Microsoft said Monday that it will cut 3,200 jobs from its struggling Xbox video game business. The technology giant will immediately eliminate 1,600 positions, while other jobs will be cut as four studios leave the Xbox unit. “Our business today is not healthy,” Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took over the gaming division earlier this…
Washington — President Trump said he saw the World Cup play that led to U.S. Men’s National Team soccer star Folarin Balogun’s one-game red card suspension, and then spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked for a review. The U.S. team’s striker was given a red card during the team’s Wednesday match against Bosnia…
Prince Harry’s accommodation plans in London were thrown into confusion Monday after Buckingham Palace contradicted his spokesperson and denied he would stay there, in the latest snag to his U.K. visit. The estranged prince was to arrive in the U.K. to start a five-day visit, without his family, a source close to Harry told the…
EasyJet has agreed to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Castlelake in a deal that values the U.K. budget airline at £5 billion ($6.7 billion). EasyJet’s board of directors and Castlelake said on Sunday they had reached an agreement in principle after the carrier had previously rejected four earlier bids from the firm. EasyJet…
Details emerge about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden – CBS News Watch CBS News PEOPLE editor-in-chief Charlotte Triggs talks about the details emerging regarding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding – including what it looked like inside Madison Square Garden and who was invited. Source link
Iran begins funeral procession for slain supreme leader – CBS News Watch CBS News Mourners poured into the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was killed in an airstrike at the beginning of the war with the U.S and Israel. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link
The FAA is investigating after a hard landing by a seaplane that splashed down in the East River off Midtown Manhattan. Eight people were on board, including a 16-year-old who described the terrifying moment. Source link
A Russian patrol aircraft staged “unsafe” activity near the U.K.’s flagship aircraft carrier as it conducted NATO air defense operations off Iceland, Britain’s defense ministry said Monday. The Bear-F plane “repeatedly approached” the carrier group last week, passing the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier “unnecessarily close” at low altitude and dropping numerous sonar devices…
The National Weather Service is hiring to fill hundreds of predominantly entry-level positions, more than a year after losing about 15% of its staff due to sweeping job cuts and buyouts ordered by the Trump administration. Veteran meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about how an influx of workers could benefit the agency as storm season gets…
FIFA is being criticized over its decision to lift the red card suspension for lead U.S. Men’s National Team scorer Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play against Belgium on Monday. Sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that Balogun’s reinstatement came after President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday and spoke about the suspension,…
