2024

U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops .Three planes from Air…

Financial authorities appear to be preparing for sweeping reforms for outside directors of financial groups just as they are scheduled to hold their annual shareholders meetings this month, industry sources said Friday.The topics to be discussed at the meeting will include whether to extend the term tenures of outside directors.The law stipulates that an outside…

South Korea’s first military spy satellite has successfully transmitted “good-resolution” images of central Pyongyang back home following the satellite’s launch in December, military sources said Sunday. The first indigenous South Korean military spy satellite was placed into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 2, allowing South Korea to independently gain satellite…

A team in last place for the second year in a row is excited. The Nippon Professional Baseball Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Hiroshima Carp 3-2 in an exhibition game at Nago Stadium in Okinawa on Friday. Trailing 1-2, the Fighters scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to come from behind…

The reigning National League MVP, slugger Cody Bellinger, 29, has signed a contract that falls far short of his expectations, effectively making him a free agent. MLB.com, the official site of Major League Baseball, reported on Friday that “Bellinger and the Cubs have finally agreed to terms on a three-year, $80 million contract that includes…

‘Resurgent MVP’ Cody Bellinger, 29, was a late signing. He stayed with the Cubs. It wasn’t the deal super-agent Scott Boras wanted. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan announced on his social media accounts that Bellinger had agreed to a three-year, $80 million contract with the Cubs. The terms of the deal are lucrative: ‘He has a…

“Jaws dropped.” The New York Yankees explored both the free-agent (FA) and trade markets in their quest to rebuild their franchise. The result was a big trade that brought in Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. In exchange for Soto and Trent Grisham, the Padres sent pitchers Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Yani Brito, Randy…

Jan Powell, 41, became the first female umpire to officiate in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 17 years when she officiated in an exhibition game between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday (April 24). Powell is only the third woman to umpire in an MLB regular season game, joining…