PepsiCo to cut prices, eliminate products as part of a deal with an activist investor
Associated Press reports that PepsiCo plans to cut prices and eliminate some of its products under a deal with an activist investor announced Monday.
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The holiday shopping season comes with tons of extra emissions. Here’s how to do it sustainably
Sources from Associated Press say we’re in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and U.S. residents are expected to shatter the spending record again this year.
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says
According to Associated Press, a federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case.
Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
Associated Press reports that moments after Luigi Mangione was put in handcuffs at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s
According to CBS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas
According to CBS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas
Alina Habba resigns from U.S. attorney's office after court found her appointment unlawful
Alina Habba, who served as a former personal lawyer to President Trump before she was tapped to temporarily serve as U.S. attorney in New Jersey, said Monday that she is stepping down from her post after a federal appeals court ruled that she had been unlawfully appointed to the role.
More than 200,000 power banks sold on Amazon recalled over fire and burn risks
Sources from CBS say that about 210,000 portable lithium-ion battery power banks sold on Amazon have been recalled over possible fire and burn hazards to consumers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Supreme Court hears arguments in major case over presidential firing power
According to CBS, the Supreme Court heard a major legal battle Monday involving President Trump's move to oust a member of the Federal Trade Commission
White House to announce $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers
CBS reports that President Trump is expected on Monday to announce a $12 billion aid package for American farmers
Trump responds to "traitor" Marjorie Taylor Greene after "60 Minutes" interview
Sources from CBS say President Trump lambasted former ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Truth Social Monday morning
Paramount Skydance makes $108 billion bid for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, following Netflix deal
According to CBS, Paramount Skydance on Monday made a $108.4 billion hostile takeover offer for all of Warner Bros. Discovery
Full list of 2026 Golden Globe nominees
Associated Press reports that nominees for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards have been announced and “One Battle After Another” is this year’s leading nominee.
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing
According to Associated Press, Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront.
Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’
Associated Press reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats during remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record
Sources from Associated Press say “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again.
What to know about changes to Disney parks’ disability policies
According to Associated Press, changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive
Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup
Associated Press reports that Michael R. Bloomberg has believed mayors have plenty to teach each other since he was mayor of New York City and supported the effort to share good municipal ideas through his nonprofit Bloomberg Philanthropies since he left office in 2013.
Judge frustrated as NASCAR antitrust trial drags on with no end in sight
Sources from Associated Press say that the slow pace of the federal antitrust suit lodged against NASCAR continued Monday at the start of the second week of the trial
Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
According to Associated Press, President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package
Man pleads guilty to second-degree assault in Lamar Co.
A man has entered a plea agreement in a January shooting at a Sulligent apartment.
Suspect in DC pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators, AP sources say
Sources from Associated Press say the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the act during an hours-long interview with investigators
The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you
According to Associated Press, the Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year
4 killed in latest strike on alleged drug boat off Latin America, Pentagon says
According to CBS, the U.S. military continued its assault on what it claims are drug-running boats off the coastal waters of Latin America with another strike Thursday that the Pentagon said killed four people.
For Gen Zers, finding work after college is often a painful slog
CBS reports that Angel Escobedo started looking for work a year and a half ago, even before completing his college degree at Saint Xavier University in Chicago.
Appeals court lets Trump administration keep National Guard deployed in D.C. for now
CBS reports a federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that had called for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, D.C.