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Officials have yet to determine how many structures were claimed by the fire, which spread to 1,6000 acres by 5:00 p.m. Thursday. One local journalist surveying the scene in a neighborhood of the city of Louisville found only one house still standing. Reporter Veronica Acosta of Denver’s ABC-affiliated KMGH-TV filmed a Friday morning segment at Arapahoe Circle and Willow Street in Louisville. She noted the solitary home remaining said, “This entire neighborhood is gone....

Smith, Chucky Brown, Ken Massenburg, and Jim Jackson all made appearances for 12 NBA teams, with Smith being the only active player on that list. While he needs to play to officially break the record, this puts Smith on the right track. The teams Smith has played for now includes: Rockets Grizzlies Warriors Magic Bucks Suns Thunder 76ers Pelicans 76ers again Pistons Wizards Hornets Wizards again Second stints with teams, of course, don’t count....

The 24-year-old attacker received his first U.S. cap over six years ago. While he played five games in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he’s remained on the fringe of the national team conversation ever since. MLS Preview: Revolution hoping to build off 2016 lessons But Agudelo’s club situation has improved, as he’s scored 14 times for the Revolution over the past two seasons. After returning from a knee injury in 2016, he bagged four of his seven league goals in the last seven games of the season....

The Duchess of Sussex says the identities of five members of her inner circle, all young mothers, must be protected from “vicious” attempts to create “clickbait” stories. The group will play a key role in her copyright and privacy case against the Mail on Sunday and are likely to be called as witnesses. The newspaper says it does not believe their names should be kept private but Meghan’s lawyers fear publicity could scare them away from giving evidence....

On Friday, an Albany County judge determined that a case could not properly be filed against Cuomo based on the complaint written by former aide Brittany Commisso. The request to drop the case came after prosecutors filed a motion claiming they could not determine any further steps. “We have reviewed all of the available evidence and concluded we cannot successfully secure a conviction in this case,” said assistant district attorney Jennifer McCanney during the hearing....

In her ruling, U.S. Federal Court Judge Susan Nelson wrote: MORE: NHL’s longest suspensions of all-time | NHL’s top goal scorers among active players “The Court finds that the (NHL’s) blanket application of the physician-patient privilege — protecting all medical data from disclosure — is inapplicable here. “The clubs are ordered to produce any internal reports, studies, analyses and databases in their possession (whether initiated by the U.S. clubs, NHL, or retained researchers) for the purpose of studying concussions in de-identified form....

Juan Carlos Dávila-Bonilla’s testimony assisted in a case about the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) overseas operations and helped convict Juan Pablo Mosquera, a former Colombian police officer. Mosquera headed an anti-narcotics squad in the city of Cali overseen by the DEA’s Sensitive Investigative Unit. He pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing justice and was charged with trying to sell information on narcotics indictments against an American who had left probation decades earlier and was believed to be in Colombia....

The decision marks a major victory for Dominion as it seeks damages from the network surrounding their coverage of the 2020 presidential election. Dominion’s lawsuit was originally filed in early 2021 against Fox News after it accused the outlet of backing conspiracy theories and hoaxes related to Dominion’s supposed rigging of its voting machines to work against former President Donald Trump. In his refusal to dismiss the lawsuit, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M....

Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge John P. O’Donnell used the term “China virus” three times in a column in the Lake Legal Views, the county bar association’s newsletter, addressing how he handled his duties during the coronavirus pandemic. The Lake County Bar Association distributed the edition of the Lake Legal Views newsletter to its members on Wednesday. O’Donnell’s comments garnered significant criticism from the local legal community soon after circulation....

When players are unhappy with their contracts, it usually is easy to pinpoint why. Either the player has outperformed his contract or the NFL market has changed. A player also could be in the final year of his contract and is worried something could derail his free agency the following season. None of these situations apply to Jones. Jones’ stats look similar to what they were when he signed his latest extension....

Jones joins an offense that ranked fourth in the NFL last season in scoring and tied for second with 396.4 yards per game. The Titans just re-signed quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who’s coming off a career-best season with 33 touchdown passes. Titans running back Derrick Henry has won back-to-back rushing titles, and the Titans already have a solid receiver in A.J. Brown, who’ll line up opposite Jones. At Caesars Sportsbook, the Titans went from a 35-to-1 favorite to win the Super Bowl to a 30-to-1 favorite....

“He was still holding out hope, but he also was preparing himself,” Kelli Masters, an attorney who spoke with Jones on Tuesday night, told Newsweek. Jones, 41, is scheduled to receive the lethal injection at the state penitentiary in McAlester for the 1999 killing of businessmen Paul Howell at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday. He has maintained his innocence for more than two decades, alleging he was framed by the real killer who testified against him and was freed from prison after 15 years....

This hit, which negated a 77-yard touchdown for the Broncos, was referred to after the game by Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians as .@BruceArians called the chop block that took @Campbell93 out “the dirtiest play I have seen in 37 years of coaching football.” #AZvsDEN— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 5, 2014 “>“the dirtiest play he has ever seen.” MORE: The best Week 5 photos | Rating first place confidence | Patriots’ wake-up call...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) spent around $2 million to purchase and transport humanitarian aid to the Colombia-Venezuelan border and Caribbean island of Curacao between February and April 2019. The report revealed 360 tons that were not received was distributed in Colombia or shipped to Somalia, the Associated Press reported. “USAID partnered with the State Department to prioritize the delivery of assistance to the Venezuelan people and to neighboring countries supporting and aiding Venezuelan migrants,” the summary of the report said....

Just like the old boss. “He started talking,” FSU’s first-year defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt said of ‘Noles coach Jimbo Fisher, “and it’s like I was back at Alabama.” MORE: Top 10 head coaching jobs | Bowl matchups | SN picks HAYES: It’s Jameis Winston’s world and he’s rewriting the rulebook | Game storylines Back where Nick Saban’s famed “process” supersedes all; where Pruitt first learned the “organization” is a group effort....

O.J.-by-the-Sea: The media center at the Santa Monica civil trial. Different from “Camp O.J.,” the center at the criminal trial. Ito’d: To get bopped on the head, especially with a TV crew’s boom microphone Scheck happens: General epithet used when things go awry (in honor of criminal defense lawyer Barry Scheck) Media leaks center: The row of Porta Potties outside the courthouse A.S.S. graduate: A long-winded person (who’s attended the “American Sidebartending School”)...

The NCAA reconsidered its Oct. 21 decision after coming to the understanding that the church league was not an ultra-competitive one. In fact, one of the league's participants told the AJC that one of the players in the league had no idea how to play the game. In understanding that no competitive advantage was gained, the NCAA relented. Harries had just finished a two-year mission for the Mormon church when he played in the games....

In Mineola, N.Y., another macabre trial bumped along while maintaining its power to shock. Colin Ferguson, accused of killing six commuters and wounding 19 others on the Long Island Rail Road in December 1993, has opted to represent himself. The trial judge found Ferguson mentally competent to stand trial; the legal standard is whether he understands the charges against him and can assist in his defense. But that said, his performance has been bizarre....

During Wednesday’s hearing on Carson v. Makin—a case asking the justices to decide whether the exclusion of religious schools from Maine’s public funding program violates religious freedoms—Justice Samuel Alito, one of the bench’s six conservatives, asked Maine’s Chief Deputy Attorney General Christopher Taub if schools teaching critical race theory would also be excluded from the state’s tuition-assistance program. “I don’t really know exactly what it means to teach critical race theory, so I think the Maine legislature would have to look at what that means,” Taub responded....