General Motors is delaying the launch of its self-driving cars, citing the challenge to safely remove people from behind the wheel. About 18 months ago, the automaker had promised that its self-driving unit, GM Cruise, would launch a fleet of autonomous vehicles in the form of a ride-sharing service by the end of this year. But in a blog post Wednesday , GM Cruise CEO Dan Ammann said while the automaker has made strides in hiring key talent and gaining the financial backing needed to continue testing the cars, "in order to reach the level of performance and safety validation required to deploy a fully driverless service in San Francisco, we will be significantly increasing our testing and validation miles over the balance of this year, which has the effect of carrying the timing of fully driverless deployment beyond the end of the year." The additional testing will provide GM Cruise with "crucial operational learnings" from running a larger scale fleet and ride service, which it currently runs for its employees, said Ammann. It also means San Francisco residents will see more of the Cruise AVs on the roads, he said. Cruise currently owns nearly 40% of all of the electric vehicle fast chargers in San Francisco, he said. It is building the largest EV fast charger station in the country there. GM bought GM Cruise in 2016. Since then, it has aggressively tested the electric self-driving vehicles in San Francisco and rapidly expanded. It's grown from a staff of 40 people to nearly 1,500, Ammann said in the blog, hiring top engineers. More: GM just made a big behind-the-scenes move to boost robot cars Cruise also has raised about $7.25 billion from technology investors such as the SoftBank Vision Fund and T. Rowe Price and GM and Honda. "This gives us the deep resources necessary to scale our services in San Francisco and beyond," Ammann wrote. Still, auto industry experts had expressed doubt earlier this year that GM Cruise could safely put self-driving taxis on the road by the end of this year. But despite GM idling five of its plants in North America this year and cutting about 14,000 hourly and salaried jobs to save $6 billion by 2020, its commitment to electric and autonomous vehicle technology has been unwavering. GM leaders often refer to GM's desire to be a technology company that builds cars, creating a future with "zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion." More: GM's truck sales finance push for self-driving cars; company shows $2.1 billion profit More: GM's year of transformation: More robot cars, fewer traditional jobs In February, GM CEO Mary Barra said that GM continues "to make rapid progress with the technology" when asked if GM would launch a fleet of self-driving cars by year end. Pressed again for a launch date in April after GM reported earnings, Barra said: "I think you'll see updates later this year. We are very pleased with where we're at on our continued rate of progress. We're doing our testing in one of the most complex environments in the U.S. (San Francisco). We have a very strong position and we have a very strong safety record." In his blog, Ammann said that GM is uniquely positioned to be a leader in the self-driving space. The company is running neck-and-neck with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google, to be the first to bring robot car ride sharing to market. The two companies are considered the leaders in a crowded field, and San Francisco is the proving grounds to refine the technology. But, wrote Ammann, Cruise is the only company with self-driving cars that are manufactured on a large-scale automotive assembly line "to the same rigorous standards of safety and quality as any other production car." GM builds the Cruise AV cars at its Orion Assembly Plant in Lake Orion. The first Cruise AVs were Chevrolet Bolts, Chevrolet's all-electric vehicle, that used two Lidar sensors on the roof. GM Cruise built 130 of the second-generation of its AVs in 2017 and those had a bigger suite of sensors. Later that year it added another 50 of the cars. GM no longer calls them Bolts, but rather the Cruise AV. "This is not a concept car   hundreds of the best Honda, GM and Cruise engineers are working together on-site in Warren, Michigan, where they are deep into the vehicle development process," wrote Ammann. "This new vehicle completely re-imagines from the ground up what a car can be and we can't wait to share more in the near future." Contact Jamie L. LaReau at 313-222-2149 or jlareau@freepress.com . Follow her on Twitter @ jlareauan . Read more on General Motors and sign up for our autos newsletter . This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: GM's self-driving car division postpones launch of robot taxis


Boston Celtics fan favorite and in-house gym rat Semi Ojeleye will have his contract guaranteed for the 2019-20 season, per the Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach. Ojeleye, who Celtics head coach Brad Stevens considered to be arguably the improved player on Boston's roster last season , was drafted by the Celtics with the 37th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Per sources, Celtics forward Semi Ojeleye's contract for next season is being guaranteed. No surprise there. - Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) June 27, 2019 A muscular forward who has earned nicknamed like "Muscle Jesus," "The Ox" and "The Ojeleye Factory" due to his affinity for lifting weights and a jacked 6-foot-7, 241 pound frame, Ojeleye has mostly been deployed as a situational defensive stopper in his time with Boston. His most notable tasks to date have been to slow down Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo - the 2019 NBA MVP - and with his blend of strength, athleticism and defensive technique, the SMU product has performed admirably in those matchups. He hasn't stopped Antetokounmpo, of course, but he certainly makes the Greek Freak's job more difficult. Interestingly enough, Ojeleye is a player who can get it done on the offensive end too, having averaged 19.0 points per game in his third and final college season. However, he's rarely had an opportunity or even displayed a desire to showcase his scoring skill. Capable of scoring from the outside or creating his own shot to get into the lane, that could change for Ojeleye next season. Aside from rookie point guard Carsen Edwards and veteran forward Gordon Hayward, the Celtics second unit could use some help in the scoring department. The versatile Ojeleye could provide the boost that the bench needs. MORE: NBA trade rumor rankings: The latest on Bradley Beal Roundup: Donald Trump Subreddit Quarantined, Kevin Love Gets Expensive Steve Austin Pendant, Tristan Thompson Buys New Mansion Patriots veteran Julian Edelman does a hilarious Bill Belichick impression Jets new regime will keep an eye on Chuma Edoga, Jachai Polite Davante Adams already conducting the Darnell Savage hype train


Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has dealt with plenty of bad nights this season thanks to his struggles at the plate. Fortunately, the 25-year-old Seager has an adorable dog at home to cheer him up. Before Thursday's game in L.A., Seager's dog took the field with a Seager jersey on and stole the show on a night when the Dodgers gave out Seager bobbleheads. It may be @coreyseager_5 's big night but Hazel's stealing the show. pic.twitter.com/s0yY5kCOqs   Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 10, 2019 There are few things better than dogs. They are cute, amazing, loving and just love to be with people. Now the stakes of greatness have been raised by the adorable sight of Hazel in Seager's jersey. Perhaps once Seager's season turns around, he'll give even more treats to Hazel when he gets home from the game. Either way, he has to feel pretty happy each night when he returns home to this adorable dog. Related slideshow: 2019 MLB season (provided by imagn)


1507: First recorded usage of the word America A world map called "Universalis Cosmographia" (pictured), created by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, contains the first recorded use of the term "America," in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. 1792: Guillotine used for the first time French highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier becomes the first person to be executed by the guillotine. 1886: Sigmund Freud opens private practice Sigmund Freud opens his private medical practice at Rathausstrasse 7 in Vienna. 1915: Battle of Gallipoli begins During World War I, Allied soldiers invade Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war and capturing their capital, Constantinople (modern Istanbul). The campaign lasted till Jan. 9, 1916, with a victory for the Ottoman Empire. 1945: US and Soviet forces link up During World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces link up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany's defenses. 1945: United Nations Conference on International Organization Delegates from some 50 countries gather in San Francisco to organize the United Nations. 1959: The St. Lawrence Seaway opens to shipping The St. Lawrence Seaway opens to shipping. The series of canals and locks opened the Great Lakes to ocean-going vessels. 1964: Maple Leafs win third Stanley Cup in a row The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-0, and win the National Hockey League s Stanley Cup championship, four games to three. The victory marked the Maple Leafs  third consecutive Stanley Cup victory. 1964: "Little Mermaid" statue in Copenhagen vandalised Vandals saw off the head of the "Little Mermaid" statue in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1974: Bloodless military coup in Portugal The "Carnation Revolution" takes place in Portugal as a bloodless military coup topples the Estado Novo regime. 1983: Andropov writes to US student 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, receives a reply from Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov to a letter she'd written expressing her concerns about nuclear war. Andropov gave assurances that the Soviet Union did not want war, and invited Samantha to visit his country, a trip she made in July. 1990: Hubble Space Telescope is placed into orbit The Hubble Space Telescope is deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. (It was later discovered that the telescope's primary mirror was flawed, requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus.) 2014: The Flint water crisis begins The Flint city officials, Michigan switch the city s water supply from Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River. The switch is made as a cost-cutting measure for the struggling city. Soon after, residents begin to complain about the water quality due to lead seepage into the water causing a massive public-health crisis which prompted President Obama to declare a Federal state of emergency. 2015: Nepal earthquake A magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal kills nearly 9000 people.


