David Steiner smiles while speaking at the OPEC Oil Embargo +40 conference hosted by Securing America’s Future Energy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2013. Joshua Roberts | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors said Friday that it had selected former Waste Management CEO David Steiner as postmaster general. Steiner,…
Charlie Woods failed to get out of local qualifying for the U.S. Open, the second straight year the son of Tiger Woods missed out. The 16-year-old Woods was among a record 10,202 entries for the U.S. Open. He improved from last year’s score in 18-hole local qualifying, posting a 3-over 75 at Wellington Golf Club…
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users, President Claudia Sheinbaum says. She did not say where the lawsuit had been filed. Google did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment. On Thursday, the Republican-led House of…
Jaxson Dart absolutely sparkled in his debut for the New York Giants. And he can thank his sister’s jewelry collection for that. The first-round quarterback showed up for his news conference after his first practice of rookie minicamp Friday wearing a dazzling necklace that featured shiny, diamondlike-filled hearts. And the bling caught everyone’s attention, especially…
Simon Mann, an Eton and Sandhurst-educated ex-SAS officer, who led a botched coup involving Margaret Thatcher’s son to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, has died aged 72. Mann led a group of 70 fellow mercenaries who were arrested in Zimbabwe in 2004 for attempting to topple Equatorial Guinea’s despotic president, Teodoro Obiang. Mann and…
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 9, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the right to…
The 2025 AdventHealth 400 is back at Kansas Speedway for another year of racing. A 400-mile race that requires 267 laps to complete, it will mark the twelfth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Here’s what you need to know about the race, how to watch and more. When is the AdventHealth 400?…
President Donald Trump on Friday tepidly backed the idea of raising taxes on the richest Americans, while openly wrestling with the politics of such a move and suggesting that his fellow Republicans should “probably” oppose it. Trump’s public deliberation on social media came after he reached out to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., about adding…
The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday. FIFA has wanted to expand the women’s tournament from 32 teams to match the men’s World Cup which has 48 teams for the first time next year, when the U.S. will…
Newark airport, one of the main hubs serving the New York City area, suffered another blackout of its air traffic control system, early on Friday morning, according to US aviation regulators – the second in recent weeks of disrupted flights that have become a major concern for passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that…
