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Government waste, DOGE, inflation Kroger Co. CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned from his post following an investigation into his personal conduct, the company announced Monday. Kroger said in a statement that McMullen’s conduct was “unrelated to the business” but was still “inconsistent with Kroger’s Policy on Business Ethics.” McMullen’s removal comes months after Kroger ended a $25 billion merger with Albertsons under his leadership. Albertsons sued Kroger for breach of contract, arguing they tanked the deal.”On February 21, the Board was made aware of certain personal conduct by Mr. McMullen and immediately retained outside independent counsel to conduct an investigation,…

CNN  —  An Israeli man who was held hostage by Hamas for 491 days has described how he was starved while in captivity and recalled the moment on his release from Gaza – when he found out his wife and daughters had been killed during the October 7, 2023 attacks. Eli Sharabi was released earlier this month along with Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostages agreement between Israel and Hamas. The 52-year-old Sharabi said his captors had not told him that his wife Lianne and daughters Noiya and Yahel were killed during…

CNN  —  The health of the US economy is looking less and less stable by the day. Layoffs are rising. Consumer spending — the backbone of the economy — unexpectedly dropped in January. Consumer confidence has plunged. A key GDP forecast suddenly turned negative. And extreme fear is back on Wall Street, with stocks sliding last month. Despite the murky picture, President Donald Trump continues to inject chaos into the economy with almost-constant tariff threats. Now he’s just hours away from lobbing tariffs on not just one or two but all three of America’s biggest trading partners. Starting on Tuesday,…

CNN  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday he expects the United States to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, but that the situation is “fluid” and President Donald Trump will determine the levels. “There are going to be tariffs on Tuesday on Mexico and Canada,” Lutnick told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Exactly what they are, we’re going to leave that for the president and his team to negotiate.” Trump’s proposed tariffs from February consisted of a 25% duty on all imports from Mexico and most from Canada (energy products were to have a…

Canadian Major League Soccer fans booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night.Fans added to the trend that has taken over Canada since President Donald Trump decided to place tariffs on Canadian goods and teased Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the country becoming the 51st U.S. state. It started with hockey at an Ottawa Senators game and continued into the 4 Nations Face-Off, and even at WWE’s Elimination Chamber.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Vancouver Whitecaps’ Brian White celebrates after his goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy…

A fight at a national cheerleading competition in Dallas sparked panic on Saturday and led to injuries for those trying to escape a chaotic situation.A fight at the NCA All-Star National Championship caused multiple poles to be knocked over and sparked a panic from those inside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center, Dallas police said. At least 10 people were injured trying to evacuate the facility, according to authorities.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Cheerleaders prepare for a stunt. (IMAGN)The knocked-over poles made loud noise and sparked reports of gunfire inside the convention center, witnesses told FOX 4 News.…

A plane bound for Houston landed in Waco on Sunday, as a result of turbulence that sent five people to the hospital.United Airlines flight 5690, operated by SkyWest on a CRJ-200, left Springfield, Missouri, just before 5 p.m. and landed in Waco just before 6:30 p.m., according to flight tracking website FlightAware.  “Medical personnel met and evaluated passengers, and five passengers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries,” SkyWest said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “SkyWest and United are making sure all customers get the care they need and dispatched another aircraft to fly the customers from…

CNN  —  Twenty-five people have been arrested in a global operation over AI-generated child sexual abuse material, said Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, in a statement Friday. Operation Cumberland, which was led by Danish law enforcement, is one of the world’s first cases involving this kind of child abuse material, which Europol said made it “exceptionally challenging for investigators.” The operation spanned 19 countries, including a number of European nations, as well as Australia and New Zealand, according to the statement. The case began when a Danish man was arrested in November 2024, Europol said. The man allegedly…

CNN  —  A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky exploded inside what he’s called the “disinformation space” Russia has created around US President Donald Trump, but he may have jeopardized further American support for his country. Unwilling to sit by while Trump and Vice President JD Vance projected a Swiss-style ambivalence about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Zelensky threw out the recognized world leader playbook for dealing with Trump — fawning and deference — and talked back. The scene was in stark…

New York CNN  —  The chief executive of chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, C.C. Wei, is set to meet with President Donald Trump on Monday. The meeting comes as the White House said it is set to announce a more than $100 billion investment in the United States by a chipmaker from Taiwan, amid a push by Trump to encourage investments in American manufacturing. The White House did not name the company that will be involved in the planned announcement, which is slated for Monday at 1:30 p.m. ET in the Roosevelt Room. A TSMC spokesperson confirmed Wei is…