Publix said sales for the quarter ended June 27 were $15.7 billion, up 1% from $15.6 billion a year earlier. Sales for the six months ended June 27 were $31.9 billion, a 1.5% increase from $31.4 billion. Comparable-store sales fell 0.5% for the quarter and 0.3% for the six-month period.

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central bank’s operations.

Workers at a factory in rural Ohio were up all night churning out footballs for this year’s Super Bowl.

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man sent his own truck up in flames because he wanted to give deputies “something to do,” according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. [TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Will vaccine work on new strains? | Strange Florida: Here’s the proof]When authorities arrived on scene, 28-year-old Kevin Murphy immediately admitted to starting the fire, records show. Deputies said no one was injured but the fire did cause minor damage to a nearby vehicle and building. Click here to subscribe to ClickOrlando.com’s Strange Florida newsletter, delivered every Friday.

Actress Amber Heard gestures as she arrives at the High Court for a hearing in Johnny Depp's libel case, in London, Wednesday July 15, 2020. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)LONDON Johnny Depps former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy was testifying in Depps libel suit against a British tabloid that accused the actor of physically abusing Heard, his ex-wife. In a written witness statement for Depps libel case, Murphy said Heard asked him to falsely claim that she didn't know it was illegal to bring the dogs to Australia, which has strict animal quarantine rules. He was accused of lying by The Suns lawyer, Sasha Wass, who pointed out that he had subsequently made a misleading declaration in the Australian court case.