One U.S. intelligence concern is that Qaeda sympathizers, frustrated by their inability to pull off another 9-11, could turn to Palestinian-style suicide-bombing attacks on U.S. interests both overseas and inside the United States. U.S. counterterrorism experts have visited Israel and Jordan to learn how Mideastern security officials handle the suicide-bombing threat. Some American officials are also expressing renewed alarm about terrorists’ using crop-dusting planes to spread biological or chemical agents....

The Somalia-based Islamist group, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the dawn attack on on Camp Simba in Lamu county early on Sunday. “Seven aircraft and three military vehicles were destroyed in the attack,” Al-Shabab claimed in a statement, according to Reuters. But Col. Christopher Karns, a spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command, told the Associated Press that the group’s claims—including causing severe casualties—had been “grossly exaggerated.” No deaths of U....

Alabama came away with a 24-10 win against the Tigers, but this game looked different than any other game we’ve seen the Tide play in this year, even in their eight-point win against Texas A&M. MORE: Jalen Hurts, Tide D enough to pull out win vs. LSU “I told the players before the game that we haven’t been tested with hard," Saban said in the postgame news conference. “Hard kind of defines you, in terms of who you are and we didn’t play great out there today — we had a lot of self-inflicted wounds — but you can’t argue with the fight that the players fought with....

Bozeman ended his Alabama career with his second national title on Monday, but that probably wasn’t his biggest moment of the night. Shortly after Alabama’s 26-23 come-from-behind overtime win over Georgia in the College Football Playoff championship game, the offensive lineman was getting engaged to his girlfriend, Nikki Hegstetter. MORE: Shop Alabama national championship gear And why not? When your emotions are running high and you’re on top of the world, it’s probably as good a time as any to get engaged....

Everybody will be watching, but it might not be clear who everybody should be rooting for given the subjective nature of the CFP deliberations. MORE: SN Week 11 college football rankings Should other contenders be rooting for the Crimson Tide knowing they have not missed the four-team Playoff yet? Or should they root for the Tigers, knowing they have a resume that includes three top-10 victories and would still be at or near the front of the one-loss line?...

Receiver DeVonta Smith left the game early in the third quarter with a dislocated finger. A still-recovering Jaylen Waddle was hindered in limited action. Quarterback Mac Jones hobbled off the field one last time, and running back Najee Harris was exhausted after 29 touches. Center Landon Dickerson, who tore his ACL in the SEC championship, played two symbolic snaps in a victory kneel formation. That’s how arguably the greatest offense in college football history concluded its 2020 season....

Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban have built the two biggest powerhouses of the College Football Playoff era, and those similarities will unfold one more time in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Will Jalen Hurts lead the Crimson Tide to victory this time? Or will Kelly Bryant become the second Clemson quarterback to break Alabama’s heart? It’s a matchup of the top two scoring defenses in the FBS. Alabama allowed 11.5 points per game....

It appeared at first that the top-ranked Tide would run the Gators out of their own stadium, jumping to a 21-3 first-quarter lead off the passing prowess of Bryce Young (22 of 35 passing, 240 yards, three touchdowns). But Dan Mullen’s team nearly fought back from the 18-point deficit, ultimately falling 31-29 after linebacker Jaylen Moody brought down Florida quarterback Emory Jones on the final play of the game:...

The Line: Alabama -6, Total: 51 Line movement and notes: Alabama opened as a 4-point road favorite at The Wynn on Sunday and jumped to -6 there and at many other shops around Las Vegas. By Wednesday, though, some venues had moved to -6.5. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Ole Miss is 6-3 ATS in its last nine meetings with Alabama....

Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old from Seward, won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic finals, making her the first resident from Alaska to win Olympic summer gold. The state’s only other Summer Olympics medalist is Corey Cogdell, who won a bronze in shooting. Jacoby outlasted a field that included fellow American Lilly King—the former Olympic champ and current world record holder—and a host of other swimmers. Not long after the race, King posted a photo to her Facebook thanking all those who showed up to support her in her hometown....

But occasionally, divorces do take place. Normally, they are seen as an adaptive strategy so the bird can replace their “sub-optimal” partner. But in research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, scientists have found direct evidence that environmental conditions increase divorce rates. Francesco Ventura, from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and colleagues studied a population of the long-lived black-browed albatross on one of the Falkland Islands....

This is a question that many have been asking for the better part of two decades. From 2003 all the way to 2022, the trifecta of tennis stars have dominated the men’s singles circuit, putting together 63 majors titles to date. However, leading into the 2023 Australian Open, that number can still grow given Nadal’s desire to retain the trophy after last year’s victory against Daniil Medvedev. Whereas Djokovic returns to the tournament where he’s won nine Grand Slams, after being denied entry in 2022’s edition following COVID-19 protocols....

History says we can call this series a done deal. Since the best-of-seven format was introduced in the League Championship Series 29 years ago – the last season the Royals made the playoffs – there have been 11 teams that have lost the first two games of a series at home. Not one of them rallied back to win and advance to the World Series. The Orioles will start their quest to buck history behind Wei-Yin Chen, who is a slight -110 favorite over former Oriole Jeremy Guthrie, with a total set at 7....

OAKLAND, Calif. -- After watching Max Scherzer breeze through a spectacular playoff opener, Detroit closer Joaquin Benoit began talking big. "We took the first step," Benoit said. "It's great. I feel like we're already on the verge of the World Series again." The Tigers sure looked ready for another special October run, using a dominant performance by Scherzer to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 in the AL division series on Friday night....

Last Thursday, The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that New Mexico’s Board of Finance granted the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office more than $317,000 to prosecute four people connected to the October 21, 2021, shooting. The district attorney, Mary Carmack-Altwies, had filed an emergency request for $635,000 to cover the cost of prosecuting the case. According to the newspaper, Carmack-Altwies did not name anybody who could be charged. However, it added that the district attorney’s request said, “One of the possible defendants is well known movie actor Alec Baldwin....

Mitchell was on the set of Rust when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Baldwin. A gun Baldwin was holding at the time was thought to have been loaded with a dummy round, but live ammo was fired, according to investigators. The complaint alleges assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and deliberate infliction of harm. One point noted in the paperwork filed is that the script did not call for Baldwin’s gun to be discharged during the scene the cast was rehearsing....

Len, the fifth pick overall in the 2013 draft, was injured in his summer league debut on Saturday night. This was supposed to be an important summer league for Len as he tries to improve on his spotty rookie season. He missed all of last offseason recovering from surgeries on both ankles. He is to have the finger evaluated in Phoenix on Monday.

The United States star will return to Southern California to join the side ahead of its maiden season in the National Women’s Soccer League. The 32-year-old will leave Orlando Pride to return to the state in which she was born and expects to see out the rest of her career with the club. What did Alex Morgan say on her move to San Diego? “I think something I’m really excited about is that I’ve made a long-term commitment to this club,” Morgan said to The Associated Press....

The former third baseman turned designated hitter, attempted to throw the football across the set to Jay Glazer, and well, things did not go according to plan. MORE: Arrieta not worried about fatigue | Pivotal hitter-batter matchups And here we thought we would have to wait until A-Rod joins Pete Rose to talk about baseball’s unwritten rules for things to start falling apart.