recognized as their own fully autonomous entity, similar to the past desire of Confederate states....

The sport was widely praised for its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak when the season eventually got underway at the Red Bull Ring last weekend, almost four months on since its scheduled start in Australia. Earlier this week, however, Formula 1 faced an unwanted reminder of the difficulties it faces in keeping its bio-secure bubble intact after Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc broke coronavirus protocols to return to Monaco....

The Mercedes man has won five races in the 2014 campaign, more than any other driver, but retirements in Australia and Canada as well as qualifying problems in his past two races mean that he trails team-mate Nico Rosberg by 11 points in the drivers’ standings. Mechanical troubles at the German and Hungarian grands Prix saw Hamilton start 20th and 22nd on the grid, but the Briton showed his battling qualities to clinch third spot on both occasions....

The global motorsport brand will change hands from a consortium of sellers, led by CVC Capital Partners. According to a statement released by Liberty Media, the acquisition of an 18.7 percent minority stake has already been completed for $746 million. Liberty Media Group, which also owns sports entities such as the MLB’s Atlanta Braves, will rebrand as Formula One Group when the takeover is completed. “The transaction price represents an enterprise value for Formula One of $8 billion and an equity value of $4....

The tweet, which was quickly deleted, had a caption saying, “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”, and featured Carrusca in a locker room with Fornaroli and fellow City players Fernando Brandan and Iacopo La Rocca. Carrusca has been a free agent since leaving Adelaide United at the end of last season and after obtaining Australian citizenship recently, won’t take up a visa position in City’s squad. The club have admitted interest in the player but no official deal has been completed....

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 Battle Pass and Trailer Leak Though there hasn’t been any confirmation as to what is actually going to happen over the next few days, the website Skin Tracker posted a snippet of what looks to be the trailer ahead of any concrete information found online. Then, just a few minutes later, the website tweeted out the full trailer for the new season. The Skin Tracker account was issued a DMCA claim and the video was deleted but the information was already available online....

This challenge is simple enough as you should know what to do. Dancing is an easy concept in Fortnite, and all you have to do is perform a dance move at all three of these locations. But the real challenge is knowing where these locations are. Thankfully, we’re here to help. So just where are Lake Canoe, Camp Cod and Rainbow Rentals? They’re somewhat far away from each other on the map, so it’ll likely take multiple games to actually finish this one rather than completing them all at once....

This is a curious decision by Epic Games considering it has live-streamed almost every competitive event in the past, but there are plenty of other ways to watch the FNCS. For starters, several streamers participating in the event will be streaming their own gameplay, and you can even win rewards by watching them. From Epic Games: MORE: Which Fortnite squads are playing in each Heat of the FNCS Finals?...

The ASU Police Department concluded its investigation into the October 3 incident this week. It is now asking the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to bring misdemeanor charges against four individuals. Video of the confrontation went viral after members of a group called Living United for Change in Arizona followed the Democratic lawmaker into a bathroom on campus. ASU police spokesperson Adam Wolfe told The Arizona Republic that the four people were suspected of disorderly conduct and disruption of an educational institution....

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press conference Wednesday that “urgent action” is needed to address the uptick in cases affecting “multiple neighborhoods simultaneously.” In the borough of Brooklyn, Williamsburg has been identified as one of the areas of concern, as it has a percent positivity rate of 2 percent, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) wrote in an email to Newsweek....