The findings, set to be published Tuesday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, showed that 40 percent of white-tailed deer—the most common deer in North America—tested across four states in 2021 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, meaning they had been exposed to the virus at some point. Those states were Illinois, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. However, previous studies indicated deer in other states have also been exposed to the virus....

In a separate trial, Hernandez, 26, was convicted in April and sentenced to life in prison for murdering an acquaintance in an industrial park in 2013. MORE: NFL players arrested in 2015 | Aaron Hernandez timeline Defense attorneys and Suffolk County (Mass.) prosecutors jointly filed a request to postpone the scheduled Jan. 19 start of Hernandez’s next trial while they await a higher court’s ruling on evidence used in the first trial....

Having a career in two sports wasn’t enough, apparently. Sanders revealed to SI Now this week that he nearly played in an NBA game with the Hawks. MORE: Best two-sport athletes ever “I was close,” Sanders said. “I mean really close. This is a breaking story. I was really close to playing for the Atlanta Hawks for one game. When I was with the Braves — I don’t recall the year — Stan Kasten was the GM for both teams, the Braves and the Hawks, and he was going to allow me to play in an NBA game so that I could play three professional sports....

Joe Aviola, Wilmington University’s senior director of administrative and legal affairs, told Delaware Online that Jennie Williams’ work was “more violent than it is expression of speech,” adding it was removed because it did not match the university’s values. The piece that Williams submitted was a parody of the second version of the Judith Beheading Holofernes by the Italian artist Caravaggio. In Williams’ work, Syrian general Holofernes—who is seen having his head cut off in the original piece—is replaced by Trump, while the face of the Statue of Liberty is imposed on Judith’s body as she performs the beheading with a sword....

That was the declaration of Borussia Dortmund chief executive officer Hans-Joachim Watzke as the Bundesliga club prepared to offload one of its prized assets for a deal reported to be worth up to €150 million. Barca 4/6 to win CL Group D “The possible transfer from Ousmane Dembele is on its way, but the path is not yet over,” said Watzke. With the 20-year-old forward’s future having been the subject of prolonged conjecture, Watzke cited the need for the timing of the transfer window to be reconsidered....

“We know that she is the right choice to advance the interests of all Alaskans in the U.S. House of Representatives,” Young’s allies wrote in the letter. “Her commitment to running a positive race, bipartisan approach to public service, and legislative priorities that put Alaska at the forefront underpin the basis of our endorsement.” Young, the longest-serving current member of Congress, died in March on a flight on his way back home to Alaska....

And yet, that is exactly what the Democrats’ strategy to pass the upcoming debt ceiling vote seems to be. And it is not a small bet, either. The fate of our economy, the world’s economic stability and nearly all of President Joe Biden’s agenda hang in the balance. While much of the media attention over the summer focused on Democrats’ attempts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda via reconciliation, the upcoming debt ceiling vote has lingered in the background as a ticking time bomb....

Now, it seems they are resorting to pretending that violent crime isn’t as issue. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, whose lead over her opponent, Lee Zeldin, has declined considerably, accused Republicans of engaging in a “conspiracy” to scare voters. During a conversation with Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” on Sunday, she said, “These are master manipulators. They have this conspiracy going all across America trying to convince people in Democratic states that they’re not as safe....

Cheney’s committee is so vital to American democracy, in fact, that it has held only one hearing since July and took a two-week summer vacation. Convening last week, its most significant actions were to release additional inconclusive footage of the events of January 6, 2021, and to vote to subpoena documents and testimony from former president Donald Trump. Curiously, the committee had not subpoenaed Trump or his documents at any previous time in its 14-month history, despite having interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents....

That question has been on the table for a while — Biden’s underwater approval ratings are nothing new — but last week it gained greater urgency, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee officials acknowledged, with the release of two new polls that were, as one senior committee staffer put it, “depressingly bad.” A new Quinnipiac poll, published April 13, put Biden’s approval rating at just 33 percent. Just 39 percent approved of his handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....

