Mega-retailer Target is now letting customers make in-person returns from the comfort of their cars in an effort to streamline the returns process for shoppers.  “Want to make a product return even easier? You’ll soon be able to skip the line or mailbox and pull right in — to your …

Erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar substitute used to sweeten low-cal, low-carb and “keto” products, is linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death, according to a new study. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic studied over 4,000 people in the U.S. and Europe and found those with higher blood erythritol …

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher in January, a sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 0.6% from December to …

Last year America’s picket lines showed more activity as the country emerged from the coronavirus pandemic. Against the backdrop of hot inflation and a tight market, strike activity spiked by about 50% in 2022, and the number of workers involved jumped 60% year over year, according to a new “Labor …

Police have made an arrest in the cold case slaying of a 13-year-old West Virginia boy. David Monroe Adams, 56, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jerimiah “Jerry” Matthew Watkins, whose body was found in a shallow hole near railroad tracks on Nov. 12, 1985, in Terra …

Deaf performer Justina Miles stole the show during Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show — and for the first time, she’s opening up about her history-making performance. Miles appeared on “CBS Mornings” to give her first interview since the big game. She appeared alongside Rihanna on the web livestream of the …

Some of the safest and most reliable cars to buy in 2023 are gas-electric hybrids from foreign automakers like Nissan and Toyota, according to Consumer Reports’ “Best Cars of the Year” ranking. Consumer Reports bases its annual list on scores compiled in a variety of categories, including road-test performance, reliability, …

The South Carolina courthouse where former attorney Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial is taking place was evacuated Wednesday due to a security issue, officials said.  “A bomb threat was received by Colleton County courthouse personnel,” a spokesperson for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a statement. “The building has …

Michael B. Jordan knows his way around a boxing ring. In 2015, he took on the role of Adonis “Donnie” Johnson in “Creed,” a spinoff of the “Rocky” film series. But for the upcoming third installment of the series, Jordan is not only the star of the film, but also …

Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. The Windsor town clerk registered the death on May 26, 1647, in a diary entry that read: …