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Customers shop at a Target store on Monday in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
FDIC chairman Martin Gruenberg — widely criticized for a toxic workplace at the agency — said Monday that he's willing to step down once a successor is confirmed by the Senate. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
When OpenAI announced its latest ChatGPT last week, the AI voice it used in its demo was quickly compared to Scarlett Johansson's voice in the 2013 sci-fi film "Her," but now the company says it is pulling the voice. Leon Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
This Red Lobster in Maryland was among dozens of locations that closed abruptly ahead of the restaurant's bankruptcy filing. Alina Selyukh/NPR hide caption
Red Lobster files for bankruptcy after missteps including all-you-can-eat shrimp
Disney characters lead a parade to celebrate Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday at Disneyland in November 2018. Handout/Getty Images hide caption
More than 5,000 workers assemble luxury SUVs and EV batteries for Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Mercedes workers vote no to union. UAW says they were illegally intimidated
How the Dominican Republic became Latin America's economic superstar
A giant truck hauls coal at a mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming Stephanie Joyce/Wyoming Public Media hide caption
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 16, 2024, when the Dow hit 40,000 points for the first time ever. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the way the CFPB is funded. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court upholds funding structure for consumer watchdog agency
On the set of United Airlines' new onboard safety video in Montreal, Canada. Courtesy of United Airlines hide caption
With flyers more distracted than ever, United rolls out a rebooted safety video
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Sanat Kumar, professor of chemical engineering at Columbia University. David Kestenbaum/NPR hide caption
Grocery prices fell in April as overall inflation cooled. Milk prices dropped 0.8% while egg prices declined 7.3%. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, almost 1 in 5 card users is "maxed out," using at least 90% of their credit limit. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Americans are struggling to pay off credit card debt; Tiny Desk Contest's 2024 winner
Target confirmed that it won't be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month this June in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year. Here, Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store in Nashville, Tenn, in May 2023. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 taxis at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 25 in Seattle. Planes sometimes make emergency landings, but it's rare that anyone is seriously hurt. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images hide caption
In college, Amylyx cofounders Josh Cohen and Justin Klee dreamed of finding a treatment for diseases like ALS. When their drug's promise did not pan out, they pulled it voluntarily from the market. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals hide caption
Lots of drug companies talk about putting patients first — but this one actually did
Hy-Vee's "Cream Cheese Spread" is pictured. The product, among others at Hy-Vee and Aldi, were recalled May 6, 2024, for risk of salmonella contamination. Food and Drug Administration hide caption