Smoke, Don't Smoke — Chinese Officials Waffle

Patty Griffin is such a remarkably gifted songwriter who outdid herself with this song for Martin Luther King Jr. -- whose birthday we celebrate on Monday! (By the way, there's also a beautiful version by Kelli Clarkson.) Some days I look down Afraid I will fall And though the sun shines I see nothing at all Then I hear your sweet voice, oh Oh, come and then go, come and then go Telling me softly You love me so The peaceful valley Just over the mountain The peaceful valley Few come to know I may never get there Ever in this lifetime But sooner or later It's there I will go Sooner or later. read more

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Mary Kramer has lived in a near-total news blackout since Election Day. The Baltimore-area healthcare professional briefly dipped her toe back into the media puddle to watch President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, but quickly returned to limited consumption of the news.

Fast break Why the Buffs lost: CU committed 16 turnovers and allowed Oklahoma State to grab 13 offensive rebounds, which the Cowboys turned into 22 second-chance points. Three stars 1. OSU’s Bryce Thompson. Shared the team lead with 15 points and drew a team-high eight fouls from the Buffs while finishing 7-for-9 at the free throw line. 2.

One-time Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer from Arvada says he was suspended 16 months by the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency after he missed three drug tests within a 12-month period. Moldauer, a member of the 2020 U. S. Olympic team, the 2017 national champion and a two-time world championship medalist, confirmed the suspension on Instagram. The 28-year-old Golden High School graduate wrote Friday that he missed three “whereabouts” notifications.

Colorado’s Deion Sanders is looking to add another gold jacket to the coaching staff. BuffZone has learned through a source that former college and NFL great Marshall Faulk is the top candidate to become the Buffs’ new running backs coach. Faulk would replace Gary Harrell, who is no longer with the Buffs. Related Articles College Sports | Grading The Week: CSU Rams, Jay Norvell got welcome transfer portal mojo, raiding Ohio State, Baylor after rough start to January College Sports | Nikola Jokic, Nathan MacKinnon, Travis Hunter among Colorado Sports Hall of Fame’s Athletes of the Year College Sports | Travis Hunter 2025 NFL mock draft tracker 1.0: Where national experts predict Colorado Heisman Trophy winner will land College Sports | Texas QB Quinn Ewers declares for NFL draft as program ushers in Arch Manning era College Sports | Shedeur Sanders 2025 NFL mock draft tracker 1.0: Where national experts predict Colorado quarterback will land Faulk, 51, does not having coaching experience, but would bring an exceptional resume as a player.

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U. S. ban. Trump said in an NBC News interview that he had not decided what to do but was considering granting TikTok a reprieve after he is sworn into office on Monday.