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Yum! Brands said Tuesday that it is selling Pizza Hut in a $2.7 billion deal that will split ownership of the restaurant chain between a U.S. private equity firm and a Chinese restaurant company. Pizza Hut, excluding the mainland China business, will be sold to LongRange Capital for $1.5 billion, while Pizza Hut China will …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s being investigated by the Justice Department, along with his wife. Chief Washington analyst Robert Costa breaks down what Newsom is saying and what’s known about the probes.
Washington — The FBI says it disrupted an alleged attempt to target Sunday’s UFC America 250 event at the White House. “On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region — and …
Vice President JD Vance said on CNN the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is a “very general document,” spanning about a page and a half, with knotty details on the future of Iran’s nuclear program and other issues left for future talks. “On a number of issues, we are going to have …
A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. Emergency responders were dispatched Sunday to a report of people injured in a BASE jumping attempt at Mineral Bottom, a remote desert area …
A young humpback whale was freed from entanglement in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday. The Provincetown-based Center for Coastal Studies said boaters spotted the “relatively small whale” struggling in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, which encompasses 842 square miles between Cape Ann and Cape Cod. The Marine Animal Entanglement Response …
The 16-year-old charged in the death and sexual assault of his stepsister, Anna Kepner, while on a cruise with other family members will be jailed before and during his trial, a judge has ruled. Timothy Hudson had initially been released pending trial after being charged as a juvenile in February, but after he was charged …
Inglewood, Calif. — The coach of Iran’s World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night. Coach Amir Ghalenoei didn’t say who ordered …
An initial agreement between the U.S. and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire is nearing formal signing. Mona Yacoubian, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins with analysis.
Colombian authorities arrested a U.S. citizen on Sunday on allegations of sexually abusing a child in Bogota, the capital city, according to the city’s mayor. However, Colombian President Gustavo Petro later cast doubts on the accusations. The suspect, a 36-year-old man from Texas, was allegedly caught sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy on a balcony in …