Meta fires employees for spending food allowances on personal items like acne pads and wine glasses

(cnn) — Meta fired around two dozen employees from its Los Angeles office for misusing company meal credits for things

Wild dolphins off US Southeast coast found with microplastics in their breath, study says

(cnn) — For the first time, scientists have found evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling microplastics ,

Ex-Olympic athlete charged with ordering killings, cocaine trafficking

Los Angeles ( Kcal, Kcbs ) — An ex-Olympic snowboarder who remains a fugitive is facing federal charges alleging he

Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death

A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick Dearman was pronounced dead Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama.

Alabama man arrested in agency's social media hack, leading to bitcoin price spike

An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said.

Mississippi bridge for demolition collapses, killing 3 people

(cnn) — Three people were killed and at least three others were seriously injured when a bridge, which was being

A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US

(cnn) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel

America revolted against shrinkflation. Now Tostitos, Ruffles and others are making big changes

Shoppers have balked at downsized chips, cookies, paper towels and other products, widely known as "shrinkflation." Now companies are responding to shoppers' demands.

Parkland shooting judge criticizes shooter's attorneys during talk to law students

The former judge who presided over the trial of the 2018 Parkland high school mass murderer has sharply criticized his public defenders during a presentation to Miami law students.

What we know about former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death

(cnn) — Former One Direction band member Liam Payne has died at age 31 after falling from the third floor of the

Minnesota school district bans officer from teaching after he allegedly reenacted Floyd murder

A Minnesota school district has banned a police officer from working as a substitute teacher after what it describes as a series of "racially harmful" actions. Officials say those actions included putting a student on the ground for a reenactment of the murder.

Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some sent to schools

A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria bacteria includes foods sold at Costco, Trader Joes, Target, Walmart, Kroger and other stores.

Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs 'fundamental reform'

An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Services needs "fundamental reform" and that "another Butler can and will happen again" without major changes in how candidates are protected.

Father and son are indicted on murder charges in mass school shooting in Georgia

A grand jury has indicted both a Georgia teenager and his father after the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder on Sept. 4.