Bill Buford’s assistant was there in place of The New Yorker’s literary editor. Her name was Karin, or Carin, and she said Bill was “so sorry he couldn’t make it.” Stephen King was in the fifth row. People stared. And like all virtuoso performances-Ali, Hendrix, Sinatra, Clinton at the convention-this one had a prelim. Chang-rae Lee, the acclaimed two-time novelist, went on first. He was deferential, the young Lee. When I heard DeLillo would also be reading, he said, I thought I’d come “to ensure myself a seat....

Try as it may, the late-November gloom filtering through the slatted white shutters fails to cast its long shadow on Morris, whose piercing blue eyes dart back and forth between his daughter, Arleca, and his grandson, Mark, as he tries to remember. MORE: A day with Jack Morris in photos Each time he regales the room with a vignette from his past, he glows, his words etching away some of the dimness that surrounds them....

When the 6-8, 265-pound reliever takes the mound, Warren and the rest of the Yankees don’t just feel confident. They get legitimately excited. Watching Betances is as entertaining to them as it is to fans paying for a ticket. The only ones not getting a kick out of seeing the righty are opposing batters. “It’s almost not even fair for the hitters sometimes because of how big he is, how hard he throws, how much the ball moves — he makes pitching look so much easier when he does it,” a chuckling Warren told Sporting News on Saturday, shortly after Betances recorded a five-out save against Oakland....

Meteor showers are celestial events during which numerous meteors streak across the sky, appearing to originate from a single point—known as the radiant. They occur when the Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris left behind by comets and, in some rare cases, asteroids. Meteors are the streaks of light we see in the sky when tiny fragments of space debris burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed....

Bashein says he fretted over the decision but in the end decided to go with the former First Lady because he thinks she’s got better experience. And unlike Clinton’s top strategists, whose primary argument to win over superdelegates these days is that their candidate is more electable, Bashein has a problem with that argument. He spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Suzanne Smalley about his decision to go with Clinton. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: What do you think about the uproar over Senator Clinton’s comments about Robert Kennedy?...

Fittingly, he passed Emmitt Smith for the most rushing yards in a single season in Cowboys history on Sunday. MORE: Top NFL moments of 2014 | Raiders still hoping for Harbaugh | Report: Harbaugh, Michigan deal done Smith’s record from 1995 stood at 1,773 yards. Murray racked up 1,802 yards through the first quarter of Dallas’ game against Washington. While the Cowboys were playing, Smith was celebrating Murray’s accomplishment on Twitter:...

MORE: Projecting the United States’ 2016 Olympic roster | Rondo may not be good for Boogie Cousins and Bledsoe, teammates for a year at Kentucky, squared off in the 2009 Alabama Class 5A semifinals. Bledsoe’s Parker High School beat Cousins’ LeFlore squad, 53-39. Bledsoe was in his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday for a back to school rally, AL.com reported. He donated school supplies to 300 children in the area during the day and played hoops at night....

Dembele, 20, is enjoying a prolific campaign in Scotland, scoring 15 goals in 24 league games for the runaway leaders. WATCH: Dembele’s stunning goal He also netted five Champions League goals, leading to speculation linking him with the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United. But it will take a massive bid to secure Dembele from Celtic, team-mate Gamboa said. “I’d give you £50m for him, but I don’t have the money,” he said, via the Daily Express....

The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announced the decision on Wednesday, after looking over the promotional material that had been posted at different locations around London around the time of the album’s August 2022 release. In artwork for the original poster, Texas-raised Lovato, 30, was portrayed wearing a bondage-inspired ensemble while posing atop a large crucifix. The title of the album was written across the image. “We considered that the image of Ms....

“This is a bill that destroyed the Democrats in ‘94. I guess, do we really have a death wish list as Democrats?” Representative Kurt Schrader of Oregon, who will not return to Congress next year as he has already lost his primary, told Politico on Wednesday. House Democrats are aiming to push another gun measure, led by Representative David Cicilline, through—one that goes further than last month’s bipartisan gun deal and would be the Democrats’ biggest move on guns since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban was passed in 1994....

