WASHINGTON (TND) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed she was a victim of racism in her early childhood during a recent interview, sparking outrage on social media. Haley was born in the U.S. to two Sikh parents from India., USA Today reported. This, Haley claimed while speaking with NBC Sunday, caused her to have a difficult upbringing while growing up in South Carolina. “We were the only Indian family in our small southern town,” the Republican said.

ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year and the cost for a barrel rose above $80 this week. Oil majors put up record profits after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and while those numbers have slipped, there has been a surge in mergers between energy companies flush with cash.

BOALSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — A military monument was dedicated Sunday in Centre County. The monument at the Pennsylvania Military History Museum honors Pennsylvanians who died in the Battle of the Bulge, during World War II. From December 1944 to January 1945, Allied forces withstood and repelled what would become Adolf Hitler's last gamble on the Western Front, paving the way for the Allied invasion of Nazi Germany, and the ultimate end of the Third Reich.

UPDATE:GULICH TWP., Pa. (WJAC) — One person was killed in Saturday night's fire in Gulich Township, according to the family of the victim. State police are still investigating the fire and have not released further details. Crews from four different counties were dispatched to the garage fire along Simpson Street around 7:15 p.m. Saturday. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. The family also confirmed to 6 News that a dog was killed in the fire as well.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJLA) — Grocery shoppers in the D.C. area will need to downsize their zippered bags when visiting Giant Food. The supermarket chain stated that starting late last week, suitcases, duffel bags, and bags larger than 14" x 14” x 6” that close have been banned at select stores in Washington, D.C. In a statement, officials explained that they initiated the new policy at select stores "experiencing high shrink to mitigate the unprecedented levels of product theft that have become unsustainable for our business.