Gonzalez was a New York native who served in Iraq, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency said. He had been a part of the police force for three years. Gonzalez died after he was stabbed in a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building. A suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement at the scene. The suspect who was killed was identified as Austin William Lanz, 27, of Georgia, by several law enforcement officials....

The Chair of the Nassau County Republican Party, which makes up much of Santos’s New York 3rd Congressional District, has said he will make a statement about the “disgraced” congressman at 11:30 a.m. ET today. Chair Joseph G. Cairo, Jr. will be accompanied by “dozens of Nassau GOP elected officials,” sparking online speculation they may call on Santos to resign. According to Semafor reporter Kadia Goba, local Republicans have already discussed who to run instead of Santos, who flipped the formerly Democratic-controlled seat in November....

George Springer was injured in collision with shortstop Bo Bichette while trying to catch a shallow fly by Seattle shortstop J.P. Crawford in the top of the eighth inning. Neither player made the catch and the bases-clearing double tied the game 9-9. MORE: Cleveland on to ALDS after Oscar Gonzalez HR in 15th ends Game 2 It had already been a tough series for Springer. In Game 1, he was hit in the hand by a pitch from Seattle’s Luis Castillo in the eighth inning....

The Super Eagles have been zoned alongside Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in Group D of Russia 2018 World Cup which starts in June. And the former AC Milan star who paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja wants the country’s bigwigs to support Gernot Rohr’s side so that they can focus on making the continent proud at the showpiece. “I think Nigerian team is a model, we all followed them....

Georgia led by a single point in the College Football Playoff final. It was nice to be ahead, but surely not safe to assume it would stay that way, particularly not for a team whose last championship occurred in 1980. “I think we had six minutes left, so the goal was to score a touchdown,” Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett told Sporting News. “Because in our mind, they were going to go down and score....

Charges against the judge, Chief Magistrate Cary Hays III, who was sworn into office in January 2017, were filed last week by the investigative panel of the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission. The official charges claim that after Hays presided over the unnamed victim’s first appearance hearing on December 18, he followed the inmate, who was shackled both at the hands and feet, into the hall. He then grabbed him and shoved him into a wall....

Georgia was a key battleground state during the 2020 election and President Joe Biden narrowly flipped the traditionally conservative state blue by a margin of nearly 12,000 votes. Despite multiple audits of the Georgia results—including a full hand recount—former President Donald Trump and his allies continue to claim that Biden won through “widespread fraud.” “Obviously I was just stunned to think that it has gotten this far. It’s a circus that just keeps on going,” Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts, a Democrat, said of the decision to allow the new audit to move forward, Atlanta’s WSB-TV 2 reported....

Harvey-Clemons also was suspended for Georgia's opening game against Clemson. Harvey-Clemons and backup cornerback Sheldon Dawson were suspended by coach Mark Richt on Monday for the Jan. 1 bowl game for undisclosed violations of team rules. The suspensions were announced in a one-sentence statement. Harvey-Clemons has 66 tackles, third on the team, with an interception and a team-leading three fumble recoveries. Dawson has 13 tackles.

“There’s just people who are really angry and they’re being spun up,” Raffensperger said during an exclusive interview with the Hill. “It’s really the spinners that should be ashamed for playing with people’s emotions. Politicians of both sides should never play with people’s emotions. It’s one thing to motivate people, I get that. But to spin people up and play with their emotions, it’s emotional abuse and they ought to grow up and start acting with integrity....

During the campaign, Trump claimed that mail-in voting would lead to widespread election fraud on the part of Democrats. Instead, Trump told people to show up at polling places on election day to cast their votes in person. Georgia’s electoral process has come under scrutiny after an audit of the ballot revealed two ballots in two counties that were not originally counted. The margin between Trump and President-elect Joe Biden remained thin on Tuesday with Biden leading Trump in the popular vote by over 12,000 ballots....