The challengers are campaigning against incumbent Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in a pair of ongoing congressional races that will determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate. Figures reflected in a new survey suggest that Warnock leads Loeffler, and Ossoff leads Perdue, by 9 and 7 percentage points, respectively. Most survey participants who originally identified as “undecided,” in response to a question that inquired about which candidates they intended to support in the runoff races, later noted their leanings toward Warnock and Ossoff over Loeffler and Perdue....

Citing declining COVID-19 caseloads, the governors of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon all announced Monday plans to drop statewide school masking requirements and leave the decision to local districts. The move marks a notable about-face for Democrats, who have favored heightened restrictions throughout the pandemic to prevent the virus from spreading. The White House, which promised an end to restrictions, has pushed back on the governors’ decision. When asked if these governors were getting ahead of public health recommendations, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday that the Biden administration continued to advise schools to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that still calls for masks....

UK-based Betfair priced a clean sweep for Joe Biden’s party at 6-5 (an implied probability of 45 percent, according to the bookmaker). The GOP have odds of 5-1, implying a 17 percent chance of securing majorities in the Senate and House and giving Donald Trump another term as president. Betfair spokesperson Darren Hughes said: “As well as Trump being behind Biden in the betting to win the presidential election, the Republican party could have very little to show for following the 2020 elections as the Democrats are 6-5 to claim a whitewash by winning the presidential election, House and Senate, while a hat-trick for the GOP is 5-1....

Trump was impeached in January on one article of inciting violence against the U.S. Government for his alleged role in the Capitol riot. If Trump is convicted during the impeachment trial in the Senate, he would be prohibited from holding public office in the future. Formerly a steadfast ally of Trump, McConnell has since laid responsibility for the riot at Trump’s feet. On Tuesday, the first day of Trump’s trial in the Senate, lead House impeachment manager Representative Jamie Raskin introduced the 13-minute-long video that included McConnell’s dismissal of Trump’s allegations that the election was rigged....

“‘Overall crime decreased in 2020’ in the U.S., report finds,” read a recent headline from NBC News atop an article touting a report from the Democratic Party-aligned think tank Third Way. The report informed Americans concerned over crime not to believe their lying eyes. “After crime rates in the U.S. surged in the second half of the 20th century, moderate Democrats persuaded the party to toughen up its platform in the 1990’s to channel widespread voter concerns spreading from big cities to the suburbs,” write NBC News reporters Sahil Kapur and John Schuppe....

Following news of Musk’s agreement with Twitter Monday, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeted that the deal is “dangerous for our democracy” and called for a wealth tax. Assistant Speaker of the House Katherine Clark, a Democratic representative for Massachusetts, also tweeted Monday that people who “can afford to buy Twitter” can “afford to pay their fair share in taxes.” “RT if you’re ready for @potus’ Billionaire Minimum Income Tax,” she added, referencing President Joe Biden’s proposal to have any households worth more than $100 million pay at least 20 percent in taxes on their full income, including unrealized appreciation....

Signed by ten Senate Democrats, the letter obtained by KFYR supports North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner’s statement that Larsen should publicly apologize and resign from his position as interim president pro tempore of the state Senate. In their letter, the caucus refers to Larsen’s behavior as “unbecoming.” Larsen, however, isn’t budging. In a Facebook post which he labeled as an op-ed, he refused to apologize to Omar and stated that he would not resign....

“They risk their families’ health to keep us safe,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters on a conference call Tuesday. “Now is the time more than ever that we need to stand with them and protect them during these awful times.” The safeguards would come in the form of work authorization extensions for more than 202,000 recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Admissions (DACA) and roughly 130,000 Temporary Protective Status (TPS) holders who are essential workers....

Through TPS, eligible individuals entering the United States from those countries would receive a guarantee that they cannot be deported from the country and would also become eligible for an employment authorization document and travel authorization. Dating back to last January, over 800,000 migrants from the four countries have come in contact with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at the southwest border. These four countries, with a combined population of nearly 40 million, significantly outnumbered the number of Mexican citizens at the border....

“Make America safe for minorities,” the five-time NBA champion tweeted on Thursday morning, quoting a tweet reading “Make America great again!” that Trump had sent earlier in the day. Like Trump’s campaign slogan, Rodman wrote his message in capital letters to ram home his message. Earlier this week, the former Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls star pleaded with demonstrators who have to taken to the streets to demand justice for Floyd to stop the looting and continue to protest peacefully instead....