Houston — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said a Texas Tech player spit on one of his players and possibly used a racial slur Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl. A scrum broke out after Ole Miss’ Dayton Wade fumbled early in the fourth quarter and Texas Tech recovered. There was …

A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5.5% in November from a year earlier, down from a revised 6.1% increase in …

Former reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of tax fraud and sentenced last month to significant federal prison time, have received their prison orders. Both will be required to report to prison on Jan. 17, according to documents filed by the U.S. Marshals Service this week. Todd …

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk’s private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform’s new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles. Then, hours later, Musk brought back the jet-tracking account after imposing new …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Bahareh, Hannah and Ariana Shargi, Emad Shargi’s wife and daughters, that aired Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face The Nation. The release of Brittney Griner from Russia is putting focus on other Americans …

New York — Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday in the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The NewsGuild of New York say they’re fed up with …

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attack on a food service worker in the San Francisco Bay Area that cost the worker an eye. More than three weeks after the incident, police confirmed they have a suspect in custody. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Bianca Palomera, …

About 40% of cannabis products sold at unlicensed storefronts in New York City contained bacteria, heavy metals and pesticides, finds a recently released report. Marijuana, edibles and vaporizers purchased from 20 illicit shops in August were tested and found to contain varying levels of eight contaminants, including E. coli, salmonella, …

When tragedy strikes and a Native American is murdered or disappears on one of the 324 federally recognized reservations across the country, the majority of these cases are within federal jurisdiction, requiring federal law enforcement to investigate. And statistics show these communities see a disproportionate amount of violence and missing …

Donald McEachin, the congressman representing Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, has died, according to a statement from his office. He was 61. “We are all devastated at the passing of our boss and friend, Congressman Donald McEachin,” the representative’s chief of staff, Tara Rountree, said in a statement. “Valiantly, for years …