Trader Joe’s customers in New York filed two separate class-action lawsuits against the company this week, alleging that the grocery store chain failed to warn customers about heavy metals found in its dark chocolate. One lawsuit argues that Trader Joe’s should have known there were traces of cadmium and lead …

The Pentagon has directed the military to proceed with plans to rename nine Army bases and hundreds of other items whose names honor the Confederacy.  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin previously approved the recommendations submitted by the congressionally-mandated Naming Commission, and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William A. …

Two men have been arrested and charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state, attacks that left thousands without power over the holidays, and one suspect told authorities they did it so they could break into a business and steal money, U.S. authorities said Tuesday. Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy …

Southwest Airlines canceled thousands more flights early Thursday as the beleaguered carrier struggled to recover from a massive winter storm that has angered passengers, raised questions about its preparedness and drawn scrutiny in Washington, D.C. As of 9:47 a.m. Eastern time Southwest had scrubbed more than 2,360 flights, or 58% …

Millions of Americans gained Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. Starting next year, millions are likely to lose it. The mammoth spending bill passed by Congress would allow states to kick some people off Medicaid starting in April. Millions would become uninsured, according to estimates from the administration and several health …

One day after a jury in Los Angeles found former film producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault, one of his first  accusers to go public, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, joined “CBS Mornings” in her first broadcast interview since his conviction. Gutierrez went to police in New York seven …

The unusually rapid start to the winter cold-and-flu season has parents stocking up on Children’s Tylenol and other pediatric medications, leading major pharmacy chains to limit purchases of the products.   The moves come amid a spike in respiratory illnesses among children, with the country facing a “tripledemic” with cases …

The Navy’s investigation into the suicides of three sailors assigned to the USS George Washington concluded the deaths were not connected, but stress related to life in a shipyard environment was a “contributing factor” in at least one of the suicides.  In April, Master-at-Arms Seaman Recruit Xavier Mitchell-Sandor, 19, Interior …

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the seventh time this year, while signaling that it is moving more cautiously as the U.S. economy slows. The Fed’s rate-setting committee hiked its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage point on Wednesday, lifting its target rate into a range between 4.25% and …

St. Louis — A hearing begins Monday in a case that will decide if the conviction should be overturned of a Missouri man who’s spent nearly three decades in prison for a murder that two other people later confessed to committing. Lamar Johnson has long maintained his innocence, and St. …