Looking for a trendy new city to explore? Consider Austin, Texas, one of the fastest-growing large cities in the country and U.S. News & World Report's number one place to live in the United States for the past two years running. The self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World is home to many students, artists and musicians, along with a booming tech industry and a classic Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex food scene. Despite its growth, Austin seeks to maintain its eccentric local vibe, with plenty of independent businesses and a strong commitment to the local environment. Austin hosts numerous festivals throughout the year, and boasts more music venues per capita than any other city in the nation. The list of local attractions also includes extensive theaters, museums and outdoor spaces like parks, lakes and waterways. Luckily, there are plenty of relatively inexpensive flights between Minneapolis and Austin on a regular basis. To help plan your excursion, we pulled a short list of flights and hotels from travel site Skyscanner , handpicked with the trendy adventurer in mind. (Prices and availability are current as of publication and subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in the articles may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. Flight deals to Austin Currently, the cheapest flights between Minneapolis and Austin are if you leave on Sept. 16 and return from Texas on Sept. 18. Frontier Airlines currently has roundtrip tickets for $81. There are also deals to be had in October. If you fly out of Minneapolis on Oct. 2 and return from Austin on Oct. 5, Frontier Airlines can get you there and back for $87, roundtrip. Top Austin hotels In regards to accommodations, here are some of Austin's top-rated hotels that were selected from Skyscanner's listings, based on price and customer satisfaction. The Driskill, Unbound Collection by Hyatt (604 Brazos St.) For an all-around top recommendation, consider The Driskill, Unbound Collection by Hyatt . The hotel has a 4.5-star rating on Skyscanner, and rooms are currently available for $129/night. A landmark in downtown Austin, this legendary hotel has become synonymous with traditional Texas hospitality. Guests can enjoy convenient access to the best of Austin, from the Texas State Capitol and Austin Convention Center to the city's world-famous Sixth Street nightlife scene. AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center (1900 University Ave.) There's also the 4.8-star rated The AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center . Rooms are currently set at $129/night. Located on the south side of the University of Texas at Austin campus, the AT&T Education and Conference center offers luxury hotel amenities and full conference center facilities. Guest benefits include access to the UT pool and gym facilities, in addition to the fitness room and swimming pool on-site. The Hotel Ella (1900 Rio Grande) If you're looking to treat yourself, there's The Hotel Ella . The 4.8-star hotel has rooms for $199/night. "Hotel Ella is the perfect quintessential Austin vibe. Upscale luxury with laid-back personality," wrote visitor Alice. Top picks for dining and drinking Don't miss out on Austin's food scene, which has ample noteworthy options to get a taste of the local cuisine. Here are a few of the top-rated eateries from Skyscanner's listings. Uchi (801 S. Lamar Blvd.) One of Austin's most popular restaurants is Uchi , which has an average of 4.9 stars out of 104 reviews on Skyscanner. Uchi's culinary philosophy combines local, seasonal ingredients with an infinite spectrum of seafood from around the globe, inviting diners to explore their gastronomic boundaries by pairing traditional Japanese offerings with new flavors and textures. "Amazing sushi," wrote visitor Katie. "It's up there against anything you'll have in San Francisco, NYC or elsewhere." Hopdoddy Burger Bar (1400 S. Congress Ave.) Another popular dining destination is Hopdoddy Burger Bar , with 4.7 stars from 127 reviews. "Favorite burger place in town! There's a line out the door at dinnertime for a reason," wrote Jenna. "Amazing drinks, milkshakes, fries [and] burgers. A must-visit place." Franklin Barbecue (900 E. 11th) Also worth considering is Franklin Barbecue . "Amazing barbecue! [The] brisket and pork ribs are my favorites," wrote reviewer Terry. "It's an Austin experience to be embraced." Home Slice Pizza (1415 S. Congress Ave.) Finally, there's Home Slice Pizza , an independent neighborhood pizza joint known for its authentic, hand-tossed New York-style pizza   served by the pie or by the slice. "Whether you're into spinach pizza or traditional cheese, this place is funky and fun," wrote Tiffany. Featured Austin attractions To round out your trip, Austin offers numerous popular attractions worth visiting. Here are some top recommendations, based on Skyscanner's descriptions and reviews. Barton Springs Pool (2201 Barton Springs Road) First up is Barton Springs Pool . Known as one of Austin's finest attractions, Barton Springs Pool is the perfect outing for those hot Texas days   or even the cool ones. Maintaining a comfortable 68 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, visitors can enjoy a 100% natural swimming experience with no chlorine. "A must-visit [in] Austin, especially in the summer," wrote visitor Nici. "You can swim laps, jump [off] a diving board, bring a float and just relax in the always-cool water. Then, lay out on the hill in the sun to warm up and repeat." Zilker Metropolitan Park (2100 Barton Springs Road) Then, there's Zilker Metropolitan Park . Patrons can enjoy a huge variety of activities at Zilker Park, including hiking and biking trails, picnic facilities, Zilker Botanical Garden, canoe rentals, soccer fields, sand volleyball courts, riverboat rides on Town Lake, concerts, festivals and even a miniature train. "A great place to take a break from the bustling downtown," wrote visitor Tyson. "Large open space makes this a great place to play soccer or frisbee." Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail (Lady Bird Lake) Finally, consider checking out Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail . "A wonderful body of water in the center of the city," wrote visitor Nici. "I highly suggest biking around Lady Bird Lake. ... There are solid trails, and on either side of the lake, there are additional areas you can ride through for a longer, more scenic ride of Austin." This story was created automatically using flight, hotel, and local attractions data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? 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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Detroit. Crackdown on speeders on Lodge Freeway Michigan State Police troopers have been lining the Lodge Freeway lately, cracking down on speeders. The freeway has a speed limit of 55 mph, but why? Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . Police search for 25-year-old missing man The man has been missing for more than a week since he left home to go to a friend's house. Quinton Allen was last seen around 6 p.m. July 21 at his home in the 3000 block of Hendricks Street. Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . Businesses step in to help protect birds, bees and butterflies Local 4 has adopted a birds, bees and butterflies initiative to try to get people interested in saving pollinating insects that help create our food supply, and businesses are joining the effort. Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit . Farmers frustrated with city's outdated livestock laws An ordinance to allow for farm animals has been in the works since 2014   why hasn't it passed? Read the full story on Curbed Detroit . Detroit commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2025 A new ordinance commits to total elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from city sources by 2050. Read the full story on Curbed Detroit . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The Jets elected to fire Mike Maccagnan and Brian Heimerdinger on Wednesday afternoon, announcing Adam Gase as the interim general manager for the time being. Acting CEO Christopher Johnson insisted that there was not a power struggle between the two, but the synergy was not what he had envisioned. On a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon, Johnson insisted that it was the right move, one that came to him after having more involvement in the Jets' personnel decisions this offseason. While Gase will not have control of the 53-man roster, he will have a say in who the Jets' next GM will be. Gase and the new GM will report directly to Johnson, which was the previous structure with Todd Bowles and Maccagnan. Gase helping with the search plays into the notion that the Jets will hire someone with previous ties to New York's head coach. It has been reported that Philadelphia Eagles VP of Player Personnel Joe Douglas is a favorite to replace Maccagnan. Douglas and Gase are said to be close friends, working together in Chicago when Gase was the offensive coordinator and Douglas the director of college scouting. Johnson hit home that Gase is the temporary GM of the Jets. He will have a say, but will not have control of the 53-man roster. The plan this offseason was that Gase would not have the same control he did in Miami. Johnson will be sticking to that plan even if firing Maccagnan might appear to some that Gase won a power struggle. NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah is another name that could be brought into the front office. MORE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. thought his wife, Amy, might break up with him over this drunken go-kart incident How Jamie Collins would fit if he returns to Patriots NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Cowboys News: Prescott's circle of trust questioned, Kris Richard RKGs 4 Raiders who could be surprise cuts before the 2019 season


Detroit will see a return of last week's light rainfall as early as tomorrow, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Thursday's forecast shows the greatest likelihood of rain at 90 percent, with rain likely through Monday. The next few days will also see warm temperatures, due to persist through Monday. Temperatures will reach a high of 82 degrees on Sunday. Skies will be mostly cloudy today. Winds will reach a modest high of 13 mph on Monday, while today and tomorrow will remain calmer. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


A few months back word came out about Trent Taylor switching jersey numbers. At first, the quick assumption was his abandonment of No. 81 was so the San Francisco 49ers could retire it in honor of Terrell Owens. That's not going to be the case. The Athletic's Matt Barrows wrote that the 49ers aren't planning on retiring Owens' jersey. Nor are they prepared to retire Patrick Willis ' (No. 52) or Frank Gore 's (No. 21). This decision comes straight from the top, 49ers CEO Jed York. York would rather place players into the ring of honor for one good reason: The 49ers can run out of numbers if they aren't careful. "I just feel that there's a way to do it that respects players of the past but also allows players in the present and the future to continue to wear a number," York said, per Barrows. Barrows noted the team liked a method used by the Pittsburgh Steelers , a team that has retired only two jerseys in their history. Those numbers are Ernie Stautner (70) and Joe Green (75) if you're curious. There aren't retired numbers beyond that, but numbers that the Steelers sparingly allow used after said number had a great career. The 49ers are already running out of numbers at training camps when they have 90 different numbers to give out. Once things are cut down to the 53-man roster it gets more manageable, but in a few decades, that number could shrink if the 49ers go on another tear in the league and have a grip of numbers to retire again. Gore is the latest 49er to come to mind about having a jersey retired given his climb up the all-time rushing yards leaderboards. If this is any indication, No. 21 might, in theory, be available again if need be.


