Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian parliament (Duma) member and former military commander, made the remarks during a segment on state television channel Russia-1, alongside Margarita Simonyan, who is a TV host and editor-in-chief of the state-sponsored RT, and Vladimir Solovyov, a television anchor. A video of the Gurulyov’s comments was shared on Twitter on Sunday night by Daily Beast columnist Julia Davis. “Meanwhile on Russian TV: State Duma member Andrey Gurulyov, former deputy commander of Russia’s southern military district, argues that striking America with nuclear weapons is the only way forward, because Russia brings peace and calm everywhere it goes,” Davis tweeted as a caption....

Letang, speaking to the media for the first time since his condition was disclosed on Feb. 7, said that he's taking it "day by day" and will have more tests in the next 2-3 weeks, but that doctors told him he should make a full recovery. "He's working out. He's active. He's normal," coach Dan Bylsma said. All told, that's good news — especially considering that Letang's wife found him on the floor of their home the morning of his stroke....

A box of twelve Original Glazed doughnuts typically costs around $7.99, and a dozen specialty doughnuts can cost around $11.39. This means that today only, you could buy 24 original glazed donuts for $8.99 instead of $15.98. Additionally, all doughnuts in the holiday collection are also included so you could try the Holiday Dozen—including a Santa Belly, Reindeer, Green Present or a White Glazed with Sprinkles. The Santa Belly is filled with chocolate creme dipped in red icing and sugar, the Reindeer is the original chocolate glazed decorated with pretzels, the Green Present is the original glazed filled with creme, decorated with green and red icing, and the final holiday doughnut is simply an original glazed dipped in white icing and decorated with white, red and green sprinkles....

“I guess that’s what Phil does, gets guys to work hard and [get fired] up. That fired me up," Porzingis said of the comparison, via ESPN. “I’m like, I’m not Shawn Bradley, you know.” MORE: Phil Jackson through the years | NBA Draft grades Bradley was the second overall pick in the 1993 draft. He wasn’t even a bad player. He was in the league for 12 seasons and is currently 14th all-time in NBA career blocks with 2,119....

Most of your work on Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches was done during the pandemic. What was it like working on it? It was really interesting because corona had stopped us all in our tracks right around the time I was to begin work on it. So my poor boyfriend blanketed my closet to make it as soundproof as possible, Zemeckis and his whole team sent the equipment so they could film me, have the computer, have the microphone and watch so that the animators could maybe be inspired by some of my literal physicality....

The chain closed their supermarket on Lamar Avenue in the Orange Mound neighborhood in February, causing an uproar among locals who feared that they would not have any food options in their neighborhood, according to WREG. Kroger met with numerous community groups as they struggled to find a new tenant to occupy the space. They reached out to 30 retailers and wholesalers to purchase the $500,000 building, but none took them up on the offer....

MORE: Daytona 500 lineup breakdown | Must-see wrecks Nine of those 27 ran fewer than 10 laps as drivers didn’t want to damage their cars for the 200-lap race Sunday. Three of the drivers who ran laps — Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip and David Ragan — were in backup cars for the first time after an accident Thursday. Waltrip was the only driver who had any sort of incident as his roof hatch popped up as he was on the track....

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of capturing mayors in Dniprorudne and Melitopol in recent days, sparking concerns that additional mayors could be kidnapped next, including the mayor of the country’s capital city. Klitschko, who was a highly regarded world heavyweight boxing champion before entering politics, insisted during a Fox News interview on Monday that any Russian soldiers who hope to capture him would find that their task was “not easy....

The Blackhawks on Tuesday released to the public a detailed 107-page document following a four-month independent investigation that described the incidents that occurred in 2010, and the lack of an investigation by the Blackhawks organization at that time. It also announced that anyone directly involved was no longer with the team. Only general manager Stan Bowman — who “stepped aside” on Tuesday — and hockey operations senior vice president Al MacIsaac were still with the club....

Busch, a five-time winner at the track, led 218 of the first 301 laps. MORE: Bristol race weekend images On Lap 190, though, NBC reported that Busch had told his team that he had a headache. “He radioed in and said, ‘Next time in, guys, give me a bottle of water with some Goodies headache powder in it. I’ve got a pretty bad headache right now,” the network reported during the broadcast....

