A filing late Tuesday suggested that carrying out jury selection now would subject the case to “extraordinary prejudice” because of the comparisons made between last week’s shootings in Paris and the 2013 bombing, according to The Associated Press. Delaying the process would allow time for commotion to die down, the attorneys said in the filing. MORE: Sports world recognizing tragedy | Blazers’ Batum: Je Suis Charlie | NHL player’s Charlie Hebdo tribute...

The now-dismissed lawsuit accused Facebook of suppressing conservative voices leading up to the election and also named Dominion, whose voting machines and systems have been scrutinized as part of larger election fraud claims. The lawyers were ordered to pay $62,930 to Dominion and $50,000 to Facebook. Election officials in four swing states were also named in the suit and will be receiving penalty proceeds from attorneys Gary D. Fielder and Ernest J....

Chances are, he’ll make it even more complicated Sunday in Kansas City — an AFC divisional playoff opponent that will bring his season, and the argument, full circle. MORE: Predictions for NFL playoffs The Steelers’ Week 4 Sunday night game against the Chiefs in Pittsburgh was Bell’s first game after his season-opening suspension for violating the drug policy. It also was his first regular-season game since his midseason ACL tear the year before....

China Digital Times, a bilingual U.S.-based organization that posts censored or suppressed Chinese information, on Tuesday published the new correspondence reportedly composed by government officials with the Cyberspace Administration of China and issued to the media. The information came from an unidentified Twitter user who may or may not be a hacker who has followed and reported about the protests. One of the dates outlined in the report on Tuesday was November 30, or nearly a week after 10 people were killed and nine others were injured in a high-rise apartment fire in Urumqi....

More About PARO PARO is an adorable robotic baby harp seal that weighs about six pounds. PARO was developed in Japan by Takanori Shibata and is equipped with 32-bit processors, microphones, and several tactile sensors. To boot, PARO’s fur is fluffy and antibacterial. PARO is a remarkable little gadget and able to recognize voices, track motions, and utter endearing little squeaks and whistles. It also remembers behaviors, has touch-sensitive whiskers, which help it interact with humans, and has a bunch of little motors that enable it to wiggle....

The Smoke Alarm Is Chirping Usually, when a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm is chirping (one quick little beep every one to two minutes or so), it means the battery is dying. Even if your smoke alarm is attached to your electrical system, it should have a battery backup. When that battery is getting low, the alarm chirps to let you know. It’s important not to ignore the chirping; that’s why it’s so annoying....

Williams, and the rest of the Yankees, slept better that night than in any of those that followed. (I don’t know if that’s true, but it feels good in my head.) They lost the next three games, the Division Series, and wouldn’t appear in the World Series for the first time since 1997. Still, during what would be their only playoff win, we got our free turkey sandwiches and our photocopies of obscure statistics (do you know why Hank Borowy’s worth mentioning?...

Not long ago, student housing was lit-tle more than an afterthought in the big push to get admitted to a dream school. On their Web sites and in their brochures, colleges made only a cursory mention of their accommodations and amenities. Campus tours raced through a “typical” freshman dorm or omitted that part of the tour. And no wonder. Choices for freshmen were limited. Most lived in cramped double- or triple-bunked rooms....

The first issue can be addressed by training Taiwan’s pilots in the U.S. and having F-35s on standby that can be transferred to Taiwan if an emergency requires them. The second is a political problem, but one that can be overcome. In 2018, I visited Taiwan and addressed the National Defense University, the Prospect Foundation and the East Asia Peace Forum, where I said the U.S. should significantly upgrade its military support for Taiwan....

News of a security event along the tense, contested border between Israel and Lebanon first emerged Tuesday as the Israel Defense Forces sent out an alert that a group of unidentified suspects had approached the security fence, with one briefly scaling the boundary and entering Israel before returning. “A short while ago, IDF observation troops spotted a number of suspects who approached the security fence between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF said in a statement sent to Newsweek....

You see, on Saturday James dropped a rather cryptic tweet which called out one of his teammates. MORE: Trade deadline possibillities | LeBron’s ‘Grammy’ shoes | Boogie’s game-winner Many believed the tweet to be geared towards Kevin Love, considering Love had stated in October that he was trying to fit in too much. But LeBron tried to squash it, stating that the tweet was just “about people in general.”...

With the flick of his wrist, The King not only sunk a game-winning shot but also any hopes the Raptors may have had in coming back in their NBA Eastern Conference second-round playoff series. James’ fifth career playoff buzzer-beater — and his second of this postseason — helped Cleveland earn a 3-0 series lead over Toronto and gave his team a chance at a sweep on Monday. NBA PLAYOFFS: SN’s live blog of Game 3 | Scores, results, updates...

Lewis was a key member of the civil rights movement and original Freedom Rider, leading sit-ins, voter registration drives and marches around the South. He was arrested at least 45 times, and he endured beatings at the hands of police in response to his efforts to stop segregation. He helped put together the March on Washington — one of the most powerful demonstrations supporting Black lives in U.S. history — and delivered a speech at the landmark event....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Fresh off a 37-point loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, — their third in a row, LeBron James, who did not address the media after the game, took to Twitter on Sunday apologizing to Laker fans, promising to “be better.” The 37-year-old has been on a tear for the Lakers of late and for the season is averaging 28....

Today, as a father of three, James is aware of the stigma around injuries suffered in football. When asked if he would allow his children to take on a similar path, James balked at the idea of them playing football, as ESPN’s Chris Broussard noted on Twitter. MORE: Waiters denies missing anthem for religion | LeBron then and now | NBA under pressure James was an all-state wide receiver at St....

The Cavaliers star told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he deserves the award over the likes of James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. MVP RACE: DeRozan says Harden is a lock “I would vote for me,” James said, per the AP. “The body of work, how I’m doing it, what’s been happening with our team all year long, how we’ve got so many injuries and things of that nature, guys in and out, to be able to still keep this thing afloat, I definitely would vote me....

It gives James something else on his resume that’s brand new in his illustrious career: a first-round playoff series loss. For those who like to compare James to Michael Jordan and their playoff careers, it’s often noted that James had never lost a first-round series, which is something Jordan did three times early in his career. Before this season, and before Thursday night’s Game 6 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, James had been 14-0 all-time in first-round playoff series in his career....

Fortunately for Los Angeles, LeBron James has a favorable track record in Game 6s. The Lakers will put that record to the test Thursday at 10:30 p.m. against the Suns. How good is James in the sixth game of a series? He has several memorable Game 6 performances that have defined his career, but there are a few lowlights mixed in. Will this be one of those moments? Will it set up another Game 7 for James?...

The Cavaliers begin training camp Wednesday, and while James says he’s feeling well entering his 13th NBA season, he does wish he could have a little more time off. MORE: 7 players under pressure | Rose denies rape allegations “I feel just as healthy as I did my rookie year — nah, absolutely no. I could definitely use a couple more months off,” James said during Cavaliers media day Monday....