Siding with commercial property owners in one of the largest assessment appeal cases in Philadelphia's history, a judge ordered the city and school district Thursday to repay millions in property tax revenue. Senior Common Pleas Judge Gene Cohen said Philadelphia illegally targeted commercial properties in its 2018 reassessment that resulted in $118 million in additional revenue for the city and school district. After presiding over a two-week trial in June , Cohen agreed with the owners of about 700 of the city's most prominent and valuable buildings and ruled that the city focused on commercial properties in 2018 in an effort to boost revenue. "There is ample evidence of political pressure," Cohen wrote in his order. "The Court therefore concludes the desire and demand of City Council for revenue from a targeted reassessment of commercial properties was a substantial motivating factor." Cohen's order nullified the 2018 assessments for the properties involved in the case, and ordered that the city must refund their owners the difference between the 2017 and 2018 taxes. It was not immediately clear how much money the city would have to refund, but city officials estimated before the trial that $63 million was at stake for the affected properties. "The Court will order a refund of extra taxes paid as a result of the unconstitutional application of the law," Cohen wrote in his order. By reassessing commercial properties but not residential parcels in 2018, Cohen said the city violated the so-called uniformity clause in the state constitution, which requires equal treatment for all types of properties. This is a developing story that will be updated.     ©2019 The Philadelphia Inquirer Visit The Philadelphia Inquirer at www.inquirer.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had nothing to do with with a White House directive to the U.S. Navy that it cover-up the name on the USS McCain from the president's view on his recent visit to Japan , but said whoever was behind it was "well-meaning." (MORE: White House wanted name covered up on USS John S. McCain during Trump trip, but Navy refused ) "I don't know what happened. I wasn't involved. I would not have done that," Trump told ABC News Senior Washington Correspondent Terry Moran. "I was very angry with John McCain because he killed health care . I was not a big fan of John McCain in any way, shape or form." "Now, somebody did it because they thought I didn't like him okay? And, they were well-meaning," Trump said. "I didn't know anything about it. I would never have done that," he added. Later, asked if he or the White House should apologize for the directive, the president said he can't apologize because he didn't know anything about it and doesn't know who did it. "We'll probably find out who did they thought they were doing me a favor because they know I'm not a fan of John McCain . John McCain killed health care for the Republican party and he killed health care for the nation." (MORE: President Donald Trump criticizes late Sen. John McCain in weekend tweets ) Earlier, on an overseas trip, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said he would never dishonor the name of a great American patriot like Sen. McCain. "I never authorized, I never approved any action around the movement or activity regarding that ship. Furthermore, I would never dishonor the memory of a great American patriot like Senator McCain. I also think it's important, I'd never disrespect the young men and women that crew that ship. I've asked my chief of staff to look into the matter." On ABC's "The View," Meghan McCain, the late senator's daughter, defended her father's legacy and said that Trump's actions have affected her grieving process. "It's a bizarre way to say goodbye," she said. "It is weaponizing his legacy." "The president's actions have consequences and when you repeatedly are attacking my father and war heroes it creates a culture in the military where people are clearly fearful to show my father's name in one way or another," she said. " And that, I think, that is what has started this chain of events and actions." "I don't blame the people in the military" McCain said. "I have nothing but respect for people who serve." "You're putting people in the military in horrific situations, they're fearful of their jobs," she added. "If, God forbid, you're a sailor on this ship you think there's going to be some retribution and I think it's horrible. I think it's bad as Americans and I think we really have to look at the kind of culture that's being put in place." "It's impossible to go through the grief process when my father, who has been dead 10 months, is constantly in the news cycle because the president is so obsessed with the fact that he's never going to be a great man like he was," McCain said to applause from the audience. Explaining that she still struggles with the grief associated with her dad's death "but when Trump is doing this it makes it this much more complicated." ABC News' Luis Martinez contributed to this report.


Glendale, California police continued to try to unravel the mystery of three men fatally shot in an upscale hillside neighborhood as officials identified the victims. The bodies of 36-year-old Deandre Tyronne Sims, 35-year-old Christian Marty Moukam and 50-year-old Leon Gough II were discovered early Thursday after police received a call about gunfire in the area. Officers from the Glendale Police Department arrived in the 1300 block of Columbia Drive in the Adams Hill neighborhood around 12:15 a.m. and noticed one of the homes' garage doors was open, which seemed suspicious given the hour, according to Sgt. Dan Suttles, a spokesman for the department. When officers got closer to the home, they saw a man in his 40s or 50s dead in the driveway near the garage. They found the bodies of the other two men inside the home. All had been shot, and based on the men's wounds, all three deaths are believed to be homicides, Suttles said. An exact cause of death has yet to be determined, and police are still trying to piece together how the three men were connected. The man found in the driveway lived at the home. Four minors who live there part time were not present when the shooting occurred, Suttles said. No suspect information was immediately available. Investigators plan to review video from security cameras outside the house and are using 3-D scanning technology to analyze the crime scene, Suttles said. The neighborhood   tightly packed with eclectic hillside homes in the southeast portion of the city   is known for being a quiet and safe place to raise a family, according to authorities. On Thursday, Columbia Drive was bustling with activity. Police cars lined the street as neighbors walked past the crime scene, which had been cordoned off with yellow police tape. "Some of my colleagues have talked and said [that during] all the years that they [have] worked here, they have never seen a triple homicide," Suttles said. "And this is a very quiet and peaceful neighborhood. This is Adams Hill in Glendale   it's known for being a nice area to live and a peaceful place. So it's an extremely rare event." Victor Marquis, 70, who has lived in Adams Hill for more than 21 years, was listening to jazz music on a radio early Thursday when he noticed lights from emergency vehicles racing past his house. News of the triple slaying came as a shock to him. "I've never seen anything like this here in my life," he said. Neighbor Ivo Ivankovich was out walking his dog when he came across the crime scene. He said he knew the owner of the home in passing, noting that he was a friendly man who was easy to talk to. "To this moment, I'm still a little bit in shock," said Ivankovich, who has lived in the area since 2002. "My thoughts are that maybe it's not him, but if it is, my prayers go out to his family." There has been only one other homicide in Glendale this year, a murder-suicide in February, police said.


A woman who claims to be a victim of multimillionaire alleged pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has filed a defamation lawsuit against high-profile attorney Alan Dershowitz, claiming that he made "false and malicious" statements about her. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in April in the Southern District of New York, Dershowitz -- who used to represent Epstein -- knowingly made "false and malicious defamatory statements" against Virginia Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, who claims to have been a victim of sex trafficking and abuse by Epstein when she was underage. Judge: DOJ broke law by not conferring with victims of Jeffrey Epstein Giuffre alleges in her suit that Dershowitz, 80, was a participant in Epstein's sex trafficking operation, and that she had sex with Dershowitz as part of that operation. Giuffre has made similar allegations against Dershowitz in court filings in the past. "Defendant Dershowitz was Epstein's attorney, close friend, and co-conspirator. Dershowitz was also a participant in sex trafficking, including as one of the men to whom Epstein lent out Plaintiff for sex," the lawsuit alleges. Dershowitz has repeatedly denied the accusations. Giuffre alleges that Dershowitz knowingly made false assertions that she committed perjury by accusing him. As part of her suit, Giuffre is asking for punitive damages, the amount of which would be determined at trial. Dershowitz told CNN on Tuesday he will welcome the accusations in court. "I will prove without any doubt that she is lying about me," Dershowitz said in response to the suit. "She is going to end up in prison." The bigger picture Allegations that he sexually abused underage girls and trafficked them to well-known friends have dogged Epstein for years. In December, he settled a lawsuit , dodging the threat that several of his accusers would tell their stories in open court. The case, which had been unfolding in Palm Beach County, Florida, Circuit Court for almost six years, ends a malicious prosecution counterclaim filed by attorney Bradley Edwards, who represented some of Epstein's accusers. Edwards filed the counterclaim after Epstein accused him and a now-disbarred attorney of wrongdoing in a civil lawsuit. The Miami Herald published a report November 28 saying that, when he was a US attorney, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave Epstein the "deal of a lifetime" despite a federal investigation identifying 36 underage victims of the hedge fund manager. The Herald said it found about 80 women Epstein allegedly molested or sexually abused over a five-year period. The report said Acosta forged a deal with one of Epstein's attorneys in which the multimillionaire pleaded guilty to two state prostitution charges, ultimately serving only 13 months and avoiding a federal trial. The agreement, the Herald said, "essentially shut down an ongoing FBI probe" and further granted immunity to "any potential co-conspirators" in the case. As part of the plea, Epstein registered as a sex offender and paid restitution to the victims identified by the FBI.


Missed the the most recent top news in Dallas? Read on for everything you need to know. Former Cowboys player Josh Brent arrested for alleged probation violation Brent was given 10 years' probation in connection with his conviction in 2014 in the drunken driving crash that killed his friend and teammate Jerry Brown. Read the full story on WFAA . Zoo's recently acquired African painted dog killed by pack mates Closed circuit video showed the female dog "quickly succumbed to injuries sustained during a short bout of aggressive behavior from the two male dogs," the zoo wrote on Twitter. Read the full story on CBS DFW . FC Dallas to host World Cup watch party FC Dallas will host a World Cup watch party at the National Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium on Sunday when the U.S. women's soccer team vies for the FIFA world title. Read the full story on CBS DFW . Dallas teen drowns in Grapevine Lake The 17-year-old boy had been swimming with family and friends in the lake at Rockledge Park when he went under, the Grapevine Fire Department said. Read the full story on CBS DFW . Driver of stolen vehicle dies after running red light, crashing Police said the stolen vehicle was headed south on Skillman Street early Thursday when it ran a red light and crashed into an eastbound vehicle on Royal Lane. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Read the full story on CBS DFW . This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


MORGAN HILL, Calif. (AP)   A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership shot and killed two employees and then killed himself, police and witnesses said. Police called to the Ford Store Morgan Hill Tuesday evening found a man dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot on the ground near the store's service bays. "In his hand was a firearm, a handgun," police Sgt. Bill Norman told reporters in Morgan Hill, near San Jose in the San Francisco Bay Area. Employees directed officers inside a building where they found two other men who had been shot and killed at the scene. Police did not immediately identify the gunman or the victims. Doug MacGlashan, who was working in the parts department, told KRON-TV that the gunman had just been fired from his job. The service and parts director "had just fired a parts rep that he had said he was going to fire earlier in the day. And I guess the parts rep went outside, got a gun, went into the service and parts director's office and shot him," MacGlashan said. The man also killed the parts manager, he said. Video and photos showed police cars from several agencies swarming the dealership and employees hugging each other as they left the property. ___ Jablon reported from Los Angeles.


