• Associated Press Finance

    Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection days after closing dozens of restaurants

    Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection days after shuttering dozens of restaurants. The seafood chain has struggled for has been struggling for some time with lease and labor costs piling up in recent years and also promotions like its iconic all-you-can-eat shrimp deal. The seafood restaurant chain said in a court filing that it has more than 100,000 creditors and estimated assets between $1 billion and $10 billion.

  • Reuters

    Slovak PM Fico is 'improving' after assassination attempt, says hospital

    Wednesday's attack, the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years, underscored the deep political divisions in Slovak society. "After today's medical board meeting, the patient's condition is stable," the hospital in the central Slovak town of Banska Bystrica said in a statement on its Facebook page.

  • Associated Press

    The Latest | Israeli defense minister says the military will expand operations into Rafah

    Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in talks Monday with a U.S. envoy. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Gallant and the Israeli military leadership in Tel Aviv. Sullivan’s visit comes two weeks into the military’s foray into Rafah, where troops have been battling Hamas fighters and escalating bombardment.