SAN FRANCISCO – Just days after it was reported that Bill Belichick was not voted into the Hall of Fame, it was revealed that another pillar of the New England Patriots dynasty will also miss out.

Robert Kraft has reportedly not received enough votes to be inducted into Canton, despite six Super Bowl titles and, including this year, 11 appearances.

When asked by Fox News Digital on radio row in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX if anyone from the Patriots dynasty days will get in, Rob Gronkowski, who won three with New England, joked, “I don’t think so.”

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Rob Gronkowski sits on the bench during an NFL game. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

“I think Tom Brady now is going to be a fourth-ballot Hall of Famer,” he continued.

“RKK, I mean, how has he not been in yet? I mean, this is his 10th Super Bowl (it is his 11th). He’s in the Super Bowl again this year. He was in Super Bowls before even the Belichick-Brady era. I mean, guy’s the best owner in the league.”

Gronkowski also praised Kraft’s ability to grow the game off the field, as well.

“Not just his resume with the New England Patriots, but his resume for the game of football as well, just dealing with the TV rights contracts, with the NFL and NFLPA and with all the owners. This guy has a voice for the NFL. He has helped expand the game.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft speaks to the crowd, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, during a Patriots NFL football Send Off rally in Foxborough, Massachusetts, for Super Bowl LX. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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“RKK, you know, with just his resume alone as well with the New England Patriots, and what he has done as a whole for the NFL, I mean, he needs to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He will be, but he should have already been.”

In a separate interview with Fox News Digital last week, Gronk said Belichick’s snub was “asinine.”

“This guy not only has a great resume, but he has also touched so many lives in the game of football in very positive way. From players to coaches, he gave so many people opportunities and fair opportunities as well to succeed in life. And that’s what he sure has done. And it’s just unbelievable that he wasn’t selected. He’s obviously going to be a Pro Football Hall of Famer, but it was just absurd it wasn’t the first ballot.”

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Patriots owner Robert Kraft watch the field during the warm-up period before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium.  (Eric Canha/USA TODAY Sports)

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Belichick and Kraft have combined for 14 Lombardi Trophy victories, but it has been widely speculated that Belichick is serving a de facto punishment for Spygate and Deflategate. Perhaps Kraft is now getting the same treatment.

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Inquests into deaths of five babies murdered by Lucy Letby have been opened and adjourned.

They are looking into the deaths of Baby C, Baby E, Baby I, Baby O and Baby P. They all died at Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016 when Letby worked as a nurse in the neo-natal unit.

A brief summary of the circumstances of each death was read out during the 20-minute hearing in Warrington.

Senior coroner for Cheshire Jacqueline Devonish said that she was satisfied each child needed an inquest, and provisionally scheduled the hearings for September, dependent on the outcome of the Thirlwall Inquiry.

The public inquiry into how Letby was able to commit the murders is due to be published after Easter.

Ms Devonish suspended each of the five inquests until a review date on 5 May.

Baby D’s inquest, which was opened in January 2016, was suspended until the same date.

Another inquest – into the death of Baby A – was held in October 2016, and reached a narrative conclusion, stating it could not be determined what caused the death and whether it was due to a natural or unnatural event.

Letby, 36, is serving multiple whole-life sentences for murdering seven babies, and trying to kill seven more.

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No further criminal charges for Letby

Prosecutors decided last month that she wouldn’t face further charges after police submitted evidence related to nine other children, two of whom died.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the evidential test hadn’t been met in any of the cases.

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Letby, from Hereford, has twice been denied permission to appeal against her 2024 convictions.

However, the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, is considering evidence submitted on her behalf by medical experts that suggests poor care and natural causes were to blame for the deaths.

Marty Baron, the former executive editor of The Washington Post, took direct aim at its owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday as the paper announced sweeping layoffs.

“This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world’s greatest news organizations,” Baron said in a statement posted to social media. “The Washington Post’s ambitions will be sharply diminished, its talented and brave staff will be further depleted, and the public will be denied the ground-level, fact-based reporting in our communities and around the world that is needed more than ever.”

Baron acknowledged “acute business problems” and the “severely disruptive” period of the media landscape, saying “radical innovation is required.”

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The Washington Post announced sweeping layoffs, impacting a third of the company, Fox News Digital has learned. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“The Post’s challenges, however, were made infinitely worse by ill-conceived decisions that came from the very top —from a gutless order to kill a presidential endorsement 11 days before the 2024 election to a remake of the editorial page that now stands out only for its moral infirmity,” Baron wrote. “Loyal readers, livid as they saw owner Jeff Bezos betraying the values he was supposed to uphold, fled The Post. In truth, they were driven away, by the hundreds of thousands.”

He continued, “The owner, in a note to readers, wrote that he aimed to boost trust in The Post. The effect was something else entirely: Subscribers lost trust in his stewardship and, notwithstanding the newsroom’s stellar journalism, The Post overall. Similarly, many leading journalists at The Post lost confidence in Bezos, and jumped to other news organizations. They also, in effect, were driven away. Bezos’s sickening efforts to curry favor with President Trump have left an especially ugly stain of their own. This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”

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Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron took aim at the paper’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos in a scathing response to major layoffs. (Henry NicholsAFP via Getty Images; Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Baron went on to say he was grateful for Bezos’ “steadfast support” when he led the paper as its executive editor from 2013-2021, saying Bezos “came under brutal pressure from Trump” but “spoke forcefully and eloquently of a free press and The Post’s mission.”

