Walmart News

Fayetteville - It's Walmart shareholders' week in Northwest Arkansas and a free concert for the associates featuring Elton John kicked-off the events. One fan said she got emotional when she realized it was a once in a lifetime event for her.

San Francisco - Retail giant Walmart has been fined more than $81 million after pleading guilty to criminal charges of mishandling and dumping toxic chemicals in California and Missouri.

San Jose - The San Jose Police Department is investigating an incident regarding a man who drove a car into a San Jose WalMart on March 31, 2013.

Police say Angela Cornett, Bartow County school board member, is facing a misdemeanor charge after she hit a 17-year-old with her SUV during a dispute over parking space at the Cartersville Walmart. Police say they arrested Cornett on Friday.

Bakersfield - A former Wal-Mart pharmacist claims she was fired for praying with customers and that her termination was retaliation for blowing the whistle on co-workers' illegal activities.

New York - Walmart CEO Mike Duke has defended paying poverty wages to company employees, claiming that associate compensation is "competitive."

North Houston - A suspected shoplifter was shot dead in front of two young children by an off-duty police officer moonlighting as a security guard at a Texas Walmart.

According to a financial services study, one in three consumers in the U.S. would consider getting a mortgage from retailer Walmart.

The world, or at least a great part of it, is incessantly getting poorer due to the global recession but several of America's "beasts of wealth" seem unaffected by this whole mess; even better, they are getting richer.

Lithonia - Police say a man who allegedly shoplifted at a Walmart in Lithonia, Georgia, died after a "physical altercation" with employees. The man allegedly stole two DVD players at the Walmart around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and attempted to leave by the front door.