OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson says he's expecting to play when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh for the AFC North title Sunday night.
“A hundred percent,” the star quarterback said. "I'm going to be out there."
Jackson returned to practice Wednesday and was a full participant, but he didn't talk with reporters at the podium until Thursday. He said he's feeling good after missing last weekend's game at Green Bay because of a back injury.
That was the fourth game this season Jackson has missed, the first three because of hamstring problems. Jackson addressed some of the skepticism that's come his way lately regarding his willingness to play through pain.
“I never quit on my team before. I never quit anything to be honest with you," Jackson said. "I don't know where that noise came from.”
Jackson said he believes he has a good relationship with coach John Harbaugh and “absolutely” wants to be in Baltimore.
The Ravens need a win this weekend to make the playoffs after they entered the season as a popular Super Bowl pick.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson watches on the field during pre-game warm ups before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks.
Trump's order signed Wednesday keeps in place a 25% tariff he imposed in September on those goods, but delays for another year a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture and 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities.
The increases, which were set to take effect Jan. 1, come as the Republican president instituted a broad swath of taxes on imported goods to address trade imbalances and other issues.
The president has said the tariffs on furniture are needed to “bolster American industry and protect national security.”
The delay is the latest in the roller coaster of Trump's tariff wars since he returned to office last year, with the president announcing levies at times without warning and then delaying or pulling back from them just as abruptly.
The Trump administration on Wednesday also signaled it may back away from a steep tariff proposed on Italian pasta that would have put the rate at 107%. The U.S. had threatened to add a heavy tariff on Italian pasta makers after the U.S. Commerce Department launched what it said was a routine antidumping review based on allegations that the pasta makers sold product into the US at below-market prices and undercut local competitors.
A final decision on the sanctions was scheduled for Jan. 2, with the option of extending it.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that based on a new review, the rates would be lowered to between 2.26% and 13.89% for the pasta makers because they had addressed many of the department's concerns. A final decision is now set for March 12.
Italian farm lobby Coldiretti and another food industry association, Filiera Italia, welcomed the development. The two lobby groups had strongly objected to the original tariffs and urged the Italian government to intervene.
The two associations said the original proposed tariffs would have doubled the cost of a plate of pasta for American families, “opening the door to Italian-sounding products and penalizing the authentic quality of Made in Italy.”
They reported that in 2024, Italian pasta exports to the U.S. amounted to €671 million ($787 million).
“Coldiretti and Filiera Italia will continue to defend our premium pasta exported to the U.S. market, which we have also supported with a strong campaign in the international media,” the associations said in a statement.
Associated Press writer Nicole Winfield in Rome contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump speaks at a New Year's Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
