World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) impresario Vince McMahon announced Friday he is retiring amid an investigation into alleged misconduct involving the showman who turned a small wrestling company into a worldwide entertainment business. In a brief statement issued by WWE, McMahon said he is retiring as the company’s chairman and CEO. He noted that he remains…

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) impresario Vince McMahon announced Friday he is retiring amid an investigation into alleged misconduct involving the showman who turned a small wrestling company into a worldwide entertainment business. In a brief statement issued by WWE, McMahon said he is retiring as the company’s chairman and CEO. He noted that he remains…

Pope Francis on Monday responded to reports that he is planning to resign from his position in the near future, amid reports that he is gravely ill. Speaking to Reuters, Francis denied that he is going to resign and noted he’s planning to visit Canada this month and says he wants to visit Moscow and…

NEW YORK—Longtime CBS News correspondent Richard Schlesinger, a fixture on the newsmagazine “48 Hours,” is retiring after nearly four decades at the network. The New York-based Schlesinger, who had also reported for the “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” and occasionally anchored, joined the network in 1984 in its Miami bureau and moved north after…

OTTAWA—The federal government says it is being forced to retire one of the country’s most important science vessels, even as work on its replacement has hit yet another snag. The Canadian Coast Guard announced this afternoon that age has finally caught up to the 59-year-old CCGS Hudson, and the science vessel is being decommissioned. The…