With chaos surrounding Drake Maye, he was the calmest player on the field in Patriots’ win over the Jets

That’s how it works when enticing prospects commence their NFL careers as high draft picks in the same year. They’re praised and picked apart during the absurdly prolonged buildup to the NFL Draft, which starts the engine for that either/or, are-we-sure-he’s-better-than-him debate. Thursday night, in their second career meeting and first in prime time, Williams and the Bears emerged victorious over Maye and the Patriots, 30-24. Both surpassed 300 yards passing. Both had stellar, and sometimes breathtaking, moments. Caleb Williams's 308 passing yards were spread among just five receivers. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe StaffWilliams completed 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns. He connected with Luther Burden III for four receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown in the first half alone. His first-quarter 58-yarder with Burden, which set up a D’Andre Swift 4-yard rushing touchdown to give the Bears a 10-0 lead, accounted for more passing yards than Maye had in the entire opening quarter (51). Get Point AfterGet exclusive analysis and insight on the Patriots and the NFL, delivered to your inbox on weekdays during the season.

POLITICSFriday, October 23, 2026 8:45AMStream New York's #1 news - AccuWeather - original content 24/7NEW YORK (WABC) -- New Yorkers can start casting ballots Saturday as early voting begins in the race for governor. Both candidates are making campaign stops ahead of voting. On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are expected to make their first joint campaign appearance in Brooklyn. The two were in the Bronx earlier this week for a childcare announcement, and Hochul is highlighting their partnership as part of her campaign message. "As New York's first mom and grandmother governor, childcare is personal to me. That's why I'm proud to work alongside Zohran Mamdani to bring New York one step closer to universal childcare," Hochul said in a social media video. Meanwhile, Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman says he's not concerned about Hochul appearing alongside the mayor. In fact, he says the partnership helps his campaign by reminding voters that the governor is aligned with a self-described democratic socialist mayor.

The Pilgrim Monument is part of the historic district in Provincetown, a town where local control desires and state government realities sometimes collide. Sen. Julian Cyr of Provincetown said his district sends more home rule requests before the Legislature than any other part of the state. (Ruth H Curtis on Unsplash) On issue after issue, Democrats who control the Legislature are publicly apoplectic about the sharp shift in values and governing approaches under complete Republican control at the federal level. Though they are more circumspect about it, municipal officials in Massachusetts are also feeling disempowered by their state partners while the vise of property tax restrictions, swelling inflation and budgets, and limited increases in local aid is tightening on cities and towns.

Stream New York's #1 news - AccuWeather - original content 24/7Friday, October 23, 2026 8:31AMMASPETH, Queens (WABC) -- A 6-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital after she was struck by falling bricks while playing outside in Maspeth. The incident happened just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday near 56-61 59th Ave. Police said a chunk of bricks fell from a building and hit the child while she was outside playing. She was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Video from the scene shows a small pile of bricks on the sidewalk. It appears part of a brick broke away from the building and came crashing down. The city's Department of Buildings responded and is investigating. Inspectors were seen taking photos of the building as part of their investigation. Police officers also searched the sidewalk with flashlights as they worked to determine what caused the debris to fall. The Department of Buildings is expected to evaluate the structural integrity of the building as the investigation continues.

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BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers combed through a remote area in the Chinese region of Tibet on Friday after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes, according to Chinese state media. The disaster struck Nagqu, a city north of Tibet’s capital Lhasa that’s some 4,800 meters (5,249 yards) above sea level, on Thursday. At least 339 homes collapsed, and officials told journalists they were concerned about further building collapses from aftershocks, as well as casualties from rockslides. Search and rescue efforts are complicated by the geography and low temperatures, officials said. As of Friday afternoon, rescuers had done three rounds of searches, going through each household, and each village, said Dunzhu, the acting mayor of Nagqu city, said in a press conference. More than 5,000 people from three local counties were deployed for rescue efforts. Supplies including 2,000 prefabricated housing units, around 3,400 tents and 2,000 folding beds, as well as flashlights and winter clothing arrived in the region. The U. S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m.