Mountain Dew's bright-blue fan-favorite Baja Blast soda is celebrating its "20th Bajaversary" this year — and now you'll be able to stock it in your fridge through the end of 2024. The tropical lime-flavored soda, which had previously only been available at Taco…
The Lancashire heeler got some paws-itively great news on Wednesday: the dog breed fetched a spot in the American Kennel Club's listing. Named as the organization's 201st breed, American Kennel Club Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo said, the Lancashire heeler has got pointy…
By DAVID B. CARUSO NEW YORK (AP) — Social media has been rife in recent weeks with posts speculating that a judge is about to release a list of clients or co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed…
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses…
HERSHEY, Pa. (CBS) -- A Florida woman is upset about the lack of designs on Reese's holiday-themed peanut butter candy - and now she's taking parent company Hershey to court over it. Cynthia Kelly filed a federal class-action lawsuit Thursday…
About 1 in 10 Social Security recipients will receive a double December payment, with their second monthly check arriving on December 29. That's because of a quirk in the system for the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which provides…
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS/AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting down its global operations and halting its teeth-aligner treatments. That leaves existing SmileDirectClub customers with a lot of questions and…
America's population grew by more than 1.75 million over 2023 and at midnight on New Year's Day, the population is expected to be 335,893,238, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. As Americans ring in 2024, the population will have grown…
BlendJet is recalling about 4.8 million of its portable blenders over laceration and fire hazards after receiving dozens of reports of injuries, federal regulators said Thursday. BlendJet 2 Portable…
"That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a Southern California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions. Danny Masterson mugshot / California Department of Corrections Authorities said Wednesday that the 47-year-old Masterson has been…
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was…
Actor Vin Diesel is being sued by his former assistant, Asta Jonasson, for alleged sexual battery and wrongful termination, among other claims, relating to a 2010 incident, according to a complaint…
Former New York City mayor and Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy Thursday, according to a court filing. Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than a week after a jury ordered him to pay $146 million in damages to…
By DAVID KOENIG /AP Airlines Writer It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year's tends to spread out over many…
NEW YORK (AP) — Honda Motor's American arm is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel pump defect that can increase risks of engine failure or stalling while driving. According to documents published by…
The paternity of a baby orangutan born at the Denver Zoo was a mystery to staff – so they went to the paternity test expert, Maury Povich. Povich, himself…
BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from…
A security breach at Comcast-owned Xfinity has exposed the personal data of nearly all the internet provider's customers, including account usernames, passwords and answers to their security questions. Comcast said in a filing with Maine's attorney general's office that the hack…
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO/AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet? Well, you might find solace in discovering some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to…
BP said Monday it has suspended gas and oil shipments through the Red Sea amid a surge in attacks on ships in the region from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The energy giant's decision to temporarily freeze shipments pushed up global oil…
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called "8 Passengers" pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children. Franke was originally…
By JAKE COYLE/AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it a strong start for the Timothée…
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive…
Matthew Perry, the beloved "Friends" sitcom star, died from the "acute effects of ketamine," according to an autopsy report released Friday by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner Office. Perry, 54, was found unresponsive at his home on Oct. 28 "floating face…