Last year, Hershey prevailed in a lawsuit that claimed Reese’s featureless Halloween pumpkins were a consumer letdown. Starting this month, the spooky treats will return to store shelves, though without any changes to their smooth, oval shapes. “We know what consumers love,” said Katie DeCapria, senior brand manager for Halloween at Hershey, in a press…
Two people were killed when a U.S. Army Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday, local authorities said. Bell County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Bill Coleman said the two people were on board the helicopter, and they were pronounced dead at the scene around 2:30 p.m. local time. Coleman said the helicopter…
With U.S. inflation easing for two consecutive months, older Americans and other Social Security recipients may see a smaller cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 than was forecast earlier this year, according to two new estimates published Wednesday. The 2027 COLA is now projected at 3.6%, based on the July Consumer Price Index figures released on Wednesday,…
Washington — The Pentagon has formally acknowledged that U.S. military operations killed more than 150 innocent civilians and injured over 240 people in 2025, with three airstrikes in Yemen accounting for every casualty the department confirmed. The newly released tally, which did not include any deaths from airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and…
Burned-out employees are often easy to spot. But what about people who some workplace experts describe as “rusting out” on the job? A survey by scheduling software provider Deputy of hourly workers across the hospitality, retail, healthcare and other sectors found that many people are languishing in their jobs and are functionally less productive than their…
There is no way to verify full disclosure of tools. The Higher Education Commission has taken two big steps on artificial intelligence. It has notified a compulsory three-credit-hour AI course for every undergraduate and postgraduate degree in the country, starting from Fall 2026. It has also circulated a draft policy on the use of generative…
Taylor Farms, whose lettuce public health officials have identified as the source of this summer’s widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak, now faces another serious food safety issue. The Salinas, California, produce supplier recently recalled several food items made with jalapeños suspected of being contaminated with salmonella. But Jennifer McEntire, founder of food safety consulting firm Food Safety Strategy,…
Las Vegas — The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur is on trial Monday, almost 30 years after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist…
At least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, authorities in the region said. It was one of the highest civilian death tolls in the country recent months. The head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, said the city of Nizhnekamsk, which is…
A former lawmaker in Thailand was arrested Monday for allegedly shooting a local government official and his driver, police said. Chalong Riewrang was arrested and taken to the local police station, Nonthaburi police chief Dejrapee Kongdee said. “We are investigating him in regard to his motive. The two who were shot are being treated at…
