A California company’s dried lily flowers have been recalled because they may contain undeclared sulfites, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA and Hayward, California-based U.S. Trading Co. announced the recall of Joy Luck brand dried lily flowers on Tuesday, March 4. “People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of … Read more
Former employees at Justin Baldoni’s company have accused him of performing “toxic positivity” and “evangelizing” his Bahai faith in the workplace. The claims were published on Wednesday by The Los Angeles Times in a profile on the embattled “It Ends With Us” star, who also directed and produced the film that is at the heart … Read more
A popular travel influencer plunged to her death during a mountain climbing expedition on the north ridge of the Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia, Wales. She was 28. Maria Eftimova, a civil engineering student at the University of Salford, lost her footing and fell 65 feet to her death last week, BBC reports. The Bulgaria native … Read more
LAKELAND, Fla. — Gleyber Torres homered in his new spring training home for the first time Wednesday, part of what he hopes is a fresh start with the Tigers after an unceremonious end to his days with the Yankees. “I feel I deserve to be with an organization that wants me,” Torres said Wednesday after … Read more
Red Robin is the latest in a growing number of fast-food eateries planning to shutter underperforming locations following a spate of financial difficulties. The chain on Wednesday announced it is weighing plans to potentially close 70 locations once their lease expires, as it attempts to turn around its operations. The company has already closed one … Read more
Activist investors have a new obsession: Urging companies to hold (or HODL, as crypto enthusiasts say) Bitcoin on their balance sheets to boost revenue and possibly transform their businesses by betting on the cryptocurrency’s staying power. Last week, Strive Asset Management CEO Matt Cole revealed on X he was pushing GameStop — the beloved meme … Read more
A Russian missile struck a hotel in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih late on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring 31, with rescuers still searching on Thursday morning for anyone trapped in the rubble, officials said. A group of humanitarian organization volunteers from Ukraine, the US and Britain had checked into the hotel … Read more
For all the words spilled over what the Islanders should do with Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, that is — at least in theory — the easy part of this process. The Islanders headed to California on Wednesday needing to jump five teams to be in a wild-card spot. They don’t have a path to … Read more
Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican said. The pope has been sleeping with a non-invasive mechanical mask to guarantee that his lungs expand properly overnight and help his recovery. He has been transitioning to receiving oxygen with a nasal tube … Read more