The Real ID deadline is just around the corner. Here's what to know.
The Real ID deadline is rapidly approaching. Americans will be required to switch to the enhanced form of identification by Wednesday, May 7,…
Temu halts China shipments to U.S. as de minimis tariff exemption ends
Temu, a low-cost retailer based in China, has overhauled its business model by halting shipments of Chinese-made goods to customers in the U.S. The move follows the May 2 expiration of the so-called de minimis exemption from…
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series "Laugh-In," dies at age 88
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter…
Kohl's fires CEO Ashley Buchanan after investigation into conflicts of interest with a vendor
Kohl's Corporation said Thursday it has fired CEO Ashley Buchanan for cause after an investigation found he had violated the company's conflict-of-interest policies. Buchanan was terminated after an external investigation found that he directed the company to…
SharkNinja recalls 1.8 million pressure cookers due to reports of second- and third-degree burns
SharkNinja is recalling 1.8 million pressure cookers due to 106 reports of burn injuries that have sparked more than two dozen lawsuits against the…
GM recalls nearly 600,000 trucks and SUVs over risk of engine failure
General Motors is recalling 597,630 of its full-size U.S. trucks and SUVs because the vehicles' V8 engines can fail without warning, raising the risk of a crash. Manufacturing defects in the connecting rod and/or crankshaft…
Merck to invest $1 billion in U.S. drug manufacturing plant
Merck is investing $1 billion to build a U.S. plant in Delaware, in a show of its commitment to domestic manufacturing. The move comes amid plans by President Trump to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals, which would…
U.S. Coast Guard reels in 10,000 pounds of cocaine from fishing boat in Atlantic
A U.S. Coast Guard crew seized…
UPS says it's cutting 20,000 jobs amid reduction in Amazon shipments
UPS on Tuesday announced it is planning to cut 20,000 jobs this year, part of a cost-cutting effort that's linked to fewer deliveries from Amazon, its biggest customer. The shipping company, which operates in over…
Hope for Alexander: A Family’s Mission to Change Childhood Cancer Treatment
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Imagine explaining to your child that he or she has cancer. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than 15,000 children and teenagers are…
IBM announces $150 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, research
IBM on Monday announced that it will invest $150 billion in U.S. manufacturing to "fuel the economy." The investment will include more than $30 billion that will go toward research and development to allow the…
Runaway dog missing for 529 days finally captured on island teeming with kangaroos, koalas and penguins
A runaway dog named Valerie has been captured after a 529-day adventure, transfixing Australia as she roamed an island teeming…
Walmart, Target CEOs privately warned Trump tariffs could lead to empty shelves soon
The chief executives of Walmart and Target privately warned President Trump this week that his sweeping tariff policy could disrupt supply chains and lead to empty shelves in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the…
These are the 6 food dyes the FDA wants to phase out and some of products that use them
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. announced Tuesday. The goal is to replace them…
FBI says online scams raked in record $16.6 billion last year, up 33% from 2023
Scammers stole a record $16.6 billion in 2024, the FBI said on Wednesday. That marked a 33% increase from 2023, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center's annual report. More than a quarter million complaints…
With execution hours away, Alabama inmate wants lethal injection to go forward: "An eye for an eye"
A man on Alabama's death row wants his execution to go forward Thursday, saying he believes in an "eye for an eye." "The reason I dropped my appeals is I am guilty of murder," James Osgood told…
RFK Jr. plans to phase out artificial dyes from the US food supply
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store…
IMF forecasts slower U.S. economic growth in 2025, pointing to escalating trade war
The U.S. economy will experience sluggish growth in 2025 due to an escalating trade war and "high levels of policy uncertainty," the International Monetary Fund said in a report Tuesday. The projections reinforce economists' warnings about the negative repercussions of President…
Walgreens to pay $300 million to settle claims it illegally filled invalid opioids prescriptions
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $300 million to settle claims that it unlawfully filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. In its complaint, the Justice Department, along with other federal…
Instagram uses AI to crack down on teens posing as adults online
Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. Meta has been using AI to…
El Paso Walmart shooter pleads guilty to capital murder in racist 2019 attack
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 — one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — pleaded guilty Monday to capital murder in a state district…
Blackburn, Tillis introduce bill to increase oversight of sister city partnerships
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) have introduced the Sister City Transparency Act. This bill is aimed at increasing federal oversight of sister city partnerships to address potential…
Is Easter Monday a federal holiday? Are banks open today? Here's what to know.
Easter Monday marks the end of the Easter holiday weekend in the U.S., raising the question of whether it's also a federal holiday. While Easter Monday, celebrated on April 21 this year, is a significant…
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announces
ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His…