WASHINGTON   North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday for the second time in a week, prompting President Trump to acknowledge that "nobody's happy" about the implications for his diplomatic effort to denuclearize the country. Hours before the president's comments, the United States said it had seized a North Korean ship that was flouting sanctions by carrying banned exports of coal. Meanwhile, a research group revealed a huge, years-old base that appears to have been designed to hide and protect the North's growing arsenal of long-range missiles. Sign Up For the Morning Briefing Newsletter The menacing signals from both sides were further evidence that Mr. Trump, less than a year into his initiative to deal one on one with a North Korean autocrat, has run headlong into the roadblocks that doomed the efforts of his four immediate predecessors. The diplomatic setback comes amid Mr. Trump's tense argument over trade with China   the country he needs most to rein in Kim Jong-un, the North's leader   and as the United States appears to be veering toward a deeper confrontation with Iran. The two missiles launched on Thursday flew eastward from a base northwest of Pyongyang, the capital, which traveled about 260 miles and 170 miles, South Korea said in a statement. The distances were well short of the range of intercontinental ballistic missiles that the United States has worried about most. But the test sought to prove how easily North Korea could strike Seoul or American troops based in South Korea. Experts had already been examining evidence that a missile fired five days ago was likely based on a Russian design, and it was believed that the latest barrage was composed of similar weapons. While the Pentagon was reviewing images of the launch tests, the Justice Department said that it had seized North Korea's second-largest cargo vessel, the Wise Honest, in the Pacific   the first time the United States has impounded a North Korean ship for violating international sanctions. "This sanctions business ship is now out of service," John C. Demers, the head of the Justice Department's national security division, told reporters. The court action to gain custody of the ship began in July, a month after Mr. Trump's first summit meeting in Singapore with Mr. Kim. Court documents indicated that the Indonesian authorities detained the ship in April 2018 after it was photographed at a North Korean port, loading what prosecutors said appeared to be coal. When the ship traveled to Indonesia, it tried to conceal details about its location by disabling its automatic identification system. The ship's signal had been turned off since August 2017, and the effort to seize it was under court seal. The timing of the Justice Department's announcement, only hours after North Korea's missile test, appeared coincidental. But it put new pressure on Mr. Kim   as Mr. Trump's hawkish national security adviser, John R. Bolton, has long advocated. Mr. Trump has been far more forgiving, at least until Thursday, fearing an interruption of his relationship with Mr. Kim, which he characterized at a campaign rally last year simply as, "We fell in love." Mr. Trump also claimed last year that the nuclear threat from North Korea was over   a line that his closest aides acknowledge was wildly premature. It has since been undercut by American intelligence estimates that North Korea has continued to produce nuclear material and weapons, and to expand its missile program. That evidence grew on Thursday with the release of new s atellite images analyzed by the Beyond Parallel program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The images showed what appears to be a long-secret North Korean base, spread over nearly three square miles of mountainous terrain. American intelligence agencies have been monitoring the base for years. But its location was never publicly known, and the satellite images are another contradiction of Mr. Trump's claim that his landmark diplomacy is not only progressing, but also leading to the elimination of a nuclear and missile threat that the North has said could devastate the United States. The sprawling base, about 100 miles north of the Korean Peninsula's Demilitarized Zone, features winding roads and a giant underground complex that analysts believe is meant to house and service mobile missiles   the kind that are the hardest for the United States to detect and strike. "They've hollowed out an entire mountain," said Victor Cha, a North Korea expert and Georgetown professor whom Mr. Trump considered as American ambassador to Seoul, and who wrote the center's report with Joseph Bermudez, a photo analyst. In an interview, Mr. Cha added that a number of clues, including 16 years of satellite imagery, strongly suggested that the base was intended for long-range missiles. But the images do not show the weapons themselves   only infrastructure that appear designed for moving, storing and ultimately launching missiles. There is also a basketball court, and troops can be seen on a soccer field. "It's fully active," Mr. Cha said of the base. If the Beyond Parallel analysis is correct, the purpose of the base is to store long-range missiles on mobile platforms that can be rolled out and quickly set up, before the weapons can be detected or struck by American or South Korean batteries. It would be part of the network that Mr. Trump would have to persuade Mr. Kim to dismantle, if the White House was to achieve its stated aim: North Korea's elimination of all nuclear weapons, nuclear materials and missiles that could threaten the United States or its allies. So far, Mr. Kim has refused to turn over to the United States an inventory of those weapons and facilities, the first step in any denuclearization process. But until last weekend, he was avoiding any provocative acts, and had told Mr. Trump he would not test any intercontinental missiles. In return, Mr. Trump has consistently praised Mr. Kim, described their friendship and refrained from discussing the large political re-education camps where Mr. Kim has imprisoned those he deems disloyal. Mr. Trump took a more middle-of-the-road approach on Thursday. "Nobody's happy about it, but we're taking a good look and we'll see. We'll see," he said. "The relationship continues, but we'll see what happens. I know they want to negotiate, they're talking about negotiating, but I don't think they're ready to negotiate." But the firing of short-range ballistic missiles appears to be a signal, directed at either Washington or Seoul, or perhaps both. Some experts argued that the missile tests were intended to prompt Mr. Trump to hold a third summit meeting with Mr. Kim and accept Mr. Kim's demand to lift major American sanctions in exchange for the closing of the North's oldest and biggest nuclear site, Yongbyon. That offer was rejected by Mr. Trump, at the insistence of Mr. Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who advised it would do nothing to address the 20 to 60 nuclear weapons and a range of nuclear and missile facilities that North Korea holds. Other experts said they believed the launches were directed at President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, who has advocated a resumption of economic exchanges with the North   but who has so far been unable to deliver on them. The North's state news media has castigated the South and the United States for continuing joint military exercises, and the tests may be a response to those drills. Mr. Moon has moved cautiously. "I want to warn to the North that if this type of act is repeated, it can jeopardize efforts to promote dialogue and negotiations," he told the South Korean national broadcaster KBS on Thursday. [ How North Korea's weapons test Saturday threaten ed President Trump's diplomatic achievement.] When the missiles were launched on Thursday, Stephen Biegun, Mr. Trump's special envoy for North Korea, was in South Korea for talks on how to restart discussions with Mr. Kim's negotiators. Mr. Biegun had also been expected to discuss food aid that the South plans to provide to the North as an incentive. A North Korea expert in Seoul, Lee Byong-chul, said the timing was no coincidence. "With this launching, North Korea is making clear that it is demanding more than the mere humanitarian food aid South Korea and the United States are discussing," said Mr. Lee, of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University. Analysts have noted that North Korea's decision to launch short-range projectiles suggested that Mr. Kim had not given up hope on resuming negotiations. Mr. Trump has repeatedly cited Mr. Kim's moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests as a reason to continue talks with the North. With the United States still indicating that it is willing to continue talks, Mr. Kim is "posturing for what's going to happen when they get there," Michael Bosack, a special adviser for government relations at the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies in Japan, said after Thursday's launches. "The U.S. has not said, 'If you keep doing this we're cutting off talks,'" Mr. Bosack said. "Even after this last test this past weekend, the response from the U.S. was 'we still want to talk,' so this is to generate urgency and improve his position at the negotiating table." One of the projectiles the North launched last weekend appeared to be the Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missile. The weapon can make course corrections during its flight, making it difficult to shoot down with ballistic-missile defenses, according to experts. Michael Elleman, the interim director of the nonproliferation and nuclear policy program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said North Korea may have imported the missile directly from Moscow or through a third party. "Regardless of the origins of North Korea's newest short-range ballistic missile, its appearance and testing provide convincing evidence that Pyongyang continues to seek greater military and strategic capabilities," Mr. Elleman wrote in a paper posted this week on 38 North, a website specializing in North Korea. "If little progress is made in the negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang in the near- to midterm future, expect to see the unveiling of more, increasingly capable strategic weapons and capabilities," he said. David E. Sanger and Eileen Sullivan reported from Washington, William J. Broad from New York, and Choe Sang-hun from Seoul, South Korea. Motoko Rich contributed reporting from Tokyo, and Benjamin Weiser from New York.


BEIJING   China on Thursday said it has complained to France after a French warship entered Chinese territorial waters while passing through the Taiwan Strait this month. In a related development, Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua blamed British activity in the South China Sea for a downturn in relations in comments at the start of a meeting with British treasury chief Philip Hammond. The complaint and Hu's comments appear to illustrate how China is now willing to permit assertions of its territorial claims to affect ties with nations from outside the region. The April 7 incident in the Taiwan Strait marks a rare case of military friction between the two countries, which have held joint search and rescue exercises before. Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said the navy dispatched ships to identify, warn and escort the French ship and would remain "highly alert to firmly safeguard China's sovereignty and security." It was not immediately clear whether France had responded to the Chinese complaint. The 160-kilometer (100-mile) -wide Taiwan Strait divides mainland China from Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. It is considered an international waterway heavily trafficked by ships from all nations, many of them bound for Chinese ports. However, China is highly sensitive to operations by foreign warships near areas it claims, such as the South China Sea, where it has built military installations atop seven man-made islands. American allies such as France, Australia and Britain have been increasing their presence in the region, just as the U.S. Navy is stepping up its "freedom of navigation operation" missions near Chinese island holdings, enraging Beijing. In his remarks to Hammond, Hu appeared to reference one such mission by a British warship last August. At the time, China denounced the passage of the British warship HMS Albion close to Chinese-claimed islands in the South China Sea's Paracel group, in a development seen as possibly affecting negotiations on a post-Brexit trade agreement between the sides. "It is regrettable that since August last year the relations between our two countries witnessed some fluctuations because of the South China Sea issue and a series of institutional dialogues and cooperation projects had to pause," Hu said. "The South China Sea issue concerns the sovereignty and core interests of China and it is highly important and sensitive in relations between China and Britain," he said. Hammond responded that he shared Hu's "regret that over the last few months there have been some difficulties in advancing the positive course of the relationship that our leaders have set out." "Of course, you understand that the U.K. takes no position in relation to the issues in the South China Sea."