Vocal members from the Democratic Party—including Congresswomen Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer—have not publicly condemned the vandalism to their party’s Portland headquarters. Democratic Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has also remained silent. They, among other Democrats, previously condemned far-right extremists activities, especially the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6. “There are a number of examples over the past several years of Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden condemning antifa actions and anarchist actions....

House Democrats are looking to turn 31 red districts blue as part of their “Red to Blue” program, confident in their ability to not only hold on to their majority but also to expand it. As part of this plan, Democrats hope to increase the number of women serving in the House and potentially set a new record. All but five of these 31 candidates are women. Women are significantly underrepresented in Congress....

The message boils down to if you want to see the protections, rights, and freedoms that were taken by six extremists on the Supreme Court restored, vote for Democrats this November. While the message is accurate, it is woefully insufficient. It also flies in the face of the reality of the last two years. The truth is people did vote. In record numbers in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, more than 81 million voters delivered the White House to Joe Biden, whose popular-vote victory margin was larger than those of presidents Truman, Reagan, Clinton, George W....

The House Oversight and Reform Committee reported initial results of an 18-month investigation into drug pricing on Wednesday. Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said that the investigation found drug companies made large increases to drug prices “based on generating windfall profits for these companies, their shareholders and their executives.” CEOs from Celgene, Teva and Bristol Myers Squibb were subjected to intense questioning at a hearing of the committee. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif....

The president in recent days, in tweet storms and press conferences, has relentlessly bashed the whistleblower and denied any wrongdoing surrounding his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during which Trump asked Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son for potential corruption involving a Ukrainian energy company. In remarks that Democrats have characterized as threatening, Trump accused the whistleblower of being a “spy” who’s committed treason, along with those who leaked their knowledge of the call to the anonymous intelligence community official....

Last week’s report from the Veterans Affairs inspector general said that, based on witness testimonies and documents, Crenshaw participated in an effort led by VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and some of his top deputies to disparage the reputation and credibility of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted last year at a VA facility. Crenshaw’s alleged actions should now be the subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee, Reps....

People in Denmark are no longer required to wear face masks in indoor spaces. COVID passes for bars and restaurants and the need to self-isolate after a positive test result have also been removed. The decision has been made as officials in countries, including the U.S., reconsider their approach to controlling COVID in what is the third calendar year of the pandemic. It also comes in the light of data suggesting the Omicron variant is less severe than its predecessors, and as vaccines and treatments have become more widely available....

MORE: Rodman photos | Does WWE have moral high ground? | NASCAR driver uses Trump decal Trump thanked Rodman for his support and wished him well, while vowing to make America great again. Trump landed in hot water with many after he publicly stated the type of people Mexico sent to the United States as immigrants were criminals. Just a couple hours earlier, Rodman publicly supported Hulk Hogan, who recently apologized for using racial slurs during a conversation in 2008 and was let go by the WWE....

Green flag for the Daytona 500 is scheduled for 1:31 p.m. ET Sunday. TV coverage will be on Fox. MORE: Starting lineup breakdown | Dale Earnhardt Jr. seeks repeat victory | No rain Sunday Regan Smith ran his first laps in the Stewart-Haas No. 41 car as he will replace Kurt Busch, who has been suspended by NASCAR pending an appeal hearing today. Busch is under indefinite suspension for domestic violence after a Delaware judge ruled Friday that evidence showed that he assaulted former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll last September....

“It” is the airport’s by now infamous $200 million automated baggage system – in conception, a miracle of travelers’ convenience. Passengers were supposed to step off their flight and let technology take over. Bags would be whisked along 22 miles of underground track, guided almost magically to their destination by more than 100 computers. No fuss, no wait at baggage claim. In reality, Denver’s space-age system doesn’t merely carry your luggage; it eats it, as well as flings, crushes and misdirects it....