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Paul Salata, who created the Mr. Irrelevant Award that honors the last selection of the NFL draft after playing football at USC and in the NFL and Canadian Football League, died Saturday. He was 94.

Former University of Southern California football player Paul Salata has died

Paul Salata, who created the Mr. Irrelevant Award that honors the last selection of the NFL draft after playing football at Southern California and in the NFL and Canadian Football League, died Saturday.

The botched court appearances for Ronnie Wright, 43, prompted even more finger-pointing among city and state corrections, as well as an Inspector General investigation into the bizarre ordeal.

A high-ranking homicide prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office will be grilled Tuesday about his role in the failure to turn over a key document in a 2006 murder case that sent a man to prison for 15 years and counting.

Liftoff to disaster in seconds: Remembering the Challenger If you were on the planet on January 28, 1986, you remember the mission to space that ended in disaster and rocked the nation. It doesn’t seem possible, but it was on this day 35 years ago that the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff. I was in Florida day. I saw Challenger explode. I saw that plume of smoke that sent seven astronauts to their deaths. My aunt was taking me back to the airport in Orlando. She pulled ...

Image Kwanzaa is a time for feasting, honoring timeless ingredients and being creative in the kitchen.Credit...Nydia Blas for The New York Times Five Kwanzaa Celebrations Around the Country For many Black Americans, the holiday is a time for bonding, joy and repose. The Times visited five households to see how people cook and gather, engage and reflect. By Nicole Taylor Dec. 21, 2020 Kwanzaa is more than an end-of-year display of deep orange and burnt burgundy Dutch wax-print fabrics, and right...