Brian Cornell, Executive Chairman of the Target Corporation. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Target has promised investors that it’s pursuing an aggressive turnaround with a new CEO at the helm, but its longtime former top executive Brian Cornell still leads the retailer’s board of directors — and some major investors are signaling they’re hungry for change….
The two countries sign 18 cooperation deals, including on free trade and assistance in the event of natural disasters. Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has endorsed the political leadership of his Myanmar counterpart, Min Aung Hlaing, as the two met in Beijing to map out the future development of…
The Commodores are once, twice, three times not playing the Great American State Fair. By late Thursday, May 28, the legendary R&B group was one of five acts who’d withdrawn their participation in the 16-day festival in Washington, D.C., running June 25 through July 10 on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. The event…
The world’s best tennis players are not pleased with their share of the Grand Slam pie. Some are now suggesting a boycott of future tournaments if it’s not increased. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka floated the idea on Tuesday at a news conference before the Italian Open, the final warmup to the French Open that’s…
The manufacturing sector’s contribution to tax revenue collections in Nigeria maintained an upward trend in 2025, contributing a total of N1.17 trillion in Value Added Tax (VAT), an increase of 45.61 per cent over the N803.53 billion in 2024. The sector’s Company Income Tax (CIT) contribution rose to N881.29 billion, marking a 32.83 per cent…
From their hilltop village in southern Lebanon, gravediggers watched black smoke curl up from the opposing ridgeline. Just a mile away, Israeli forces were blowing up buildings on Lebanese land, under a newly planted Israeli flag. Days into Lebanon’s fragile cease-fire, its collapse already seemed inevitable. Israeli forces were entrenching their positions in the occupied…
World 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi has urged African federations to “protect” their athletes after World Athletics blocked six runners from the continent who wanted to transfer their allegiance to Turkey. Switching nationality has increasingly become an attractive option for athletes seeking better incentives and structured support. However, this growing trend has contributed to a talent…
Leaving Neverland accuser James Safechuck has offered a statement in support of survivors of childhood sexual abuse amid the release of the Michael Jackson biopic. Safechuck was one of the two men who came forward with allegations of childhood sexual abuse against the singer in the 2019 documentary. (Jackson denied the allegations throughout his life.)…
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures as he speaks during an event at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 19, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said he would support a potential ban…
(RNS) — Though majorities in both groups support abortion being legal, a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that both white Catholics and white mainline/nonevangelical Protestants have demonstrated a small swing toward an anti-abortion position since 2024. In a survey conducted throughout much of 2025 and released Thursday (April 23), 57% of…
