Dec 30 The retail trends, winners and losers of 2024 By Anne D'Innocenzio, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:14 El Paso mass shooting survivors reflect on gun violence and grief 4 years later By Sam Lane Four years ago, a gunman entered a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing 23 people and wounding 22 others. The shooter targeted Hispanic shoppers in one of the deadliest attacks on Latinos in U.S. history and was sentenced in federal… Continue watching
Jul 07 Texas gunman in racist Walmart shooting sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms, could still face death penalty By Morgan Lee, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal prison. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: At least 11 killed in latest Russian missile strikes on Kherson, Ukraine n our news wrap Friday, two days of missiles attacks in Kherson killed at least 11 people two weeks after Russians from the city in southern Ukraine, the death toll in Indonesia hit 310 after an earthquake struck western Java… Continue watching
Nov 24 Walmart shooting only latest in workplace attacks, experts say more needed to prevent violence By Anne D'Innocenzio and Alexandra Olson, Associated Press The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia is only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by an employee. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 9:23 Six killed when employee opens fire inside Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia By William Brangham Chesapeake, Virginia, has now joined the long list of places in America where a lone gunman committed sudden, mass murder. Police say a Walmart employee opened fire in the store, killing at least six before taking his own life. William… Continue watching
Nov 23 Virginia Walmart employee opens fire on coworkers, killing 6 By Alex Brandon, Associated Press A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of a Virginia store, killing six people in the country’s second high-profile mass shooting in four days, police and witnesses said Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 15 Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers. Continue reading
Aug 29 Walmart seeks to dismiss FTC lawsuit over money transfers used by scam artists By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Walmart has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the retailer of allowing its money-transfer services to be used by scam artists. Continue reading
Aug 19 Walmart expands abortion coverage for employees By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Walmart, the nation's largest employer, is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue for months following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion. Continue reading