Who are the detained American citizens released from prison in Iran?
Neda Sharghi via Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Five American citizens considered to be unjustly detained have all been moved into house arrest in Iran after previously being imprisoned there, U.S. officials said Thursday. Four of the five were
Group behind affirmative action case sues Black venture fund for alleged racial bias
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fearless Fund, a venture capitalist firm that invests in female entrepreneurs of color, is now the target of a lawsuit launched by a group founded by the man who led the
Even Zoom brought workers back to the office. Here's what it means.
(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Zoom, whose sales and cultural prominence soared when the pandemic forced millions of workers to stay home, said last week that it plans to bring employees back to the office. The San Jose,
Iran moves toward freeing five American citizens who had been imprisoned, in rare deal
Jose Antonio Caravaca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After months of quiet negotiations, Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement that would see five American citizens considered to be unjustly detained released from custody and allowed to leave
What to know about Virgin Galactic's first mission taking paying customers to space
Virgin Galactic02 crew members, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers. (Virgin Galactic) (NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic is launching its first mission carrying paying customers on Thursday just weeks after the company’s first flight in June.
US expresses 'growing concern' for safety of Niger's president amid apparent coup
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace on Feb. 16, 2023 in Paris. — Chesnot/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — There is “growing concern” for the safety of Niger’s democratically elected president who remains under house arrest
Former NFL player Henry Ruggs sentenced to at least three years in prison for fatal DUI crash
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for a deadly crash in Las Vegas. Ruggs, 24, pleaded guilty in May
Presidential candidate assassinated in Ecuador after alleging links between gangs and officials
RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images (QUITO, Ecuador) — Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, whose campaign highlighted alleged connections between gangs and government officials, was assassinated at the end of a campaign rally in Quito on
Price data expected to show inflation ticked up in July
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data to be released on Thursday will show whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases continued in July. The fresh data arrives roughly two weeks after the Federal Reserve raised
Scoreboard roundup — 8/9/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 6, Tampa Bay 4 LA Angels 4, San Francisco 1 Seattle 6, San Diego 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 2,