A Kellogg’s factory in San Jose, California, that makes Eggo waffles must pay an $85,000 fine after leaking toxic ammonia into the surrounding neighborhood and not immediately reporting it, state officials say. The Kellogg’s brand was found guilty of criminal negligence for the incident that occurred on January 22, 2021, …

Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage just a couple of songs into her Christmas concert in Milwaukee after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the theater. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that video from the Riverside Theater on Saturday night shows what appears to be two security officers …

During his announcement that the WNBA’s Brittney Griner had been released by Russia, President Joe Biden had a broader message directed at all Americans to “take precautions” and review the State Department travel advisories before traveling overseas. He noted that those advisories now include warnings about the “risk of being wrongfully detained by …

Active members of the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard are paying millions of dollars more in additional interest on loans than they need to under the law, a federal consumer watchdog said Wednesday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said military personnel end up making the unnecessary payments because …

A fugitive wanted for his involvement in a criminal drug enterprise has been extradited from Mexico and returned to Tucson, but his wife and another co-conspirator remain at large, the FBI said Monday.    Authorities said 45-year-old Manuel Gortari-Redondo was involved in a Tucson-based interstate drug smuggling organization that trafficked …

The Biden administration announced Friday the U.S. would investigate recent hacks linked to a teenage cybercriminal group that focused on extortion. The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board, a 15-member panel of experts from across government and private sector, will probe a series of high-profile hacks by the group, known as …

CNN plans to lay off an unknown number of employees Thursday as the network grapples with reduced advertising revenue and a looming recession. In a Wednesday email to staffers obtained by CBS MoneyWatch, CEO Chris Licht said this week’s cuts “will be a difficult time for everyone.” Some CNN contributors …

Police killed a man in Southern California late last week after he opened fire on a SWAT team that had been dispatched to chase down his car on an eastbound freeway, authorities said.  The man, identified as 28-year-old Austin Lee Edwards, was wanted in connection with a triple homicide in …

Grayson Chrisley, the son of Todd and Julie Chrisley, was hospitalized after a car accident in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month. The Chrisleys are known for “Chrisley Knows Best,” a reality show that followed the for the past nine years, along with its various spinoffs. The accident occurred on November …

Miami — Federal prosecutors have charged eight people with smuggling endangered monkeys, including a Cambodian wildlife official who was arrested in the U.S. while traveling to a conference on protecting endangered species. The official, plus a colleague in that country’s wildlife agency and six people connected to a Hong Kong-based …