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• Source: Lions make Joseph highest-paid safety

  The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $86 million extension with All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

• Former TV weatherman Josh Fitzpatrick accused of secretly filming sex tape and threatening to release it

  A former TV weatherman has been arrested for allegedly making a secret sex tape and then threatening to release it — as cops warned he could have...

• Hall of Famer Steve 'Mongo' McMichael dies at 67

  Hall of Fame defensive tackle Steve McMichael, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2021, died Wednesday at age 67, the NFL announced.

• Investigation of China's DeepSeek finds America losing edge in tech talent

  America looks to be losing its advantage in the top tech talent needed to compete globally for advanced artificial intelligence.

• Driverless Waymo taxi ‘traps’ passengers while stopped in traffic on one of Austin’s ‘scariest roads’: report

  "For people who don't know -- this is one of the scariest roads in Austin. Being parked on Mopac is a death trap. This is my fear," one animated...

• New England serial killer fears heighten after eighth idyllic town rocked by gruesome discovery

  The New England serial killer rumors spread through a Facebook page with more than 65,000 members.