Four people were killed Sunday when a pair of small aircraft collided in southern California near the Mexican border, US media reported. One of the aircraft was a twin-engine Sabreliner and the other a single-engine Cessna 172. They crashed near Brown Field Airport in San Diego, the Los Angeles Times reported. The crash killed four and caused small brush fires, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. No cause for the crash was known but aviation authorities were investigating.


Manchester United and Tottenham have apparently asked about the availability of Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho, while rumours on Tuesday suggesting that there was an agreement in place with Arsenal have now been chalked up as nothing more than opportunism by his agent. The latest furore surrounding Coutinho's future came when L'Equipe reported that the Brazil international had 'agreed ' to move to north London this summer, while elsewhere as many as four Premier League sides were being linked with a transfer ahead of Thursday's deadline. Arsenal's supposed agreement has already been quashed by those with the best inside information, with the club now focussed on finding a new centre back. However, ESPN's Moi Llorens claims that Manchester United and Tottenham have recently made enquiries about Coutinho's future. It's stressed that a move to either club will depend on what happens with Christian Eriksen , who has been linked with a move away from Tottenham throughout the summer and is now believed to be on United's transfer radar . Although the Brazilian does already have a relationship with Mauricio Pochettino from their time together at Espanyol, Llorens adds that a move back to the Premier League - Coutinho's preferred destination - will prove complicated due to his past with Liverpool . Coutinho's agent Kia Joorabchian has already played down a return to England too, claiming that the Barcelona star wouldn't consider joining one of Liverpool's direct rivals. Journalist Romain Molina , author of Unai Emery: El Maestro , has been quick to weigh in on Joorabchian's reliability when it comes to rumours surrounding his players. Philippe Coutinho has been offered to Arsenal (and not only...), he'd like to come back in Premier League. But Arsenal at the moment are totally focused on a CB. ⚪ #AFC #Barcelona #transfers   Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 6, 2019 Although Arsenal have already dealt with Joorabchian to bring Edu back to the club as their technical director, Molina stresses that Coutinho's agent has a habit of using the media for his own personal gain, already rubbing the likes of Queens Park Rangers and Brazilian giants Corinthians the wrong way with his tactics. Admitting he doesn't have his own scoop when it comes to Coutinho's future, Molina has urged fans to throw caution to the wind when it comes to rumours which may have originated from Joorabchian, especially considering that time is running out for the Brazil international to find a new club this summer.


HUDDERSFIELD, England   Manchester United's hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League ended with a 1-1 draw at already relegated Huddersfield on Sunday, removing the chance of Champions League soccer next season and completing a disappointing end for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team. United needed a win in its penultimate league game to keep alive its chances of catching fourth-place Tottenham but allowed Isaac Mbenza to run clear through on goal on a lightning counterattack in the 60th minute and equalize with a shot between the legs of goalkeeper David De Gea. Phil Jones and Marcus Rashford then wasted good chances for a winner by missing the target while Paul Pogba hit the crossbar with a late effort, meaning United will have to settle for Europa League football next season. Scott McTominay had given United an early lead with a shot that somehow slipped past goalkeeper Jonas Lossl in the eighth minute, but Huddersfield   which is dead last in the table and had nothing play for   gradually grew into the game after that. And Lossl made amends when he collected a cross on the hour mark and quickly booted the ball up the pitch for Ibenza to run onto. Luke Shaw completely failed to deal with the ball and Mbenza was allowed to come all alone with De Gea to slot in the equalizer. Ibenza celebrated by kicking the corner flag so hard it broke, and play was then held up for about five minutes while stadium officials looked for a replacement. For United, the equalizer came after the kind of defensive breakdown that has come to typify the side in recent weeks. Solskjaer's team has just one win in its last eight games in all competitions and is on a four-match winless streak in the league. ___ More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports


Golden Knights winger Brandon Pirri made quite an impact upon being recalled from the AHL partway through the season and finished up with an impressive 18 points in 31 games. Accordingly, he indicated to SinBin.vegas' Ken Boehlke that he will be looking to sign with a team that's willing to give him a full-time NHL opportunity. While that's certainly justifiable given how he performed with Vegas, it also increases the likelihood that he'll be looking elsewhere for next season considering he still spent time as a healthy scratch in both the regular season and the playoffs. Considering their cap situation for next year, it's also likely that Pirri   who made the league minimum $650K salary this season   will get a contract richer than what Vegas can afford. More from the West: It appears some changes are on the horizon in Colorado. On top of planning to be more aggressive in adding via free agency, Mike Chambers of the Denver Post reports that all five Avalanche unrestricted free agents are unlikely to return for next season. Their list of UFAs is headlined by goaltender Semyon Varlamov who lost the number one role to Philipp Grubauer and he will certainly be looking for an opportunity elsewhere. Up front, Derick Brassard and Colin Wilson appear to be on the way out with some young forwards close to making the jump while blueliner Patrik Nemeth is in a similar situation. Gabriel Bourque is the other regular on the roster that could walk and while he could re-sign at a rate close to the $950K he made this season, it's also quite possible that they opt to try someone else in his role. It appears that the Oilers are hoping to be active on the international free agent market. Postmedia's Jim Matheson notes that Edmonton is eyeing a few European free agent forwards. As their cap space is limited for next season, it's unlikely that they'll be able to afford some impact wingers so it's not surprising to see them look overseas in the hopes that someone can potentially step in and play right away while likely being on an entry-level deal; any European player aged 27 or younger is subject to the entry level system.


Who says meal prep has to be hard? When you're trying to eat healthy, planning is key. And while the phrase 'meal prep' might make you think of a kitchen sink full of pots and pans, you can prep like a champ with one handy slow cooker. Flip through for our favorite healthy soups, stews, seafood and chicken recipes to add to your routine. Looking for more ways to use your slow cooker? Try these Crock-Pot chicken ideas too good not to love. Crock-Pot Chicken Fajitas Minimal effort, maximum taste. Get the recipe from Delish. Slow-Cooker Paleo Meatballs Your patience will be rewarded. Get the recipe from Delish . BUY NOW Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker, $33, amazon.com Slow-Cooker Chicken Cacciatore Chicken cacciatore is SO flavorful you'll want to eat it all week. Get the recipe from Delish . Slow-Cooker Balsamic Chicken Soon to be a regular at your dinner table. Get the recipe from Delish . Slow-Cooker Turkey Chili You'll be making this easy turkey chili on repeat all year long. Get the recipe from Delish . Slow-Cooker Split Pea Soup This simple, filling soup will make you forget all about the canned stuff. Get the recipe from Delish . Don't forget to pin for later! Slow-Cooker Garlic-Parmesan Chicken This recipe is taking over Pinterest. Find out why. Get the recipe from Delish . Crock-Pot Chicken Noodle Soup The easiest way to make the most comforting meal. Get the recipe from Delish . BUY NOW Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker, $33, amazon.com Slow-Cooker Eggplant Parm Perfect eggplant parm without the hassle of frying! Get the recipe from Delish . BUY NOW KitchenAid Slow-Cooker, $82, amazon.com Slow-Cooker Chicken Thighs When you're bored of chicken breasts, switch over to these juicy thighs. Get the recipe from Delish . Don't forget to pin it for later! Slow-Cooker Beef & Broccoli The tender beef melts in your mouth. Get the recipe from Delish . Slow-Cooker Salmon Serve with a side salad or over farro or brown rice! Get the recipe from Delish . Blueberry Slow-Cooker Oatmeal Make this genius recipe the night before you're ready to serve it for a no-fuss, crowd-pleasing breakfast. Get the recipe from Delish . BUY NOW Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker, $32, amazon.com Slow-Cooker Lemon-Garlic Chicken Chicken tastes even better when you don't actually have to cook it. Get the recipe from Delish . BUY NOW Le Creuset Pepper Mill, $38, amazon.com Slow-Cooker Quinoa Risotto with Carrots and Asparagus We're using quinoa in a whole new way with this slow-cooker risotto-style recipe. Get the recipe from Delish . Slow-Cooker Chicken Breast The ultimate meal prep. Get the recipe from Delish. Brown Butter Carrots These sweet glazed slow-cooker carrots are seriously perfect for any occasion. Get the recipe from Delish . Slow-Cooker Sausage and White Bean Soup Beat those winter blues. Get the recipe from Delish . Crock-Pot Stuffed Peppers A comforting meal without any work. Get the recipe from Delish . BUY NOW Crock-Pot, $40, amazon.com Slow-Cooker Butternut Squash Pulled Pork Tacos These healthy tacos are filled with seasonal produce. Get the recipe from Well Plated . Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Chili Beef up your chili with sweet potatoes instead of actual beef. Get the recipe from Primavera Kitchen . Slow-Cooker Zucchini Lasagna Extra veggies=extra healthy. Get the recipe from Primavera Kitchen . Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ditching carbs never looked so delicious. Get the recipe from Cooking Classy . Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies It doesn't get healthier than protein and veggies. Get the recipe from Damn Delicious . Quinoa Chicken Primavera Veggies, chicken, quinoa yep, we'd say that's healthy. Get the recipe from Pinch of Yum . Slow-Cooker Butternut Squash Soup We've been waiting all year for butternut squash soup. Get the recipe from Gimme Some Oven . Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato Buff. It. Up. Get the recipe from The Real Food Dieticians . Slow-Cooker Greek Chicken Gyro Tzatziki sauce totally included. Get the recipe from The Recipe Critic .


