Wendy’s board of directors on Thursday unanimously rejected a $1.4 billion hostile takeover bid from a group of investment firms, saying the offer undervalues the restaurant chain and is not in the best interest of shareholders. “The Independent Committee thoroughly evaluated this Proposal and unanimously concluded that it substantially undervalues Wendy’s standalone prospects and long-term…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear a dispute over religious rights when it weighs whether Colorado can exclude Catholic schools from its universal preschool program over their refusal to enroll students from families that don’t adhere to the church’s teachings on marriage and sex. The case, known as St. Mary…
Two pilots safely ejected from a military training aircraft near Seguin, Texas, on Thursday after experiencing a landing gear issue, officials said. The pilots were aboard a T-6A Texan II assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing when they conducted a “controlled bailout” at approximately 5:51 p.m. local time, according to a news release from…
Geneva — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Russia to be more “transparent” about the recent death of a plague research center scientist and any risks associated with the incident, which Russian authorities have offered conflicting information about this week. “I think it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the…
An attorney for one of the seven men accused in the alleged sexual assault of a former Cornell University student at a fraternity house in 2024 is calling for Attorney General Letitia James to step down as special prosecutor. Andrew Miltenberg, the attorney for Gillio Lopes, said he thinks James should recuse herself since she…
Washington — Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia Monday evening and four sailors aboard the vessel were injured in what the Navy characterized as a “mishap.” The two aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, successfully ejected…
Delta Air Lines ranked as the top U.S. airline in The Points Guy’s latest annual survey, which evaluated carriers on factors including reliability, customer experience, loyalty programs and cost. United Airlines and Southwest Airlines rounded out the top three in the travel site’s 2026 report. The Points Guy gave extra weight to the cost category…
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center said Wednesday that “nothing is being demolished” at the performing arts center, although President Trump said later that it would be “ripped down,” and photos showed him looking at a document that said “Kennedy Center Demolished.” In court documents filed Wednesday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio board…
Washington — An active-duty Navy sailor who spent nearly a year imprisoned in Venezuela before being freed in a prisoner exchange negotiated by the Trump administration appeared on stage at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention on Thursday. His appearance at the event, holding a sign before the partisan crowd, raises questions about the military’s…
As warnings about the capabilities of AI mount, experts continue to point to the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack as a wake-up call. “We’ll soon have even more powerful agents and this is clear evidence that the world currently doesn’t know how to build these systems safely,” said Marius Hobbhahn, co-founder and CEO of Apollo Research, an…
