Fabiola Valentin, the 22-year-old Miss Puerto Rico, met her new spouse in 2020 at the Miss Grand International competition. Both she and Miss Argentina, Mariana Varela, 26, had posted photos with one another to their respective social media platforms, although they hadn’t explicitly revealed that they were in a romantic relationship until now. The newlyweds decided to announce their love in an Instagram Reel post on Sunday, sharing photos and videos of their engagement and wedding....

Though details of the discovery are classified, sources in Washington say that military and intelligence agencies launched an urgent investigation to find out how the weapons got to Iraq and whether American firms might have violated U.N. embargoes and U.S. laws. Recently the inquiry was abandoned when convincing evidence turned up that the missiles had been exported legally from the United States to Iraq in the years before the first gulf war, when American policymakers cozied up to Saddam as a counterbalance to Iranian ayatollahs....

Losing a pet is devastating yet all-too-common. According to the animal-welfare organization American Humane, “approximately 10 million pets are lost in the United States” annually—millions of whom end up in shelters. “Only 15 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats in shelters without ID tags or microchips are reunited with their owners,” they added. Charity Golloway and her two children live in Big Stone Gap, a town in southwestern Virginia....

West Palm Beach television station WPBF attempted to talk to Mason as he drove up to the house in a Maserati, but he yelled “don’t be hurting,” and walked into the home. MORE: 40 most hated NFL players of all timer The Rams began practice Saturday at UC Irvine and coach Jeff Fisher said the team has been unsuccessful in contacting Mason, despite several attempts. Fisher said he has not spoken with the 22-year-old Mason since the end of the 2015 season in January....

U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills filed a consent decree Monday in favor of the plaintiffs, Maher Abuirshaid and Riyadh Elkhayyat, for whom the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination lawsuit for two months ago. The consent decree was filed with agreement from both plaintiffs and city officials. The lawsuit claimed that when the city denied a zoning request for what would become the first mosque in DeSoto County, Mississippi, Horn Lake officials had done so due to anti-Muslim prejudice....

No, the game was canceled with EMCC blowing out Delta 48-0 with 59 seconds remaining in the first half. MORE: Craziest CFB plays of the past decade | The dirty dozen As the second quarter was coming to a close, a wild brawl between the two teams broke out, complete with a garbage can being tossed onto the field. Fans joined in. This is not the first time EMCC has been in the news for violent behavior....

Reeves, a Republican, made the announcement with the signing of an executive order on Tuesday. The mandate will be lifted as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, but the governor said Mississippi residents were still encouraged to wear the face coverings. Indoor businesses will still be restricted to operating at 50 percent capacity, masks will remain required in K-12 schools and municipalities are free to maintain their own local mask mandates....

The delay comes a day after the state’s Republican Governor Tate Reeves told residents that more state residents should sign up for vaccinations amid a rise in new COVID-19 cases. “Neither the county health department drive-through sites, nor the [University of Mississippi Medical Center] vaccine scheduling website was designed to accommodate the monumental surge we are currently experiencing,” the MSDH wrote in a statement on Wednesday. “At this time, we have no additional vaccine, and every appointment is tied to an actual vaccination....

As of March 3, some in the city of 160,000 are still being told to boil tap water before using it, after unprecedented freezing temperatures and storms disrupted much of the city’s water system over two weeks ago. The severe weather caused several water treatment plants to fail and mains to burst, resulting in a significant drop in water pressure. By February 19, most of the city’s residents were reported to be without access to water needed for drinking, bathing or flushing toilets....

The Bulldogs came out with their hype video for the game and it’s pretty awesome. Alabama is not one to be intimidated but even they have to admit this is a nice video. MORE: Crazy college football fans | Week 12 picks | Jameis Winston and FSU focus on football The Crimson Tide host the Bulldogs Saturday at 3:30.

In May earlier this year, Pinkel was diagnosed with lymphoma and he talked about that and its part in his decision to retire. MORE: Coaching carousel 2015 | Week 11 picks | SN Top 50 players Pinkel will remain with the team through Dec. 31 or until a new coach is hired, according to a statement from Missouri. “I made the decision in May, after visiting with my family, that I wanted to keep coaching, as long as I felt good and had the energy I needed,” Pinkel said in the statement....

Joplin police said Moore was shot as he was leaving the theater. He died later at a hospital, and the school canceled this weekend's homecoming activities, including its football game, as a result of the tragedy. "We are stunned and deeply saddened by this tragic incident, and our prayers are with Derek's family," Missouri State Interim president Alan Marble said in a statement. "We are ensuring that our employees and students have the emotional support they need during this difficult time....

After several hours of negotiating the details, the stopgap debt ceiling measure appears to be set for Senate vote on Thursday. The deal will also require House approval. “I have some good news,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on the floor Thursday morning. “We have reached an agreement on an extension of the debt ceiling through early [December].” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, also acknowledged the deal on Thursday, chiding Democrats for not addressing the debt limit earlier....

Obstructor of the Year: Time magazine chose President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as its Persons of the Year. But my guy is Mitch McConnell, who has for the most part run the country during the COVID-19 crisis. And that’s not a good thing. Let’s take a look at his nearly year-long quest to speed-bump COVID financial relief. It started okay last March. Congress passed a $2.2 trillion bailout bill; even McConnell could see that the economy was heading straight into the you-know-what....

Bannon, who served as the CEO of Trump’s 2016 campaign and then as a chief strategist in the former president’s administration, slammed McConnell during the Friday episode of his War Room podcast. His remarks came after McConnell gave an interview to Spectrum News this week in which he spoke favorably of the work being done by the House select committee investigating the pro-Trump January 6 attack against the U.S. Capitol, calling the events of that day “horrendous....

According to ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio, “talks are underway” between free-agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and the Bears. Florio adds that this likely won’t be a situation similar to last year for Bridgewater where he was signed to be a backup option. Florio says the contract numbers for the free agent quarterback “suggest that Bridgewater would be installed as the No. 1 option in Chicago.” UPDATE: NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports it’s unlikely Bridgewater lands with the Bears....

What Is Mitral Valve Clip Procedure? The mitral valve clip procedure is a way to repair your mitral heart valve without open heart surgery. Although this option was originally adopted for patients who were too sick or too high risk for open heart surgery, many people who are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of mitral regurgitation choose to have this procedure. The procedure is performed percutaneously, which means the healthcare provider accesses your heart through a vein, usually the groin....

“As the Beijing Olympic Games approach, it is increasingly clear that China, under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, does not deserve an Olympic showcase,” Romney wrote in a New York Times op-ed, “The Right Way to Boycott the Beijing Olympics.” According to Romney, it is too late to relocate the Winter Games, set for February 2022 in Beijing. Current and former politicians have urged the U.S. to boycott the event....

I don’t mean now. Now Jackson is a creepy symbol of the afflictive nature of fame. But when I listen to “Thriller,” his 1982 commercial blockbuster and critical masterpiece, he’s still the man with the glitter-gloved Midas touch. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of “Thriller,” and the milestone is sure to be obscured by his recent lunacy. But I’m using it as an excuse to revisit one of pop music’s golden moments....

So let’s take a look. These are the players who we think would win the award if the season ended yesterday, not who we think will wind up with the award at the end of the season. MORE: Read Lou Gehrig’s 1939 interview with The Sporting News after his final game NL Cy Young Jacob deGrom, Mets: Even by deGrom standards — as lofty as lofty gets — the two-time Cy Young winner’s 2021 numbers are just jaw-dropping....