Gwyneth Paltrow’s hyped NYC Goop Kitchen shutters just days after opening — citing demand, ‘technical difficulties’

Gwyneth Paltrow’s hyped NYC Goop Kitchen shutters just days after opening — citing demand, ‘technical difficulties’

NYC appetites may have been a little too ravenous for Goop Kitchen. Gwyneth Paltrow’s buzzy, wellness-driven delivery concept opened its first New York location this week — but abruptly paused Friday, according to a post on Instagram. “NYC — due to technical difficulties, we are closed for the time being,” the company wrote. “Pre-orders will … Read more

Florida state officials move to ban paper straws at restaurants, citing ‘concerning health risks’

Florida state officials move to ban paper straws at restaurants, citing ‘concerning health risks’

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.  Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, introduced Dec. 26 — to limit what cities and counties can do to regulate drinking straws and stirrers. “Many businesses and communities in this … Read more

Legal group sues FDA over puberty blocker records, citing alleged Biden-era cover-up

Legal group sues FDA over puberty blocker records, citing alleged Biden-era cover-up

America First Legal (AFL) sued the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to obtain Biden-era records related to the government’s internal guidance for the recommended use of puberty blockers for kids.   The Trump-aligned legal group previously uncovered communications from the former administration through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which reportedly showed the FDA … Read more

Exclusive | New Yorker taking on almond giant Blue Diamond over ‘fake’ additive, citing RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’

Exclusive | New Yorker taking on almond giant Blue Diamond over ‘fake’ additive, citing RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’

A New York woman is roasting almond giant Blue Diamond, claiming in a new class-action lawsuit that its nuts are misbranded to fool people into thinking they’re naturally smoked. Harlem’s Leela O’Connor says shoppers are duped into thinking the nuts are roasted over a real wood fire, when in reality, they’re just doused with liquid … Read more

CBS cancels ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ citing ‘financial decision’

CBS cancels ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ citing ‘financial decision’

Stephen Colbert’s beloved late-night show is coming to an end. CBS announced its plan to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” after the next TV season in a statement on Thursday, July 17. The network claimed it was “purely a financial decision.” CBS via Getty Images “We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire … Read more

Ford hikes prices on these Mexico-produced models, citing Trump’s tariffs

Ford hikes prices on these Mexico-produced models, citing Trump’s tariffs

Ford Motor has hiked prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following President Trump’s tariffs. Prices on the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, Maverick pickup and Bronco Sport will increase by as much as $2,000 on some models, according to a notice … Read more

Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions

Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions

Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain. For more than 50 years, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to review studies on the health effects of environmental … Read more

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public. “It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather … Read more

Citing Trump’s Order, V.A. Halts Most Transgender Care

Citing Trump’s Order, V.A. Halts Most Transgender Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs is phasing out gender-affirming medical treatments for veterans, including hormone treatment for patients newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the V.A. announced on Monday. The V.A. will continue hormone treatment for veterans who currently receive it or were receiving it when they separated from the military. The rationale is that abrupt … Read more

Mom selling Taylor Swift tickets she got for daughter’s birthday. citing popstar’s Harris endorsement

Mom selling Taylor Swift tickets she got for daughter’s birthday. citing popstar’s Harris endorsement

Hopefully her daughter can shake this off. A mom is selling three Taylor Swift tickets she bought for her daughter’s 13th birthday, citing the megastar’s endorsement of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris while explaining her decision. In a viral video circulating on social media, the woman reveals that is putting her three tickets for the Toronto-leg … Read more

Tyne Daly Withdraws From ‘Doubt’ on Broadway, Citing Health

Tyne Daly Withdraws From ‘Doubt’ on Broadway, Citing Health

Tyne Daly, the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress, is withdrawing from a starring role on Broadway this spring, citing health issues. Daly was set to star in the first Broadway revival of “Doubt: A Parable,” John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2004 play about a sexual assault accusation against a Catholic priest. She will now be replaced … Read more

Federal scientists want to ease restrictions on marijuana, citing medical benefits

Federal scientists want to ease restrictions on marijuana, citing medical benefits

Federal scientists want to make marijuana more accessible to those seeking therapeutic medicine by downgrading weed from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. Researchers with the Food and Drug Administration wrote a letter in August that listed “eight factors” why the drug should be downgraded — which would essentially make it legal, the … Read more

Academy Museum Postpones Gala, Citing the War in Israel

Academy Museum Postpones Gala, Citing the War in Israel

It’s hard not to see the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’s attempt to put on this year’s gala — a glamorous party that raises more than $10 million for the museum and burnishes its image by drawing Hollywood A-listers — as anything but ill-fated. First the Hollywood strikes complicated efforts to hold the party, since … Read more

‘The Shop’ won’t air Kanye West’s episode, citing his ‘hate speech’ | CNN

‘The Shop’ won’t air Kanye West’s episode, citing his ‘hate speech’ | CNN

CNN  —  Kanye West will not be featured on “The Shop: Uninterrupted.” West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, taped an episode of the YouTube conversation series from Lebron James and Maverick Carter earlier this week. In a statement to CNN on Wednesday, Carter said the episode will not air. “After talking to … Read more