Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...

Days after former Los Angeles Angels legend Albert Pujols told reporters about his desire to become a Major League Baseball manager, another retired Angels All-Star said it's something he would ...

Retired Gen. George Casey said Sunday that recent Pentagon firings by President Trump are “extremely destabilizing” to the military. “That’s extremely destabilizing at — at a time that ...

It’s quite common for many of the recently retired to grow bored in their first few months or even weeks of leaving work for good. Undoubtedly, for some, that just means one has yet to adjust to ...

Brilliant South Australian stayer The Map has been retired following a below-par run in Saturday’s Lord Reims Stakes (G3, 2600m) at Morphettville. Trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray made the ...

Even though we had lived next door to each other for 11 years, I really only knew that his name was Gary and that he was a retired bachelor. During that time, we'd exchanged no more than ...

Andre Iguodala's jersey will forever hang in the Chase Center rafters. The Golden State Warriors officially retired Iguodala’s No. 9 on Sunday afternoon after the team’s 126-102 win over the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Jack Keane said he suspects Russian President Vladimir Putin will wait for President Trump to leave office before trying to topple the government in Ukraine. In an interview ...

More than 3.2 million retired teachers, firefighters, and police officers will see a boost in their Social Security payments starting in April, with retroactive payments already rolling out.