Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of foodservice ready-to-eat frozen chicken products that may be “contaminated with pieces of metal,” according to a Saturday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The Austin, Minnesota–based company traced the contamination to metal fragments from a conveyor belt used during … Read more
Parents: You might want to check your medicine cabinet. A New York-based pharmaceutical company is voluntarily recalling several batches of a popular children’s cough syrup over fears they may be contaminated with harmful bacteria. The Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to “stop using it immediately” if they have any of the affected lots … Read more
The “Yellowstone” spinoffs keep on riding. Variety reported Wednesday that CBS is in “early discussions” to make a procedural series starring Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton. Plot details are under wraps and no deals are in place for the potential show yet, according to the outlet. Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton on “Yellowstone” Season 5. … Read more
A popular prescription anxiety drug is being recalled nationwide for a “possibly life-threatening” mistake on the carton. The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo announced this week that it is expanding its recall of clonazepam tablets because some cartons bear the incorrect drug strength and wrong drug code. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine used to treat panic disorder … Read more
The man who co-wrote “Wanted Dead or Alive” was once on the run from his own band. But in the new docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which premiered on Hulu Friday, Richie Sambora apologizes for the way he abruptly left the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group — failing to show … Read more
Grab a pen and a Hallmark card, because it’s time to get on down to the post office. Kate Middleton supporters can now send her messages of love and support as she battles cancer. An X user recently shared that the royal family sent her back a sweet reply after she mailed a letter of … Read more
US health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to US doctors on Thursday about an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, most of it due to a specific strain … Read more
One whale’s vomit is another man’s treasure. A fisherman in Scotland was walking his dog along the beach in Ayrshire when his dog found a “disgusting” blob on the beach — which might be a highly valuable chunk of whale vomit. “I work on a fishing boat, so I knew what ambergris was. I’ve never … Read more
Mike Pereira, a trailblazer in sports TV broadcasting, was conspicuous in his absence on Sunday. Pereira is an officiating expert for Fox Sports’ NFL coverage, a position he pioneered and has since been adopted by every other football broadcast partner in addition to spreading to other sports, announced Sunday that he could be out for … Read more
“Potentially hazardous” material has been discovered in a storage room at New South Wales, Australia’s largest high school, forcing the area into lockdown until specialist contractors can remove the box — which was only noticed after white powder suspected to be asbestos fell onto it. Castle Hill High School has been embroiled in an asbestos … Read more
A long-forgotten time capsule at West Point recently discovered inside the base of a monument and believed to have been left by cadets in the late 1820s is expected to be pried open Monday. The contents of the small lead box could possibly provide a window into the early, more Spartan days of the storied … Read more
Ruff conditions ahead. Dog owners who plan to bring their pooch along with them to the beach this summer should be wary of the dangers that their four-legged pals could be in. While playing on the beach, many dogs may get sand in their mouths, whether its on purpose or accidentally, but if ingested, the … Read more
Drake Bell has been spotted weeks after he went missing, appearing to be sucking on a balloon — potentially getting high, TMZ reported. Photos from April 25 show Bell, 36, in his parked car outside his home in Los Angeles, apparently inhaling from a fully inflated balloon, according to TMZ. A canister that resembles a … Read more
Sam Neill reveals his secret battle with stage 3 blood cancer in his upcoming memoir “Did I Ever Tell You This?” The 75-year-old “Jurassic Park” star recalled experiencing swollen glands a year ago while doing press for “Jurassic World Dominion.” He said he was soon diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, undergoing chemotherapy until he switched … Read more
New York City health officials are warning residents that the infectious omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 may be more likely to infect people who have already been vaccinated or infected with COVID-19. “Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 73% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases in NYC,” the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tweeted on Friday. ” … Read more
Influenza cases are rising in the United States as the country prepares for a potentially severe season. During the week ending Oct. 1– the latest date for which data is available — there were 969 cases of influenza A and 52 cases of influenza B reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What’s … Read more
Hunting for fungus in the human body may offer a brand-new method for early detection of cancer, Israeli scientists suggest in new peer-reviewed research. Working with colleagues in the US, they studied tumors from 17,000 cancer patients to document, for the first time, which fungi live in the tissue. There has been very limited research … Read more