Waffle House announced it will be adding a $0.50 surcharge to all eggs sold at its locations due to soaring egg prices caused by the bird flu. The surcharge went into effect Monday in its more than 2,000 locations. In a statement, the comfort food franchise said the surcharge was triggered by the highly infectious...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after a Senate panel voted to advance his nomination to be health and human services secretary to the full chamber. In a vote along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee pushed through Kennedy’s nomination after he managed to allay concerns raised by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.,...
Whether you’re a new parent or welcoming a second or third to your brood, you likely know one thing for sure: Baby gear adds up quickly. Even if you stick with just the necessities — like a car seat, stroller, bottles and diapers — it can get pricey. Then, adding nice-to-have items (like a baby...
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. In a letter, James, a Democrat, told health care...
Two Los Angeles County prosecutors claimed in new legal filings that they were demoted and faced retaliation for supporting the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez. Prosecutors Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford filed government claims Monday alleging they were transferred out of the district attorney’s office’s resentencing unit due to their work supporting the brothers’...
NEW ORLEANS — Travis Kelce has no plans to retire anytime soon even if the Kansas City Chiefs win a third straight Super Bowl on Sunday. The future plans for the 35-year-old Kelce have been a lingering question as his fame has risen off the field thanks to his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift...
President Donald Trump says he wants access to Ukraine’s bonanza of rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv. It’s an idea previously suggested by Republican senators and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who sought to appeal to Trump’s dealmaker persona as a way...
Five people have been shot at a school in the city of Örebro in central Sweden, Swedish police said on Tuesday. “The charges are currently attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offense,” the police said. A major operation is underway after shots were fired around 12:33 p.m. local time (6:33 a.m. ET), police said in...
China announces retaliatory measures after a 10% U.S. tariff takes effect. Elon Musk’s move to shut down USAID has some questioning his influence. And meet the Black travelers who have found community as they traverse the globe. Here’s what to know today. China hits back with its own tariffs; Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico and...
During his 11 years as a Marine, Brenden Taylor and his family have moved several times. But when they left Okinawa, Japan, in 2022 for Camp Pendleton in Southern California, finding an affordable home to rent using his military housing allowance became an almost impossible challenge. Finally, they found something they could afford in Murietta,...