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QB Joe Flacco set for second start as Browns meet Jaguars with AFC playoff ramifications 12/07/2023 08:24pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco has gone from the couch to contention. Signed three weeks ago by Cleveland as emergency protection when quarterback Deshaun Watson was lost with a season-ending shoulder injury, Flacco has a chance to get the Browns into the playoffs — a scenario not even he could hav Saints becoming increasingly desperate entering their rematch with the struggling Panthers 12/07/2023 08:18pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers are preparing for their second matchup this season under circumstances that have changed substantially since the last time they met. Saints quarterback Derek Carr was relatively healthy for their Week 2 clash in Carolina and still in Cowboys have done their part since losing to Eagles. Now it's back to high stakes in the rematch 12/07/2023 08:18pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have done everything they were supposed to by winning four lower-stakes games since losing to Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles. The rematch Sunday night is for first place in the NFC East, which carries the guarantee of starting th Live updates | Widening Israeli offensive in southern Gaza worsens dire humanitarian conditions 12/07/2023 07:36pm • The Israeli military hit Rafah in southern Gaza twice overnight, residents said, as United Nations officials warned there are no safe places left in the besieged territory. The center of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, has also seen fighting amid Israel’s widening air and ground offensive US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy 12/07/2023 07:25pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy who had just laid a tire deflation device on the road and was taking cover behind hi UN to hold emergency meeting at Guyana's request on Venezuelan claim to a vast oil-rich region 12/07/2023 07:16pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency closed meeting Friday at the request of Guyana following Venezuela’s weekend referendum claiming the vast oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region that makes up a large part of its neighbor. In a letter to the council president Vikings LB Jordan Hicks aims to return this season after surgery for painfully scary leg injury 12/07/2023 07:13pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Hicks took a blow to the shin during a routine tackle for the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter of a game last month and figured he just had a deep bruise. After returning to action, the ninth-year veteran linebacker began to realize after halftime his right leg was Bills coach Sean McDermott apologizes for referencing 9/11 hijackers in team meeting 4 years ago 12/07/2023 07:01pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — An emotional Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott acknowledged regret on Thursday for crediting the 9/11 hijackers for their coordination during a team meeting four years ago. McDermott had cited the hijackers while stressing the importance of communication. Upon realizing How Many Bank Accounts Should I Have? 12/07/2023 07:00pm • The ideal number of bank accounts depends on your financial habits and needs. You might be happy with just two accounts -- checking and savings -- or you may want multiple accounts to separate business and personal expenses, share a bank account with a partner or maintain separate accounts for vario Hackett says Wilson was able to 're-center' while being benched in the Jets' past 2 games 12/07/2023 06:20pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson was benched by the New York Jets to try to spark the offense. Two games later, there's still barely a flicker. So, Wilson is back as the starter — again — and he'll be under center Sunday when the Jets take on the Houston Texans. “I think that he’s had Packers look to remain perfect in December under LaFleur when they face the Giants on Monday night 12/07/2023 06:19pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers got back in the playoff race over the last month. And all they have to do to nail down a postseason spot is take advantage of a weak schedule during the final five weeks. The Packers (6-6) will look for a fourth straight win and fifth in six games Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil 12/07/2023 06:08pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — The heads of state from South America's Mercosur trade bloc gathered Thursday in Rio de Janeiro for a meeting all but certain to once again disappoint members hoping to finalize a long-delayed trade deal with the European Union. Negotiations with the EU were set to be the main top DC to open 'real-time' crime center with 9 regional police agencies 12/07/2023 05:45pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser announced what she says is a new tool in the fight against crime in the D.C. area: a center where regional and federal police and transportation agencies will monitor crime in real time. Bowser made the announcement of the Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) on Thursday at the Mario Officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser 12/07/2023 05:06pm • WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a police officer and a utility employee at a work site, killing both, then pulling a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser and crashing, law enforcement officials said. Two other utility worke First-place Falcons go for third straight win with the playoffs in sight as they host Bucs 12/07/2023 04:43pm • ATLANTA (AP) — If the Atlanta Falcons can string together their first three-game winning streak since 2019, they'd take a huge step toward breaking an even longer drought. The first-place Falcons (6-6) lead the NFC South despite their so-so record heading into the final month of the season. With t