Cubs call up pitching prospect Alzolay
The Chicago Cubs called up highly touted pitching prospect Adbert Alzolay and the right-hander is expected to make his major league debut Thursday against the...
Homestreet defeats activist roaring blue lion in proxy contest: source
HomeStreet Inc. defeated Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management’s campaign to unseat one director and install its own candidate, ending a two-year standoff between the financial...
Maryland ‘peace cross’ can stand on public land, U.S. high court rules
A 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial standing on public land in Maryland does not constitute government endorsement of religion, the Supreme Court ruled on...
Tokyo 2020 refugee team to be bigger than in Rio: IOC’s Bach
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics refugee team will be bigger than the inaugural 10-member squad in Rio de Janeiro four years ago, the International Olympic Committee...
Trump says he’ll present Medal of Freedom to former race car driver Penske
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest U.S. civilian honors, to former race car...
U.S. Senate rejects Saudi arms sales in rebuke to Trump
The U.S. Senate on Thursday backed two resolutions opposing President Donald Trump’s plan to complete weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries, in a...
U.S. Senate rejects arms sales to Saudi Arabia, rebuking Trump
The U.S. Senate on Thursday backed a resolution opposing President Donald Trump’s plan to complete weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries, in a...
U.S. official: Must stand with Saudi Arabia as key security partner
The United States must stand with Saudi Arabia as a key security partner, a U.S. State Department official said on Thursday when asked about an...
U.S. has no appetite for war with Iran: Pelosi
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the United States has no appetite to go to war with Iran, after Tehran shot...
This is Gabon’s first gender reassignment surgery
For 28 years Dorothee Adjakidjie suffered shame and persecution in Gabon for not knowing whether she was male or female, after being born with genitals...