Trent Williams was all smiles last week during the Redskins’ offseason practices. It was his first time putting on a helmet since Washington was eliminated by the Green Bay Packers, 35-18, in the first round of the playoffs last season. The left tackle exited the FedEx Field locker room visibility frustrated on Jan. 10, falling to claim his first career playoff victory after the Redskins surprisingly won the NFC East division title. Read More...
President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to sign the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, part of a Pentagon shift away from counter-terrorism to the strategic threats posed by China and Russia. Trump’s signing ceremony, in Fort Drum, New York, is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET in the video player above.
What does this bill do? The Constitution requires that Congress provide for the “common defense,” and every year, the House and Senate come together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act. Read More...
Al Jarreau, a Grammy Award-winning singer whose versatile tenor voice and vibrant stage style blurred the lines between jazz, soul and pop music, died Feb. 12 at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 76.
His publicist, Joe Gordon, announced the death, saying the singer had been treated for exhaustion, after announcing his retirement from touring last week. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Mr. Jarreau was loosely classified as a jazz singer, but his eclectic style was entirely his own, polished through years of obscure apprenticeship in lonely nightclubs. Read More...