NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets will retire Carlos Beltrán’s No. 15 and he will enter the team’s hall of fame before their home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sept. 19. Beltrán will become the ninth player in franchise history to have his number retired. Previously, Tom Seaver (41), Mike Piazza (31), …
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC could be freed within days after a judge granted him $ 1 million bond on Monday. Karl Jordan Jr. wasn’t automatically let go because he still faces drug charges unrelated to the pioneering DJ’s …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa can enforce a law that restricts teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ topics with students in kindergarten through the sixth grade and bans some books in libraries and classrooms, an appellate court said Monday. The decision for now vacates a lower court judge’s temporary blocks on the law. The measure …
The Washington Post takes a probing look at the Iran War’s economic consequences. American forces pull off a daring mission to rescue a downed American pilot in Iran. And a battered but defiant Tehran faces a new deadline for opening the Strait of Hormuz. When it comes to the latest war in the Middle East, …
The U.S. middle class is shrinking, but not because more Americans are poorer. Instead, more households are climbing into the echelons of the upper middle class due to income gains in recent decades, according to research from the nonpartisan American Enterprise Institute. About 31% of U.S. households earn enough to be considered upper middle class, …
By Nandita Bose and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused. Trump’s remarks at a White House press …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students. The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to …
Watch: Artemis II begins moon flyby – CBS News Watch CBS News The crew of the Artemis II began their lunar flyby Monday after breaking the Apollo 13 record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth. Watch coverage from NASA TV.
The Iran was will continue to disrupt global oil supplies even if a ceasefire in the region leads to a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new analysis. Henning Gloystein, managing director of energy, industry and resources at geopolitical risk consultancy Eurasia Group, said it would take several months to repair …
Savannah Guthrie resumed her anchor duties at NBC’s “Today” show on Monday, more than two months after her 84-year-old mother went missing. In an interview last month, Guthrie expressed mixed feelings about returning: “I don’t know if I can do it. I don’t know if I’ll belong anymore, but I would like to try.” She …