CVS lowers price of period products by 25%, pays ‘tampon tax’ in some areas
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Starting this week, customers shopping for period products like tampons, menstrual pads and liners will pay lower prices in CVS stores.
The national retailer announced it is reducing the cost of CVS Heal…
Possible school shooting prevented with teenager’s arrest, authorities say
amphotora/Getty Images(FRESNO, Calif.) — A California teenager was arrested on Wednesday in what authorities described as a thwarted possible school shooting.
The unnamed 15-year-old boy — a student at Tranquillity High School, some 30 miles west of…
US, Saudis level accusations at each other in wake of OPEC+ production cuts
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — During a trip to Los Angeles Thursday, President Joe Biden told reporters he plans to speak with Saudi Arabia soon, following the OPEC+ decision to slash oil production.
Asked what his message …
Key takeaways and dramatic details from the latest Jan. 6 hearing
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After more than a year of investigation, the House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday ended what was possibly its last public hearing in historic fashion — voting to subpoena former President Donald Trump.
The hearing…
North Carolina’s ‘boring’ Senate race is one of the country’s closest: Locals say it’s being ignored
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate race that it seems many people aren’t watching could be the same one that helps Democrats maintain or even grow their slim majority in the chamber.
For years, North Carolina has been a battleground…
Juror in Kristin Smart case excused after talking to priest
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A juror in a trial connected to the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart was excused Thursday after the judge learned he had discussed the case with his priest.
Smart, 19, a stude…
Cause of death determined for missing California teen found in reservoir
Placer County Sheriff’s Office/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Kiely Rodni, a California teenager who was missing for two weeks before her body was found in a car submerged in a reservoir, died due to drowning and there is no evidence of foul play, autopsy result…
Dr. Oz could make history as a Muslim senator, but his faith isn’t a big part of his campaign
Mark Makela/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Mehmet Oz rarely talks about his faith on the campaign trail — but, if elected, the son of Turkish émigrés could make history as the first Muslim elected to serve in the U.S. Senate.
“Pride and honor,” Oz, …
Family seeks answers after Mississippi teen killed by police
Thinkstock/Getty Images(GULFPORT, Miss.) — The shooting of a Black teenager by police in Gulfport, Mississippi, has led to outcry from family members and activists who say the teen was unarmed with his hands up when he was confronted by police. The te…
Higher heating bills expected this winter amid energy market turmoil: Report
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Americans are expected to see higher energy bills when it comes to heating their homes this winter, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Agency released this week.
The independent agency w…