Winning comfortably on the opening day has gone some way to calming any nerves on Merseyside as Liverpool fans prepare for another title-contending season, but a cloud was left looming over Anfield after first-team goalkeeper Alisson Becker was forced off through injury. It's still unknown just how long the Brazil international will be out of action, but early guesses suggest that Alisson could be on the treatment table until next month at the earliest, meaning back up goalkeeper Adrián could be in between the sticks for the next few league games. This early setback could see Liverpool's title challenge thrown down the drain before it's even started, but it's not the only way that the club could be derailed as they look to win their first-ever Premier League winners medal. Here's a handful of other, super serious, 100% realistic ways that Liverpool's title charge could fall apart during the course of the 2019/20 season. Mo Salah Re-Injures His Shoulder Posing With John Lennon Outside the Cavern Club Still too soon? There's plenty on offer in Liverpool which can be difficult to get through all in one day, but a must for anyone visiting for the first time has to be taking a stroll down Mathew Street to see the legendary John Lennon immortalised in bronze. Mohamed Salah's already had a guided tour of The Beatles Story at the Albert Docks, so why wouldn't the Egyptian King want to soak up as much culture as possible. And if it isn't a bronze Lennon that gets him, surely Salah won't be quite so lucky with the Superlambanana. (For anyone who hasn't been to Liverpool before, yes, it's literally a cross between a lamb and a banana.) Virgil van Dijk & Gini Wijnaldum Form a Boy Band & Go on Tour With Memphis Depay There something in the water in Holland that makes professional footballers turn to music, although Ruud Gullit's "Not the Dancing Kind" and Jürgen Locadia's various tracks - the latter is even signed to a label - haven't quite hit it off quite like former Manchester United star, Memphis Depay. With almost 185,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and his hit track "No Love" having more that 10m views on YouTube, Depay's latest hit saw international teammates like Justin Kluivert, Tonny Vilhena and Steven Bergwijn also appear in the music video. It's only a matter of time before a long-awaited Oranje supergroup is formed, so Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum are odds on to be drafted in for some reason or another. The Squad Forfeits a Match to Go to the Junkyard Golf Club Instead Another one which might not be all that apparent if you've never been to the city, the writing's on the wall for a golf-loving squad of Liverpool players to ditch their day jobs and go for one hell of an afternoon at Liverpool One's Junkyard Golf Club With three nine-hole courses and a bar on each one, it's safe to say that a group of players who watched The Masters instead of title rivals Manchester City last April will be in no state what so ever to run out in the Premier League after a trip to Junkyard Golf. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Is Cast in the New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Movie Cast your mind back a few years and you might just remember a promotional video that Paddy Power released, with the help of a handful of Arsenal players. In it, Santi Cazorla made fun of his height, Olivier Giroud didn't even need to act when he was admiring how 'gorgeous' he was (is?), and Lewis Hamilton said that he looked like Theo Walcott...or was it the other way around? Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also made an appearance and referenced his uncanny resemblance to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, even letting out a very convincing 'Cowabunga' at the end of the video. It's only a matter of time before Nickelodeon pick up the phone. Jürgen Klopp Resigns to Stop Brexit Watch out Boris, the Germans are coming! Jürgen Klopp isn't shy to talk about his political views, although he rarely goes there of his own volition, and in an interview last year the Liverpool manager even urged for there to be another referendum after the fall out from the first. Via The Guardian , Klopp said: "When Mr [David] Cameron had the idea [of a referendum] you thought: 'This is not something people should decide in a moment.' The choice was either you stay in Europe, which is not perfect, or you go out into something nobody has any idea how it will work. "So you give people the chance to make this big decision. And then it's a 51-49 [51.9%-48.1%] vote and you're thinking: 'Wow, 49% are not happy with the decision that's going to change the country.' For the 51%, I'm sure they realised pretty early after the vote: 'What have we done?' "Let's think about it again and let's vote again with the right information   not with the information you've got around the Brexit campaign. They were obviously not right, not all of them. It makes no sense at all." Make Britain Toll Again. Colgate Pay Roberto Firmino's Release Clause Cheryl Cole was snapped up by L'Oreal, Justin Timberlake pocketed $6m thanks his partnership with McDonalds and boxing-legend-turned-grilling-guru George Foreman...well, you know the rest. Oral hygiene company Colgate might have had a few famous faces in their advertisements over the years, but they're missing a trick by not using the best, if not a little bit frightening, set of teeth in professional sport. Roberto Firmino's current contract doesn't technically have a release clause for Colgate to pay, although it does include an anti-Arsenal one which was drafted in following the £40m plus £1 debacle involving Luis Suárez.


RALEIGH, N.C.   In a sign that rich flows of untraceable money are expected to influence the election for a North Carolina congressional seat left vacant after earlier allegations of ballot fraud, a cleanly produced video of the Republican candidate has been posted online for use by supportive outside groups. The 10-minute silent video of state Sen. Dan Bishop uploaded onto YouTube is a likely invitation for a super PAC   which can't legally coordinate with a campaign   to use the footage in ads on his behalf in the 9th Congressional District re-do election against Democrat Dan McCready, High Point University political scientist Martin Kifer said Friday. Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money from unions, individuals or even shell corporations that don't disclose their donors. "It's not immediately clear what their motivation is, but similar campaigns have used similar kinds of video for that purpose," Kifer said. Bishop and his campaign did not respond to messages asking about the video, which is posted on a YouTube channel that bears Bishop's name and photo, and also offers links to two earlier campaign ads. The video shows the Charlotte lawyer smiling while talking with people on sidewalks, smiling while hugging his wife and son and smiling while talking with people around a sandwich-shop table. The tactic was used extensively by presidential candidates in 2016 and has been used in U.S. Senate campaigns from Kentucky to Kansas, including by both Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and former Sen. Kay Hagan in their 2014 matchup in North Carolina. Fewer U.S. House campaigns have sought to make soft-focus campaign video available for anyone to download. That's because the strategy carries some risk because an opponent can use the footage in efforts to mock or shame the candidate, Kifer said. A video of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, posted during his 2014 re-election campaign became a jokey internet meme and featured on late-night comedy shows. "The fact that they use this tactic means that the cost-benefit, they think, is on the side of benefit," said Kifer, who studies campaign communications in congressional elections. "The idea is that they'll benefit more from doing this than it will cost them in terms of the negative publicity or negative ads from the other side." Bishop beat nine other Republicans to win the GOP primary on May 15. While McCready already has been running for the congressional seat for two years and had almost $1.6 million in cash on hand as of May 2, the election is expected to be close. The district   which stretches from suburban Charlotte to suburban Fayetteville along the South Carolina border   has been in GOP hands since 1963. President Donald Trump won it by 12 percentage points in 2016. The video also indicates that the Bishop-McCready contest is likely to attract a considerable amount of focus and spending by outside groups aware that the Sept. 10 election will test the political winds undiluted by other contests, Kifer said. Though the North Carolina congressional seat won't determine which party controls the House, "special elections are oftentimes looked at as a barometer for how the party is doing," said Charles Prysby, a politics professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. "It's not just the individual election, but if McCready wins then Democrats could say that it shows that they're more popular, that Trump is not so popular." The special election is McCready's second shot to win a U.S. House seat he appeared to lose narrowly to Republican Mark Harris last November. Rather than certify Harris the winner, the state elections board launched an investigation that found the GOP candidate ignored warnings and paid a political operative who collected mail-in ballots, which is illegal in North Carolina. The elections board decided unanimously to hold a new election. Harris opted not to run again. ___ Follow Emery P. Dalesio on Twitter at http://twitter.com/emerydalesio .


The Jets could have a tight end problem for the first four games of the season. With Chris Herndon looking at a four-game suspension, the Jets offense lacks any real replacement for their sophomore pass-catcher. Though the team currently rosters three additional tight ends, only Eric Tomlinson registered a reception last season. The other two - Daniel Brown and rookie Trevon Wesco - combined for fewer career receptions and yards than Tomlinson in 2018. But that doesn't mean the Jets are doomed during Herndon's suspension. For one, the Jets offense already features a bevy of potent pass-catchers and might not even need Herndon to be competitive. The Jets could also trade or sign another tight end. In the event that doesn't happen though, here's a look at the Jets' four internal options during Herndon's absence. (Winslow Townson/AP Images for Panini) Eric Tomlinson Tomlinson started the first five games of the 2018 season and 12 games overall. He is also the most experienced of the remaining tight ends on the roster. However, Tomlinson is primarily known as a blocking tight end and only finished with eight receptions for 72 yards in 2018. If anything, Tomlinson will be another blocker for Darnold who will still have a wide range of targets to choose from. Between Le'Veon Bell, Robby Anderson, Quincy Enunwa and Jamison Crowder, Darnold won't miss having a big-bodied receiver running around. (Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Daniel Brown Brown joined the Jets this offseason after playing the past two-and-a-half seasons with the Bears. At 6-foot-5, 247 pounds, Brown is another solid blocking tight end option that doesn't offer much receiving upside. In 42 games since going undrafted in 2015, Brown tallied only six receptions for 51 yards and one touchdown (which came in 2016). This past season, Brown primarily played on special teams for the Bears and wasn't even targeted in the passing game. His presence on the team is more about depth at the position and on special teams. (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports) Trevon Wesco Wesco's upside makes him the most appealing replacement for Herndon over the first four games. He's the smallest tight end on the roster, but his 6-foot-3, 267-pound frame still makes him one of the biggest pass-catching options the Jets have. However, Wesco is still a raw offensive prospect. West Virginia mainly used him as a blocker and it wasn't until his senior season that Wesco saw consistent targets. It might take more than four games for Wesco to develop into a solid pass-catching tight end, but with Herndon out it might be good to test his skills early and see what the Jets have in their fourth-round pick. (Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Quincy Enunwa This is an unconventional option, if only because Enunwa is a wide receiver and has already stated he'd like to continue playing as one. However, Enunwa has lined up in the Y position as a tight end in the past and could do so again if called upon in situational formations. At 6-foot-2, 225-pounds, Enunwa could theoretically play the role of a tight end without actually being a tight end. Robby Anderson and Jamison Crowder could split out wide, and Enunwa could play closer to the line if the Jets wanted all three wideouts on the field at once. It's unlikely, but stranger formations have been used in the past. MORE: Poker player argues over dealer chip counting error during crucial all-in hand at WSOP Main Event New Grady Jarrett contract lays groundwork for Kenny Clark, Packers Steelers defensive triplets snubbed by NFL Network Trysten Hill may be crowning point on Cowboys star-studded defense E'Twaun Moore Q&A: 'I didn't know we were going to get all of that back for Anthony Davis'


