Author Mike Vance

Target is apologizing after a children’s circus-clown Halloween costume triggered backlash online. Critics said the design evoked blackface and racist imagery associated with 19th-century minstrel shows. The...

Dog owners across the United States and Canada are being urged to check their pet food after Fromm Family Foods recalled thousands of canned wet dog-food products over potential metal contamination. The company...

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new service aimed at making local online marketplace transactions safer and easier. Called USPS Local XChange, the program allows buyers and sellers to use secure Smart Lo...

Bill Maher says there is one Hollywood star he has not been able to persuade back onto “Real Time” after a heated on-air argument more than a decade ago. The comedian said Ben Affleck has turned down his invita...

Pizza Hut is dropping “Pizza” from its name for football season. For the next 25 weeks, the chain says customers can simply call it “Hut.” The temporary branding change coincides with the 2026 NFL season. Pi...

Costco is preparing to offer Medicare plans through a new partnership with SCAN Health Plan, marking the warehouse giant’s first comprehensive move into the senior health-insurance market. The companies say the...

The race to replace White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took another turn after one of the leading names publicly ruled herself out. Alina Habba said Wednesday that she is “not in the running for any j...

Outgoing South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace made a high-profile return to the public eye this week with the launch of her new YouTube talk show, “Get Maced.” The daily program is set to cover political h...

Relief from high beef prices may depend on something that cannot happen quickly: rebuilding America’s shrinking cattle herd. Ranchers are now working with the smallest U.S. cattle inventory in about 75 years, a...

Arby’s is preparing to bring back Steak Nuggets just months after the item disappeared from menus. The beef bites return for a limited time beginning Aug. 24, giving fans and skeptics another chance to decide w...