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Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley, two of the correspondents ousted from "60 Minutes" as part of a major shakeup at the storied CBS News show, are moving from the newsroom to the classroom.

U.S. and Middle East officials said Tuesday they were zeroing in on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential return to normalcy that cheered oil investors and sparked records on Wall Street.

Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapenos from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.

A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort.

Big oil companies are booking massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher.

The U.S. stock market is rising toward a record on Tuesday as companies keep piling up profits and oil prices ease.

U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Walgreens is continuing to close stores in 2026 under new private ownership, though the extent of its updated closure plans for this year is not fully clear.

Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public.

McDonald's posted a strong profit in its second quarter and named a new head of the U.S. market with sales at home under pressure as many Americans grow more cautious about spending.