According to Open Secrets, the David Perdue-Jon Ossoff race spent the most money with nearly $470 million as of January 4, and the Kelly Loeffler-Raphael Warnock race followed behind with nearly $363 million spent. Each of the two races in the Georgia runoffs surpassed the previous record set in last year’s North Carolina Senate race, which spent a total of $298,910,541 according to Open Secrets. Last year’s South Carolina Senate race was the fourth most expensive race of 2020, which spent a total of $276,939,932, according to Open Secrets....

At his briefing, Kemp said: “I want to encourage my fellow Georgians to hang in there. I know you are tired of this. I know you want to return to business as usual, but we must first overcome the obstacles we have in our path.” Kemp also tweeted: “In keeping with our promise to let data and experts guide our decisions, I announced another strategic step forward. Tomorrow, I will sign a statewide shelter in place order....

“My first question to anyone I (might) hire is, ‘Do you golf?’” Pastner said (via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). “If they say, ‘Yes,’ you can’t work for me, because that means five hours on a Sunday or on a Saturday. Can’t. Don’t want it. That’s for my assistant coaches. Any of my assistant coaches, if they’re golfers, not working for me.” MORE: New UNLV coach meets with Texas Tech | College radio announcer slams program before resigning...

An 18-year-old non-student, along with two middle school students and one high school student, are alleged to have attacked the bus carrying Snapfinger Elementary school students on Hollyhock Terrace in Decatur, DeKalb County, on Monday, November 18. The attack occurred around one mile away from the school, reports WSBTV. It is unclear what exactly occurred on the bus. A voice mail message to parents from Snapfinger Elementary School said in part: “During the morning ride to school, a group of middle and high school student boarded the bus to assault an elementary school student....

According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the school will announce Smart’s hiring as soon as Sunday or Monday, after Alabama plays Florida in Saturday’s SEC championship game in Atlanta. MORE: College football Week 13 action | CFB Playoff rankings | Which teams could sneak in? Smart, 39, was a defensive back at Georgia from 1995-98 and served as a graduate assistant on Jim Donnan’s staff in 1999. Smart has been on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama since 2007 and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2008....

In-person early voting in Georgia started on Monday and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the state saw a record turnout that was more than 40 percent higher than 2016. That trend continued over the next two days with more than 540,013 people casting ballots as of Thursday evening, a 62 percent increase from 2016, and, combined with a glitch in the system, it made for a perfect storm of voters having to wait longer than usual....

When GER occurs in repeated bouts, it is considered to be a digestive disorder called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This happens when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) either becomes weak or it relaxes when it shouldn’t. Obesity, smoking, diet, and pregnancy are also risk factors for this condition. This article will discuss the differences between GER and GERD as well as treatment options and the medical complications that may come about if left untreated....

The disease is known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. It affects about 1 out of 5 Americans, according to the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD). The most prevalent symptom of the disease is heartburn. Others, according to the IFFGD, include a hoarse voice, having trouble or feeling pain when swallowing, the feeling of food stuck in the esophagus, chronic coughing and a chronic sore throat. While heartburn and coughing might seem like they constitute a relatively benign disease, GERD “shouldn’t be ignored, as it can be serious if left untreated as it is associated with a risk of cancer,” Dr....

The world champions are in the capital to take on France in a friendly, with Bierhoff confirming the news to German newspaper Express. MORE: World Cup 2014 photos | Is FIFA on brink of dissolving? “There was a bomb threat. The hotel has been widely cordoned off and evacuated,” the former striker said. The German squad arrived Thursday and trained at the Stade de France — the venue for Friday’s match against the Euro 2016 hosts....

Neid spoke with USA Today Sports about the recent ESPN report that details what happened the night Solo allegedly beat up her sister, Teresa Obert, and Obert’s 17-year-old son. The German coach spoke through a translator, but the message was pretty clear. MORE: Solo abused police during arrest | Women’s World Cup perfect send-off for sexist Blatter | Players to watch “I’m happy that my players do not have the same off-field lifestyle,” she said....