The largest proposed grocery merger in U.S. history is heading to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against rivals like Costco. On the other side are antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission, who say the merger would eliminate competition and raise…… MORE

CAIRO (AP) — Health workers say multiple Israeli airstrikes have killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza while officials including a Hamas delegation gather for high-level cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt. The U.S. delegation led by CIA Director William Burns and White House Middle East adviser Brett McGurk has held talks with senior…… MORE

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland, who set an NFL record last season by returning five interceptions for touchdowns, will miss six to eight weeks because of a stress fracture in his foot. The team says Bland will have surgery for the injury. The 25-year-old reported discomfort in the foot during training…… MORE

TORONTO (AP) — A workers union and Canada’s two major freight railroads wrapped up a nine-hour arbitration hearing with the Canada Industrial Relations Board. But there was no decision Friday on whether the board would order one of the railroads back to work following a potentially devastating stoppage. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference filed a…… MORE