Kroger

Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb has been charged with murder in the Aug. 2023 shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, 21, in a Kroger store parking lot.

Rodney McMullen stepped down in March citing his own personal conduct.

The Cincinnati-based grocery chain made the announcement in its first quarter 2025 results.

The Cincinnati-based grocery giant says Albertsons engaged in "misconduct" that derailed merger efforts and thus isn't entitled to a $600 million termination fee and damages.

Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned after an internal investigation into his personal conduct.

Egg farmers have been plagued by widespread outbreaks of bird flu. Experts say it's hard to predict when the industry will bounce back from the illness' effects.

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

The FTC argued that Kroger and Albertsons currently compete in 22 states, closely matching each other on price, quality, private label products and services like store pickup.

Ohio's attorney general is urging a federal court to throw out an antitrust lawsuit involving Kroger.

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.