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El Paso Walmart shooter receives rebuke and forgiveness as he gets 23 life sentences

1:12am April 21, 2025

Victims and families of the people who died in the 2019 attack offered impact testimonies as trial ends. "I have no more room for hate in my heart," said Yvonne Gonzalez, who lost her parents.

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Has anything gotten cheaper? We shopped at Walmart to find the answer

8:56am January 25, 2025

by Alina Selyukh

Some things have gotten cheaper, even in an era of high prices. What are those things? We've been tracking them at a Walmart in Georgia.

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NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing

5:00am January 14, 2025

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.

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Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies

1:26am November 26, 2024

Conservative groups have filed lawsuits against workplace diversity initiatives that prioritize historically marginalized groups.

College credit for working your job? Walmart and McDonald’s are trying it

6:20am July 08, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

Imagine a world in which your resume relies less on titles or diplomas and acts more like a passport of skills you’ve proven you have.

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What did the internet call 'satanic'? Find out in the news quiz

5:00am May 17, 2024

by Holly J. Morris

What looks like "a ghost emerging from a pool of vomit"? Are meme stocks back? And what's up with the Trump-Biden debates? Plus: orcas with a thirst for violence and more Miss USA drama.

Shoppers exit a Walmart store, on Feb. 21, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices.

National

Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate

1:19am May 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

Walmart said it will require most remote workers in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its offices in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The recalled beef products above were produced on April 26 and April 27.

Health & Safety

More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over E. coli risk

10:12am May 04, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late April and sold at Walmart locations across the eastern U.S.

Walmart announced that it is closing its health centers and virtual care service, as the retail giant has struggled to find success with the offerings.

Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care service

1:09am May 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."

Walmart reached a $45 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit accusing it of overcharging for certain grocery items. Eligible customers have until early June to file claims for cash payments.

National

Some Walmart shoppers could get up to $500 in cash from a class-action settlement

3:51pm April 06, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Customers who bought certain grocery products at Walmart stores nationwide between October 2018 and January 2024 have until early June to file for payments, whether or not they kept their receipts.