Tag: Former Man. United midfielder

Longtime Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner dies at age 70

U.S. Congressman and longtime former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died from enduring health complications. He was 70. Turner died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday after attending President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, his...

3 heli-skiers killed in avalanche near Girdwood, troopers say

A heli-skiing operator near Girdwood in January 2023. Alaska State Troopers say three heli-skiers are presumed dead after they were caught in a massive avalanche Tuesday near Girdwood. Troopers said in an online dispatch that a large avalanche caught the skiers at about...

In a policy shift, U.S. and Hamas say they’re in direct talks on hostages

Israeli-Russian hostage Sasha Trupanov (second right) and fellow captive, Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen (second left), stand on stage next to Palestinian militants during their handover to a Red Cross team in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb....

Sesame Workshop will ‘downsize significantly’ with layoffs, CEO says

Sesame Street characters pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign in celebration of their 40th anniversary in 2009. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Sesame Workshop will "downsize significantly" announced president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin on Wednesday in a note to staff. The layoffs come about...

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine plans to force Republicans to vote on Trump’s Canada tariffs

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of USAID in Washington, DC on February 5, 2025. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images A defiant President Trump defended imposing new tariffs on Canada, China and...