Scott Havens, the CEO of Bloomberg Media, is leaving his position with the media giant to become the team president for the New York Mets. The team said in a news release Monday it has appointed Havens as their president of business operations. In his new role, Havens will oversee day-to-day operations of the team’s...
An attempted hijacking of a commercial tanker Sunday in the Gulf of Aden was not carried out by Yemeni Houthis and instead appears to have been done by five Somali individuals, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Monday. “We know that they’re not Houthi,” Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. The U.S. Navy’s...
Binance reportedly acted as a “colossal money-laundering hub for terrorists, cybercriminals and customers in sanctioned countries.” That is pretty horrific behavior — many steps beyond mere ministerial mistakes.
The California Highway Patrol is increasing its operations to help curb organized retail crime under a new order from the state's governor, Gavin Newsom. “When criminals run out of stores with stolen goods, they need to be arrested and escorted directly into jail cells," Newsom wrote in a statement announcing the effort. "Leveraging hundreds of...
U.S. oil and gas companies extracted record amounts of planet-warming oil and gas in 2023 — a year that was the globe’s hottest in recorded history. New reporting from The Guardian on Monday found that the U.S. government is planning for oil and gas production levels to stay at “near-record levels” until mid-century. The U.S., like most...
Plus: 🎤 Taylor Swift’s concert film moves to streaming {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Welcome back from the long weekend. I hope you all overate turkey, stuffing and all the Congress members’ favorite Thanksgiving dishes for me. Here’s what’s happening today: Hamas has released a total of 62 hostages so far, mostly women...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says President Biden was “horrified" to learn about the shooting in Burlington, Vermont, over the weekend.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is under scrutiny for reportedly using the name of baseball Hall of Famer Warren Spahn in a state email account for security.
Republican Katayoun "Kat" Copeland has announced her candidacy for attorney general of Pennsylvania in the 2024 election. She has a background of three decades as a prosecutor.