CHICAGO -- Hugh Hefner's offer to take Playboy Enterprises Inc. private drew the promise of a competing bid on Monday from the owner of archrival Penthouse magazine. That raises the possibility that Playboy's 84-year-old founder could lose control of the men's magazine he started more than half a century ago. Playboy, which Hefner launched in 1953, had its most popular years in the 1970s and has been struggling recently to stay profitable.
Investors are looking for safer places to park their money amid threats of tariffs, still-high inflation and mountains of debt for governments worldwide.
The former Raiders coach sued the league in 2021, arguing that leaked emails written by him had pushed the Raiders to fire him.
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century.
Marlon Page was thrown into the road by the first driver and hit again by a van delivering doughnuts, according to the suit.
Leaders of law enforcement organizations expressed alarm Sunday over the latest deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis while use-of-force experts criticized the Trump administration’s justification of the killing, saying bystander footage contradicted its narrative of what prompted it.
Criticism increased around senior Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino in the last few days after his public defense of the Alex Pretti shooting and disputed claims about the confrontation that led to his death.
The return of all remaining hostages, living or dead, has been a key part of the Gaza ceasefire’s first phase.
Starting next month, travelers who want to board a domestic flight without a Real ID will have to pay a fee to have their identity verified through the TSA’s new security screening program.
As work continues toward getting Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail line built and running, the company’s east coast operation is transporting passengers daily.
CCSD says middle schoolers will take semester exams in four subjects starting next school year. The tests aim to monitor and improve student academic performance.
