Discount grocery giant Aldi expects to build more stores in the Midwest, Northeast and select U.S. cities Source

The mother allegedly gave her son a mixture of lemon, salt and vinegar in a sports bottle, which was then given to a classmate, authorities said. Source

The next inflation report will be released on March 12. Here’s why you should invest in gold before then. Source

JKBX, a music investing startup, is offering the public a chance to buy securities backed by music streaming royalties. Alexander Osipovich, a reporter who covers financial markets for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News with a look at the new investment offer. Source

Customers will pay $10 for immediate delivery or $5 to have their items delivered within a three-hour window, a Walmart spokesperson said. Source

The trial of James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, began Thursday with opening statements and witness testimony. Crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 deadly shooting that his son carried out. Molly Darnell, an Oxford High School teacher who was injured during the shooting, was the first witness to testify. CBS News Detroit reporter Andres Gutierrez has more. Source

The Senate is set to vote on a funding package ahead of Friday’s partial government shutdown deadline. The spending bills, which the House passed Wednesday, would extend funding for some federal agencies through September if it clears the upper chamber. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill. Source

President Biden will denounce extremism and discuss the U.S. economy, the state of democracy, and civil and women’s rights during Thursday’s State of the Union address before both chambers of Congress. CBS News White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe chats with Olivia Dalton, a White House press secretary, about the president’s priorities for the yearly address. Source

Vanillaware’s latest title is one for anyone who loves issuing orders and attacking in formation. Source

Philadelphia police are searching for three gunmen who were captured on surveillance video opening fire near a SEPTA bus station in Philadelphia. Eight high school students were shot, police said. The masked gunmen then fled the scene. CBS News Philadelphia’s Dan Snyder has the latest. Source