During the opening round of last week's WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, a fan yelled "Get in the bunker!" as Ian Poulter's ball was in the air on approach to the 18th green at TPC Southwind. Poulter took exception, pointed out the fan to security and had the spectator removed from the course. Two days earlier, PGA Tour officials announced a multi-year deal with fantasy-sports outlet DraftKings as the tour took the next step toward integrating itself with the rising gaming community. Coincidental stories in the news? Likely, although who knows whether the lout who Poulter had kicked out had a vested interest in the outcome of his round. "That's a good question," Paul Casey said when asked if he thought such incidents could become more prevalent as the tour creates working relationships with public and private parties involved in the gaming and gambling industries. "It's such a minuscule percentage [of the fans at a tournament], but with money on the line and people feeling like they can alter the outcome to their benefit, I don't like the sound of that." Neither does the tour, where officials say they have measures in place to avoid such disasters. "We are monitoring it and taking it seriously, and we'll continue to get that right," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said earlier this year. "I think a lot of that behavior is going to be self-policed. I'd much rather be in [the] situation we're in, where we've got a problem to solve with young people coming into our sport. It's a small number of people, a handful of people." It's easy to understand why the tour would be interested in getting involved with gambling/gaming businesses. The gambling industry is responsible for a total contribution of around $150 billion annually to the U.S. economy. Gambling is a popular activity for young male adults, many of whom might be only casual golf fans but could become attracted to the sport with the ability to have wagers on it. RELATED: Gambler believed he bet on Shane Lowry at Pebble Beach discovers his wager was for Portrush Since last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned a law prohibiting states from allowing gambling on sports, the tour with several professional sports associations has explored ways of aligning with betting operators to help control how the industry grows as well as to capitalize monetarily. In return for providing official data to gambling companies, the tour would get roughly 1 percent of the handle (dubbed an "integrity fee"). With a formal relationship, the tour also hopes it can control the types of wagers available i.e. "positive bets," among others to mitigate the possibility of corruption. Still, what's to stop more fans from potentially impacting the action, particularly if there's big money involved? "What happens when you're playing against a guy in the final round and [a fan] tries to put you off because their guy needs to win?" Jason Day said. "I don't think betting in general is a good thing. To bring it into golf, it will bring in a lot of money, but unfortunately it goes with the fact people get very emotionally attached to what they're betting on and take it very seriously." That much was evident last week on social media as well. After Max Homa shot a four-over-par 74 in the opening round, some fantasy golf participants were overly critical of the 28-year-old's play and directed their displeasure at him on Twitter. Homa fired back, saying he couldn't emphasize enough how little he cared about messing up his followers' fantasy golf lineups. https://twitter.com/maxhoma23/status/1154766148317171712 As negative as the social-media outlet can sometimes get, that incident at least sparked a positive outcome, with a number of Homa's followers coming to his defense and pledging to donate to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for every birdie he made. But what if an on-course outburst had cost Homa a stroke? Or worse, a chance to win a tournament? "I would hope people could still be respectful regardless of money," Homa said. "Maybe before social media I had a lot of faith in people. We [deal with it in Phoenix], and people are great." Not always. During last year's Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale, Rickie Fowler said he was "disappointed in some of the stuff that was said" by obnoxious fans during the early stages of his opening round. The week before, a fan shouted as Tiger Woods was mid-stroke while putting at Torrey Pines during the Farmers Insurance Open. There have been other incidents, too, including in 2018 at the Honda Classic, when Justin Thomas, like Poulter last week, had a fan removed in the final round for yelling "Get in the bunker!" shortly after Thomas hit his tee shot at the par-4 16th at PGA National. "It is a shame. I hope we can control it more going forward and it gets stamped out, because it is not needed in the game of golf," Poulter said of last week's incident in Memphis. "It is disappointing, to be honest. I get it, I'm an Englishman, I play on the Ryder Cup team, I'm sure I've upset a few of these guys from time to time when they're watching TV. But when we're playing a world-class event like we do week in, week out, and you've got guys like that, in a small group and want to feel big in front of their friends, and they scream silly things out, it is disappointing." Not to mention troubling, at least to some players, when money is on the line. "I played with [Poulter] in the [FedEx Cup] Playoffs last year, and he's dealt with it for a long time and he'd had enough," Gary Woodland said. "Enough is enough. From the fantasy standpoint, it's huge. I see it on social media. I get blasted all the time from guys betting on me. "It's something that probably needs to be addressed, but I don't know how you address it," Woodland said. "It's only going to get bigger and bigger. Social media, you don't have to look at it [if you're a player]. Hopefully out here [with spectators], we can police it better." RELATED: Meet the man who won $12 million on Tiger Woods Will potential problems increase as influx of bets do? Not everyone believes so. "We're professional athletes," Brandt Snedeker said. "We're going to have to deal with hecklers at some point. Whether you give them credence or let it roll off your back, it's not anything different than now. "But that is something the tour will have to look at the first time it happens in crucial situation." Of course, by then it would already be too late. WATCH: GOLF DIGEST VIDEOS


TOKYO   President Trump on Monday denied that North Korea had fired any ballistic missiles or violated the United Nations Security Council resolutions, taking the word of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the assessments of his own national security adviser and his Japanese host. He praised the murderous dictator as a "very smart man." He also again sided with Kim over former vice president Joe Biden, after his Democratic rival was branded a "fool of low I.Q." by North Korea's state media for calling the North Korean leader a dictator and a tyrant. At a joint news conference with Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, Trump gave cover to Kim as he directly contradicted his national security adviser, John Bolton, as well as Abe, by arguing that Pyongyang had not launched ballistic missiles this month or violated U.N. Security Council resolutions. "My people think it could have been a violation," Trump said. "I view it differently." When pressed, the president added that he was not "personally" bothered by North Korea's short-range missile tests this month. Trump's comments were reminiscent of his repeated statements that he believed the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country had not interfered in the 2016 U.S. election   an assessment in direct conflict with U.S. intelligence conclusions. On Saturday, Bolton had told reporters there was "no doubt" that North Korea had violated the Security Council resolutions by firing short-range ballistic missiles. North Korea's Foreign Ministry was quick to criticize Bolton on Monday, with an unnamed spokesman quoted in state media as calling him a "war maniac" who has a "different mental structure from ordinary people." But Bolton didn't get much support from Trump, who appears keen to think the best of Kim and their personal chemistry amid growing signs that one of his major foreign policy initiatives is failing. "I view it as a man   perhaps he wants to get attention, and perhaps not, who knows," Trump said, referring to Kim and the tests. "It doesn't matter. All I know is that there have been no nuclear tests. There have been no ballistic missiles going out. There have been no long-range missiles going out." The human rights atrocities on Kim's watch are plentiful, including forced labor, deliberate starvation and executions. In 2016, North Korea imprisoned 21-year-old U.S. college student Otto Warmbier and sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor. Warmbier fell into a coma while in a North Korean prison and died shortly after his return home in 2017, after Trump negotiated his release. But Trump portrayed the North Korean dictator as a leader who believes, as the president himself said he does, that his country has "tremendous economic potential," but who understands he can't develop it while still pursuing his nuclear ambitions. "He knows that with nuclear, that's never going to happen, only bad can happen," Trump said. "He understands. He is a very smart man; he gets it." The president   a former real estate developer   also cast Kim's opportunities through the lens of his previous passion. North Korea, the president said, is "located between Russia and China on one side, and South Korea on the other. It's all waterfront property. It's a great location, as we used to say in the real estate business." In an earlier tweet, Trump also weaponized Kim against Biden, the Democratic candidate for president about whom he and his aides appear to be most worried. Trump wrote that he appreciated a recent comment by North Korea state media criticizing Biden, adding, "Perhaps that's sending me a signal?" U.S. presidents traditionally refrain from criticizing their political rivals or talking partisan politics on foreign soil, but when pressed about seeming to choose a brutal dictator over a fellow American, Trump doubled down on his initial tweet. "Well, Kim Jong Un made a statement that Joe Biden is a low-IQ individual," he said. "He probably is, based on his record. I think I agree with him on that." Bolton and the U.S. ambassador to Japan, William Hagerty   both sitting to the side   chuckled slightly at Trump's put-down of the former vice president. Abe has sought to play down his differences with Trump over North Korea and stressed that the two countries' positions were "the same." He said Trump had "broken the shell of mistrust" with Kim and that he shared Trump's vision of a bright future. But Abe did not agree with Trump when it came to the missile launches. "On May 9th, North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles, and that's a violation of the U.N. Security Council's resolution, so, as I have been saying, this is quite a regrettable act," he said. Earlier Monday, Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako welcomed Trump and his wife, Melania, at the Imperial Palace, making Trump the first foreign leader to be welcomed there since Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne at the beginning of May. Following palace custom, the president walked much of the red carpet alone, greeting an honor guard and schoolchildren waving U.S. and Japanese flags. In the evening, the Trumps were back at the palace for a six-course, black-tie banquet, beginning with consommé a la royale and including turbot and beef. Trump called himself "profoundly honored" to have been the first state guest of the new imperial era   known as the Reiwa era   invoked ancient Japanese texts and thanked the people of Japan "for their incredible hospitality and warm welcome in this majestic land." So far, Japan's attempt to court and flatter Trump during this four-day state visit appears to be paying off. Talking to the media before his summit discussions with the Japanese leader, Trump described Abe as a "truly amazing prime minister" and Japan as a "really interesting and fabulous place." "We understand each other very well, we're very committed to each other as nations, so we have a situation where we have the best relationship that we've ever had with Japan, and we're going to keep it that way," he said. Crucially for Japan, Trump signaled that a trade deal between the two nations   something he has been impatient to deliver   would be delayed until after July's Upper House elections in Japan. He said the two leaders would "get the balance of trade straightened out rapidly," adding that an announcement would come "probably in August." Trump wants to see Japan cut tariffs for U.S. agricultural products, after the United States' withdrawal from the 11-nation Trans Pacific Partnership left its exporters at a disadvantage. He has also threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on foreign cars, although he declared this month he would delay imposing them for 180 days to allow room for negotiations on restricting import volumes. But Abe's constant reminders to Trump that Japan's car companies have poured money into the United States, including in regions dominated by Republican voters, also appear to be paying off. Trump also boasted that Japan has become one of the world's top purchasers of U.S. defense equipment and would be buying 105 F-35 stealth aircraft, giving it the largest such fleet of any U.S. ally. But Trump said he believed a trade deal could be reached that would "benefit both our economies" and reduce the U.S. deficit. Trump also backed Abe's efforts to mediate between the United States and Iran, with the prime minister reported to be planning a visit there next month. "I do believe Iran would like to talk, and if they'd like to talk, we'd like to talk also," Trump said. "I know for a fact that the prime minister is very close with the leadership of Iran, and we'll see what happens. . . . Nobody wants to see terrible things happen, especially me." Several hours later, during his news conference, Trump said the United States was simply "looking for no nuclear weapons" when it comes to Iran, and offered yet another implicit dig at Bolton, who has pushed for a more hawkish stance toward the country. "We're not looking for regime change," Trump said, as his national security adviser sat mere feet away. "I just want to make that clear." ashley.parker@washpost.com simon.denyer@washpost.com


