Day: December 9, 2024

Juan Soto agrees to MLB-record $765 million deal with Mets: reports

8:46 am December 9, 2024

Juan Soto is staying in New York, but he won’t be with the Yankees. Instead, the New York Mets, long believed to be a frontrunner to land the 26-year-old superstar, have landed him on an MLB-record $765 million contract over 15 years, according to multiple reports. In fact, that astronomical number gives Soto the largest […]

U.S. Navy veteran suing CNN lands key legal victories ahead of high-stakes defamation trial

8:44 am December 9, 2024

A Florida judge on Friday sided with U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, who is suing CNN for defamation, on several critical issues as the high-stakes trial is set to begin next month. Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited via a “black market” when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from […]

The rise and fall of Bashar and Asma Assad

8:06 am December 9, 2024

Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Russia over the weekend, ending a nearly 14-year struggle to maintain power in his country amid a civil war that turned into a battlefield for international and regional powers. But the Assad people came to know through the news of war in Syria was not who some expected when […]

Syrian rebel takeover will have a ‘remarkable’ ripple effect equivalent to the Berlin Wall, GOP rep predicts

8:00 am December 9, 2024

A group of rebels has overthrown longtime Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, signaling a monumental turning point in the nearly 14-year civil war. The takeover, which forced Assad to flee the country, could prompt “remarkable” ripple effects in the Middle East that rival what followed the fall of the Berlin Wall, according to one GOP lawmaker. […]

Dave Parker, Dick Allen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame via classic era committee

7:56 am December 9, 2024

Dave Parker and Dick Allen are heading to Cooperstown after both were elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday by the classic era committee. A vote of 75% was needed at the election to go through to Cooperstown, and Parker received 14 of 16 votes, while Allen got 13. Other than Parker and Allen, […]