PepsiCo to cut prices, eliminate products as part of a deal with an activist investor
PepsiCo plans to cut prices and eliminate some of its products under a deal with an activist investor announced Monday. The Purchase, New York-based company, which makes Cheetos, Tostitos and other Frito-Lay products as well as beverages,
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that allowed local officials to remove books deemed objectionable from public libraries. The case stemmed from
Top manager leaves Warren Buffett’s Berkshire as incoming CEO names team
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Incoming Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is assembling his team to help him lead the conglomerate Warren Buffett built starting in January after a couple of key departures. Berkshire said Monday that one
US judge orders lifting of Trump-backed limits on pro-Palestinian Tufts student
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a Tufts University PhD student and pro-Palestinian activist Rumeysa Ozturk to work on campus after ordering the Trump administration to
Defense bill would require US military to end reliance on Chinese display tech by 2030
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The final text of a U.S. military spending bill released on Monday would require the Pentagon to end its reliance on China and other countries for electronic display
US judge rejects Trump administration’s halt of wind energy permits
Dec 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had failed to justify its decision to suspend permitting of new wind projects in keeping with the Republican president’s wishes. U.S.
Bruce Blakeman to launch New York governor bid, setting up a Trump ally showdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, is expected to launch a campaign for New York governor on Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of his
A list of the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US
The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Monday. The settlement follows years of negotiations and includes policies
Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown against Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which many defendants have roots in the east African country.
Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — ’Twas three weeks before Christmas, and in the prison yard, a drone-dropped package was found by a guard. With steak, weed and crab legs, and cigarettes for days. And to season it all,
