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The Cincinnati-based grocery giant says Albertsons engaged in "misconduct" that derailed merger efforts and thus isn't entitled to a $600 million termination fee and damages.

On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days.

Rodney McMullen was named CEO in 2014. He started at Kroger as a part-time stock clerk in 1978, according to his company biography.

Egg farmers have been plagued by widespread outbreaks of bird flu. Experts say it's hard to predict when the industry will bounce back from the illness' effects.

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

Two rulings — in federal and state courts — make it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger aimed to combine two of America's largest supermarket chains.

Ohio's attorney general is urging a federal court to throw out an antitrust lawsuit involving Kroger.

The FTC says the deal would lead to higher prices, but Kroger says blocking the deal is what will hurt consumers.

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said.