Gingrich, a Republican, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday that the 20 GOP members who voted against McCarthy were taking “the conference hostage” and appeared to compare them to “terrorists.” His comments come after McCarthy failed to win a majority in three rounds of voting for the speaker as the new Congress met for the first time on Tuesday. In the third vote, McCarthy won 202 votes, Republican Representative Jim Jordan received 20, and Democrat Hakeem Jeffries garnered 212....

“One trillion dollars in state and local aid to safely reopen schools, avoid mass layoffs, and maintain essential services with at least $100 billion for public education and a significant increase in funding for child care,” the organizations wrote in the joint letter, which was viewed by Newsweek, to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The letter, which was first reported by The Hill, also called on Democrats to fight to preserve three “essential components” of the $3 trillion HEROES Act....

The Raptors weren’t expected to have a winning record this season, but their strong play down the stretch saw them finish 48-34, securing them the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference. Fred VanVleet earned the first All-Star selection of his career. Scottie Barnes was named Rookie of the Year. It remains to be seen if Pascal Siakam will receive the second All-NBA selection of his career, but there’s no denying that he has a strong case....

Alonso: Pep wanted to sign me at Barca Barca face a sizeable deficit heading into Wednesday’s return leg at Camp Nou, trailing Italian champions Juventus, 3-0. Paolo Dybala scored twice in Turin as LaLiga titleholders Barca were left with another uphill battle, having lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 clash before winning the return fixture 6-1 in an astonishing comeback. And Brazilian star Neymar is backing Barca to repeat the feat against Massimiliano Allegri’s visitors midweek....

The Liverpool playmaker has pieced together a side made up of those he has played alongside over the course of his career. Coutinho 11/10 to score at Stoke That is a serious talent pool from which to select, with Coutinho forced to leave himself out in order to include five iconic figures. He was able to find room for former colleagues at Anfield and Inter, while offering the most expensive player in world football an opportunity to lead the line....

Having scored twice himself, the forward then capped a superb display to lift the ball over the PSG defence, where Roberto was waiting to poke the ball past Kevin Trapp in goal. Neymar comes of age for Barca The Brazilian equalled the record of seven back in November, setting up Lionel Messi to open the scoring in Barcelona’s group stage game against Celtic, though it was the meeting between the sides at Camp Nou which set him on his way....

Neymar evens to win Ballon d’Or by 2020 After completing a €222 million move from Barcelona, Neymar’s career at PSG got off to a stunning start as he scored and set up another in Sunday’s 3-0 Ligue 1 win at Guingamp. Neymar steals show in PSG debut Neymar sent a delightful through ball to Edinson Cavani for PSG’s second goal before the Brazil international tapped home into an empty net with eight minutes remaining....

Neymar only swapped La Liga giants Barcelona for PSG in a record-breaking transfer in August but the Brazilian superstar continues to be linked with a sensational switch to Champions League holders Madrid. The 26-year-old, who returned to Paris last week to begin his final recovery phase from foot surgery, is reportedly less than happy with life at Parc des Princes. And Neymar is bound for Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid, according to former defender and 66-year-old Breitner....

Messi sentence swapped for fine Brazil international Lucas Lima’s deal with Santos expires at the end of the year and it is claimed he will sign a pre-contract agreement with Barcelona in July and join next January. Santos are still hopeful of getting a transfer fee for the 26-year-old, but, regardless of when he arrives at Camp Nou, Neymar has assured he would be well received in Spain. “He is a great friend in football and I am hoping that he comes to Barcelona,” he is quoted as saying by Globo Esporte at a charity auction for the Neymar Institute....

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Authorities believe Matthew Bernard killed his mother, Joan Bernard, his sister, Emily Bivens and Emily’s one-year-old son, Cullen. Emily Bivens was the wife of Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Bivens, currently signed with Alabama’s Montgomery Biscuits. Police responding to shots fired arrived at Bivens’ home in Pittsylvania to find all three dead, along with the family dog. Neighbors reported seeing Matthew leaving the house armed with a rifle and running into the woods, according to WSLS....

The Namibian diplomat tested positive for the new variant after he flew from his country and arrived at the Narita airport on Sunday. Japan gave confirmation Tuesday that he is the first case of the omicron variant. After testing positive, the diplomat was immediately isolated and treated at a hospital. He had no symptoms initially but later developed a fever, Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto said. According to health ministry officials, the diplomat is fully vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine....

“Whew this angry, nasty, lying screed by President Trump to Speaker Pelosi is really concerning. We’d better pray harder for his well-being,” tweeted Christine Pelosi. The letter in question was sent from the president to Nancy Pelosi. It was released by the White House Tuesday and posted to the official White House website. In it, the president called the impeachment process a “partisan impeachment crusade” and accused Nancy Pelosi of “violating her oath of office” by pursuing it....

She announced her decision after an upset loss to Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday. Osaka — the 2020 U.S. Open women’s singles champion — said that she hasn’t felt happy recently when she wins and that it feels “more like a relief,” while after losing, “I feel very sad.” She added that she doesn’t “think that’s normal.” “I guess we’re all dealing with some stuff, but I know that I’m dealing with some stuff,” Osaka said....

Both fighters face off to determine the undisputed bantamweight champion. The bout takes place inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. Butler is on an eight-fight win streak. The former Commonwealth super-flyweight and IBF bantamweight champion beat Jonas Sultan for the then-interim WBC bantamweight title. He was supposed to face John Riel Casimero for the regular title. The latter withdrew and was stripped of his title due to a medical guideline violation by the British Boxing Board of Control....

The Senegal international joined Napoli from Belgian side Genk in 2014 for a fee of around £6.5m, but has seen his asking price increase dramatically after a string of impressive performance under manager Maurizio Sarri. Deadly Diego back to kill Spurs’s dreams Koulibaly’s form had attracted the attentions of Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, but Napoli were unwilling to sell the 25-year-old to the Premier League club without first having adequate replacements at the back....

Researchers looked at whether those with subclinical narcissism are more “mentally tough” than those without this trait. The team carried out three studies involving 364, 244, and 144 participants in their 20s, respectively. Among the dark triad personality traits alongside machiavellianism and psychopathy, narcissism falls into two categories. While grandiose narcissists lack humility and modesty, are more likely to be exhibitionists, and seek dominance, vulnerable narcissists can be selfish and crave attention and recognition....

The failure of the planned maneuver has propmpted an investigation by NASA and U.S. aerospace and defense firm Northrop Grumman. NASA is currently testing its ability to use a U.S.-built cargo ship to complete orbital boosts of the ISS—a maneuver usually carried out with Russian technology. Orbital boosts are crucial for the safety of the crew aboard the ISS. This is because the ISS is constantly experiencing trace amounts of atmospheric drag, meaning its speed and altitude slowly decrease over time....

Instruments onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)—a spacecraft jointly operated by NASA and the European Space Agency—observed the comet heading toward our star on August 6. One day later, more images captured by SOHO showed the comet disappearing as it flew too close to the sun. “The dirty snowball evaporated,” spaceweather.com reported in an alert. Comets are objects that consist of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the sun....