It was another dominant performance for Busch, who now has 77 victories in NASCAR’s second-level national series. Although challenged late by Kyle Larson, Busch led 119 of 163 laps in the Heads Up Georgia 250. He started the race as fastest qualifier. MORE: Cup champions | Sunday’s starting lineup | Kyle’s inspection problem Cup drivers held four of the top five finishing positions in the race. The best among Xfinity drivers was Busch teammate Erik Jones, who was third....

The record-setting win wouldn’t be quite that easy. After the red flag for rain, NASCAR restarted the race, rather than calling it. Five laps later, after parrying a determined charge from former series champion Johnny Sauter, Busch took the checkered Saturday’s Ultimate Tailgating 200, earning his 52nd victory and breaking a tie for most all time with NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. “It means a lot,” Busch said....

Larson, who earned his first career Nationwide Series victory Saturday by holding off Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, went from ninth on a restart with two laps remaining to challenging for the victory Sunday in the Auto Club 400. MORE: Busch wins | Race results | Bowyer mad about tweet | Hamlin illness He came up just a bit short, finishing second to Busch. “I just watched (the replay) on TV and it was pretty wild,” Larson said....

Rittenhouse is charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25 during the protests related to the death of Black man Jacob Blake. His attorneys claim his intention was to protect the city and provide medical care to those hurt in the demonstrations. The new bond agreement states that Rittenhouse cannot possess or drink alcohol and he cannot possess firearms. He’s also forbidden from knowingly having contact with people or groups know to “harm, threaten, harass or menace others on the basis of their race, beliefs on the subject of religion, color, national origin, or gender....

“Hey @instgram why did you disable my account again?!” Rittenhouse wrote on Twitter Friday morning. “Instagram, I did nothing wrong. Why can’t I use my account?!” he added, sharing screenshots of his disabled account. It came after the Kyle Rittenhouse Legal Fund, also known as FreeKyleUSA, on Monday published links to Rittenhouse’s official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok accounts “to put a stop to all the fake #KyleRittenhouse social media accounts....

Zane Gonzalez’s field goal secured a dramatic 37-34 overtime victory for the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. The Seahawks — led by MVP candidate Russell Wilson — were 27-17 in front at half-time and 34-24 up heading into the final three minutes of the fourth quarter, but they were unable to hang on to move to 6-0. Murray threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns with an interception on 34-for-48 passing, while the quarterback also recorded 67 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries....

Murray, who is heading into his fourth year in the NFL, carries a cap hit of $11.2 million this year. It doesn’t, however, look like that is going to hold. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Murray “won’t be too eager to play” under his current contract conditions. Murray, who is also under contract for the 2023 season after the Cardinals picked up his fifth-year option, is reportedly seeking to be the highest-paid quarterback in the desert....

The Cardinals on Thursday announced they have signed their rookie draftees, including former Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray. The quarterback’s contract includes a $23.59 million signing bonus and $35.2 million guaranteed in addition to a fifth-year team option for the 2023 season. “Everything I dreamed of,” Murray said. “For me, being in Arizona and being a Cardinal, I can honestly say there is no place I’d rather be. It brings a smile to my face knowing I’ll get the opportunity of a lifetime to quarterback this team....

Until then, new coach Kliff Kingsbury is keeping the team’s offensive tactics under wraps, but one thing has leaked out — rookie quarterback Kyler Murray knows the system inside and out. Veteran receiver Larry Fitzgerald teased last week about how knowledgeable Murray is of the offensive playbook, which he confirmed during mandatory minicamp. “Is it true? I’d say obviously I’m more familiar with it,” Murray told reporters Tuesday . “Coach Kingsbury obviously knows it the best....

According to local news outlet the Houston Chronicle, the famous couple took their three-year-old on a VIP tour of the zoo that saw the carousel shut down to the public twice, angering other guests. A spokesperson for the Zoo said that extra security precautions were taken due to the rapper and reality TV star’s visit. “While we never like to close any part of the Zoo, sometimes security measures must be taken for everyone’s safety,” Houston Zoo spokesperson Jackie Wallace told the publication....