PepsiCo will cut prices on Lay's, Cheetos by as much as 15% The food giant is among many big brands worried as shoppers pull back on snack budgets after years of stubborn inflation. Alina Selyukh
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. The Associated Press
5 papers from the Super Bowl of Economics Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there. Willa Rubin
Amazon layoffs include more than 2,000 jobs in Seattle area The impacts of Amazon’s latest mass layoffs are starting to come into focus for the Seattle area, while other local companies also cut jobs. Monica Nickelsburg
'Washington Post' journalists plea to Bezos: Don't gut our newsroom Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made. David Folkenflik
Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media. David Folkenflik
Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates. Scott Horsley
Kari Lake promotes Trump on Voice of America. Does that break the law? Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump. David Folkenflik
Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great for America. Is he right? The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others. Rafael Nam
Medicare Advantage insurers face new curbs on overcharges in Trump plan Federal officials have a plan that could curb billions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans. But will they follow through on it? Fred Schulte
