Walmart is apologizing for a new flavor of the retailer’s branded ice cream called “Juneteenth,” which is sparking criticism that the company is trying to cash in on the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.  In a statement to CBS MoneyWatch, Walmart said it is reviewing its …

Ed Sheeran is now a father of two. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Sheeran announced that he and his wife Cherry Seaborn were “over the moon” to have had another child. “Want to let you all know we’ve had another beautiful baby girl,” the singer wrote. “We are both …

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is poised to take a senior strategy and spokesperson-type role with the National Security Council, the White House confirmed Friday night.  “John Kirby is uniquely qualified for this position, and I look forward to bringing his background, knowledge, and experience to the White House,” President …

Bus drivers, subway conductors and religious and charitable organizations nationwide were among the victims when fraud sped up the downfall of private investment funds once worth $11 billion, causing a loss of $5 billion for investors, authorities said Tuesday. Additional details were expected to be released at a news conference …

A manager at an Arby’s fast food restaurant in Washington state has been accused of urinating into a milkshake mix that might then have been served to dozens of people. Police in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, said they uncovered footage of the 29-year-old man peeing …

After the nationwide baby formula shortage began dominating news headlines — and after some Republicans began publicly demanding more action from the Biden administration — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday the administration has been working on the formula issue for “months.”  The run on baby formula follows the closure …

Atlanta — Rapper Young Thug was one of 28 people indicted Monday in Georgia on conspiracy to violate the state’s RICO act and street gang charges, according to jail records. The Atlanta rapper, whose name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was arrested at his home in Buckhead, an Atlanta neighborhood just …

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the sale of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent. The settlement was reached in a case alleging the company violated Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), considered the strongest data …

A jury on Friday convicted a man of capital murder for the 2018 death of a 7-year-old Black girl in a drive-by shooting that her family initially believed was racially motivated. Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Larry Woodruffe, 27, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. Woodruffe …

Gas prices across the country are seeing an upward trend again. The national average for a gallon of gas is now $4.15 a gallon, according to AAA.  High prices and lingering supply constraints pushed GDP down this past quarter by 1.4% – after a year and a half of growth.  …