“I wish I detected the same spirit today. There is no sign of it,” Baron said. “Like many others, I’d like to hear the owner and the publisher he appointed articulate a contemporary vision that offers the prospect of financial stability and growth, demonstrates imagination and creativity, honors the heritage of The Post, shows appreciation for its remarkable staff and signals a firm sense of purpose. It is years overdue.”

The Washington Post did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital‘s request for comment.

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Washington Post staffers have resorted to directly addressing billionaire owner Jeff Bezos amid widespread speculation that significant layoffs are on the horizon.  (Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images)

The “Democracy Dies in Darkness” paper announced sweeping layoffs Wednesday with entire departments being shuttered in what the company is calling a “significant restructuring.”

The Post is shuttering the sports desk in its current form, dialing back its international footprint, making its Metro section more “nimble and focused” and eliminating its Books section. A third of the company has been affected, Fox News Digital has learned. 

Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.

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Patna Police held a press conference on Wednesday (February 4) on the death of NEET student in Patna. Patna IG Jitendra Rana said that the case is now with CBI. There will be a CBI investigation. SSP Karthikeyan Sharma said that the SHO of Chitragupt Nagar police station was negligent after which action was taken against the station in-charge Roshni Kumari and she was suspended. At the initial stage, the family members were not in favor of registering an FIR but on the basis of information received from Prabhat Memorial Hospital, a case was registered.

CCTV footage was secured and analyzed – SSP

He further said that the CCTV footage of the hostel premises and surrounding areas has been secured and scrutinized. Investigation has also been done by FSL. Statements of Shambhu Hostel Guard, Warden, girl students, doctors and medical staff have been recorded. A medicine has been recovered from the victim’s room. The medicine was purchased from near Alwar turn in Jehanabad. Five clothes of the victim were given by the family for examination. During forensic investigation, matching sperm was found in the clothes. The victim had gone to her hostel room on January 5. After that, she came out of the room for a few minutes twice that night. Then the room closed. Next day the room was opened by the hostel guard.

DNA samples of suspects were taken – DSP

DSP Anu said that during the investigation, Lama report has been seized from the hospital, which has been made a part of the case diary. Male sperm has been confirmed in the girl’s clothes. DNA samples of the suspects have been taken. Matching will be done.

The student was at her home on January 5 – police

According to the police, the NEET student was at her home in Jehanabad from December 27 to January 5. The investigation is being carried forward on the basis of scientific and technical evidence and all aspects are being thoroughly investigated.

The student died on January 11

Let us tell you that now CBI will investigate the case. CM Nitish has recommended a CBI investigation to the central government. The family members are alleging rape and murder. The student was found unconscious in her hotel room on January 6. He was taken to the hospital for treatment but died during treatment on January 11.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III opened up about his short experience with the New England Patriots on Tuesday and how he “felt disrespected” while in the organization.

Milton opened up to WEEI Radio ahead of Super Bowl LX. He explained how he believed he was doing well in practice and didn’t see why he wasn’t moved up the depth chart last season when Drake Maye was named the starter over Jacoby Brissett.

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New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III (19) reacts after his touchdown pass against the Buffalo Bills in the first half at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 5, 2025. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)

“How I play the game is how I practice. Like, my shoelace is not tired. I’m running over y’all defense, I’m throwing the ball over your head,” he explained. “It got to the point with the Patriots, I’ll be honest, it got to the point where I threw a deep ball to be left over (Christian Gonzalez) and while the ball was in the air, I was turning around looking at (then-head coach Jerod) Mayo, Eliot (Wolf) was right there and they couldn’t do nothing but just look at the ball and the ball got completed and he scored – scout team receiver scored. And they just shook their head. It got to that point.

“I think it would have been different if Jacoby was the starter, Drake was the backup, I was the emergency quarterback. But when you move Drake up to start, what should Jacoby now do? He got his job took,” Milton said with the radio host saying Milton should have moved up the depth chart. “But you don’t do that. You just keep him at No. 2 because he’s a vet. But he’s not taking reps. Me and Drake are the only ones practicing. But he’s still the 2. I just felt disrespect.”

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) reacts during the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at AT&T Stadium on Aug. 22, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

Milton’s play sparked excitement from NFL fans in the 2024 preseason, but he never really saw much action that year. He appeared in one game and was 22-of-29 with 241 passing yards and a touchdown pass.

The Patriots went 4-13 in 2024 and the Patriots fired Mayo, replacing him with Mike Vrabel. New England is now on the verge of a seventh Super Bowl title.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) drops back to pass during the third quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Jan. 4, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

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Milton was traded to the Cowboys in the offseason. He appeared in four games, throwing for 183 yards, a touchdown pass and two interceptions. Dallas missed the playoffs.

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