The Golden State Warriors are a tight-knit group. There are bonds on this team that cannot be broken and they celebrate in each other's success. There's a reason why they have been so successful in the past and it is due to that off the court comradery. When the news broke on Saturday of Draymond Green receiving a 4-year $100 million extension , the first person to react was superstar teammate Stephen Curry. Curry simply tweeted out "My Dog!!" accompanied by a GIF of Green performing one of his patented celebrations that has made him so popular with both his teammates and the passionate fans in The Bay area. My Dog!! pic.twitter.com/FTyxYyIj0k - Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) August 3, 2019 Green and Curry have been teammates for seven years and they have been the driving force behind this recent Warriors dynasty where they have reached the Finals for five consecutive seasons and winning three titles. So this comes as no surprise that they have forged a close friendship. The Warriors will now lean heavily on both Curry and Green in 2019-20 to lead the new look and younger Warriors back to the playoffs after the losses in free agency and teammate Klay Thompson expected to miss the majority of the season. MORE: This Patrick Mahomes throw from Chiefs practice can't be real Five potential Jeremy Lin landing spots in free agency Dez Bryant: Saints will get first opportunity to sign me Jacoby Brissett's trade value increasing with first team reps Packers WRs Jake Kumerow, Trevor Davis shine at Family Night Scrimmage Related slideshow: Top picks of 2019 NBA Draft (provided by imagn)


The transfer window is now closed, meaning we have to occupy our time with actual football from this weekend onwards. What fun is that? As far as Arsenal are concerned, the real stuff starts with a long trip north to Newcastle this Sunday, as the Unai Emery era enters its second season with a handful of shiny new players. How will they get on? Have a read below for everything you need to know. Last Season In 2018/19, Arsenal gave us more or less what we'd expect from a talented manager's first season in charge. Their league form seemed to come in prolonged waves, as defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea in their opening two matches preceded a remarkable 14-game run without defeat which took them into the festive period. They tailed off in the second half of the campaign, eventually finishing fifth, and although they generally looked a touch disjointed, a run to the Europa League final showed clear progress from the Wenger years. It was a long way from the perfect season, but there were plenty of highlights - the 4-2 victory over Tottenham in December the headline - that will fill fans with enthusiasm ahead of the big kick-off. Pre-Season File under: mixed bag. The Gunners' preparations started swimmingly in the US, with a Champions Cup victory over Bayern Munich wedged in between routine 3-0 wins over Colorado Rapids and Fiorentina, before things stepped up a gear or two with a 2-2 draw - and subsequent defeat on penalties - to Real Madrid. They seemed to leave their pre-season magic stateside, however, as a return to England came with an Emirates Cup defeat to Lyon. A draw with Angers followed shortly, and then pre-season closed out in disappointing fashion when Barcelona came to town on Sunday, registering a 2-1 victory after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had opened the scoring. Transfers In This is where it gets interesting. It was supposed to be a quiet, understated window for the Gunners, who allegedly had just £45m to spend, but it didn't quite play out that way. Brazilian youngster Gabriel Martinelli arrived from Ituano, shortly followed by the loan acquisition of Dani Ceballos and the purchase of 18-year-old William Saliba - although the latter was immediately loaned back to Saint Etienne to develop. This was just the tip of the iceberg, however. After attempts to land Wilfried Zaha tanked, £72m was outlaid on Lille forward Nicolas Pepe, with deadline day seeing the defence shored up with the signings of Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney and, controversially, Chelsea's David Luiz. Transfers Out Luiz's arrival was necessitated by the departure of Laurent Koscielny, who caused ructions when he forced through a move to Bordeaux. There was also the departure of Aaron Ramsey to contend with, with Ceballos drafted in to replace the creative spark offered by the Welshman. Following the stalwart duo out the exit door were Danny Welbeck, Carl Jenkinson, David Ospina, Krystian Bielik and Alex Iwobi, who joined Everton at the last hour for £30m. Stephan Lichtsteiner and Petr Cech both retired, with the wage bill now looking a good deal more compact. Strengths Arsenal scored 73 Premier League goals last term - the highest outside of Manchester City and Liverpool - with 35 of those credited to the clinical pairing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alex Lacazette. Throw the 22 Ligue 1 goals that Nicolas Pepe managed last season into the mix, then it becomes pretty clear what the Gunners' main asset will be for the season ahead. If they can find a way to get Mesut Ozil involved, then they have an attacking line to be feared by anyone. Weaknesses Depth in attack may be a slight issue, with only makeshift winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan and youngsters Gabriel Martinelli and Reiss Nelson on hand to offer relief to the regular starters, but the clear issue for Arsenal lies in their defensive line. David Luiz has been drafted in to plug the Laurent Koscielny-sized gap, but his track-record of rash, erratic defending will hardly fill Bernd Leno with confidence. Other central-defensive options consist of a not-yet-fit Rob Holding, an ageing, painfully slow Sokratis, the questionable-at-best Shkrodan Mustafi and Calum Chambers. Hardly the all-star cast you'd be hoping for in what should be an extremely tight race for the top four. The full-back areas look less of a problem now Kieran Tierney has arrived, although he may find himself playing more centrally if the Gunners opt to play with a back three. Key Man While the arrival of Pepe may take some of the goalscoring responsibility off his shoulders, the form of Aubameyang will be as key as ever to Arsenal's fortunes in the season to come. The Gabon international shared the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane last season and will be vying to retain it for himself this time around. His pace and power at the point of the attack is always an asset, but he can be just as effective coming in from the left - which we will likely see a bit more often now room has to be made for Pepe in the side. Prediction The title looks a couple of seasons out of their reach yet, with champions Manchester City looking unlikely to loosen their grip on the title while Liverpool look the realistic contender for second place. Last season, however, Arsenal showed last season that they are as good as any of the chasing pack, and their summer transfer business may just be what sets them apart. They should improve on their showing from last season to make the Champions League places this time around, but may just be edged out by Spurs for third place. There is no reason they can't better their Europa League showing from last year either, but will clearly need the luck of the draw on their side there.


Right now, the Genesis lineup consists of three sedans -- the G70 , G80 and G90 . While the automaker has teased future crossovers in concept form, the automaker has yet to reveal any major details or teasers for that segment, which is absolutely on fire with American buyers. We already had confirmation that one was on the way, but now, we know there will be at least two. Genesis will created a G70-based crossover, said Erwin Raphael, COO for Genesis, on a sales call with members of the media. "We're very excited to introduce the GV80 about 11 months from now," Raphael said, "Then maybe 10 or 11 months after that, a compact crossover SUV built in the G70 platform." That would peg its debut in late 2021. Research the Genesis G70 on MSN Autos | Compare prices on Genesis models near you While details are scant at the moment, it's likely that the G70-based SUV will borrow a number of bits from its sedan sibling. In the powertrain department, that would give it access to a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 and a 3.3-liter twin-turbocharged V6. Whether it will follow in the G70's footsteps and aim for a blend of both sport and comfort is unclear. In January, Reuters reported that the G80-based Genesis crossover would make its first appearance by year's end , which isn't too far off from Raphael's comments. It should carry the name GV80, and it will likely make use of the G80's powertrain options, including the aforementioned twin-turbo V6 and a 5.0-liter V8. The concept that previewed it debuted at the 2017 New York Auto Show with a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain and a wild 22-inch curved OLED display inside. GV80 concept previews Genesis' hydrogen future This was originally published on Roadshow.