Widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, he was not just one of the game's most exciting players, but also one of its most eccentric.
Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks.
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night -- and a fake political address.
President Biden's signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government funding.
Jeffrey Maddrey traded sexual favors for overtime, according to a report from The New York Post. He had previously been accused of harassment on the job.