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Belichick's departure from the team caps a remarkable run that was defined by dominant season after dominant season. He leaves the team as the second-most-winning coach in NFL history.

Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.

President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.

Massive crowds protested in Tel Aviv calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal to free remaining hostages. It came after Israel's military recovered bodies in Gaza.

A year after a pro-Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol, teachers say they want students to grapple with the uncomfortable facts of the day.

The FBI is investigating a second apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump Sunday. The gunman was about 300 to 500 yards from Trump with an AK-style rifle with scope.

Lawmakers will now begin the process of reviewing Governor Sam Brownback’s selection to fill an open seat in the Kansas Court of Appeals. Brownback chose his administration’s top attorney, Caleb Stegall, as the nominee. Brownback calls him the most qualified candidate for the job.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7c3460000But the top Democrat in the Senate, Anthony Hensley of Topeka, called the selection “cronyism.” Stegall was passed over last year by a nominating commission that selected candidates for the appeals court. This nomination is the first under a new system where the governor chooses a nominee, who then must be confirmed by the state Senate. Stegall pointed to the bipartisan endorsements he received for the job, including from Republican Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and former Democratic Kansas AG Steve Six.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7c3460001Stegall previously served as Jefferson County attorney and as the general counsel for Americans for Prosperity, which advocates for small government. He also served on the board of the wildlife conservation group Audubon of Kansas. The Kansas Senate will consider the nomination during next month’s special session.

An estimated 9,000 people have been killed and another 5.6 million forced to flee their homes. NPR has spoken to Sudanese from different walks of life to hear how they're coping.

Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.