TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people to check their cabinets for black pepper which could contain a dangerous organism. The FDA announced on Monday, June 3 that UBC Food Distributors, based out of Michigan, is recalling its “Ground Black Pepper” product under the Baraka brand name as it may […]
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Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel ignore call to disband as arrests nationwide approach 3,000
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters ignored a request by Drexel University’s president to disband their encampment on Monday as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war approached the 3,000 mark nationwide. Drexel’s campus remained on lockdown, with classes being held virtually as police kept watch over the demonstration on the school’s Korman Quad. […]
Sub wars heating up as a nationwide sandwich chain readies 5 new Jacksonville-area shops
A hoagie, sub, torpedo, hero or grinder. Whatever name you call them, the sandwich wars are hearing up in the Jacksonville area with the expansion of a popular New Jersey-based concept. The nationwide chain is firing a competition shot across the bow of — established homegrown favorite sub sandwich shops as well as another national […]
Two Kansas City area Red Lobster restaurants close as company shuts 87 nationwide
Two Red Lobster locations in the Kansas City area have closed. Restaurants in Olathe at 14904 W. 119th St. and in Kansas City, Kansas, at 10700 Parallel Parkway, had signs on their doors Tuesday morning announcing their closure. “This location is closed. We look forward to serving you at another Red Lobster location in the […]
Nationwide teacher shortages leave school districts relying on alternative solutions
Districts nationwide are shortening school weeks and packing more students into classrooms because there aren’t enough teachers. Arizona is just one state where almost a quarter of their teaching jobs are consistently vacant. School districts are fighting to fill some of those jobs in Arizona and half of the time they are filled by people who aren’t properly certified. Representatives for school […]
FedEx Freight to close 7 service centers nationwide in 2024
FedEx Freight to close seven service centers in six states. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), confirmed Tuesday that it is closing seven service centers across the U.S. this year as the division continues to make alignments to its freight network. “As the less-than-truckload industry evolves, at FedEx, […]
Panera says it’s phasing out its controversial Charged Lemonade nationwide
A Panera Bread spokesperson says the restaurant chain is phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a highly caffeinated beverage that has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits. The beverages prompted controversy in October following a lawsuit filed by the family of 21-year-old Sarah Katz, a University of Pennsylvania student with a heart condition […]
Rochester among fastest-selling housing markets nationwide. How long do homes stay on the market?
Rochester has emerged as one of the fastest-selling housing markets in the nation, according to Creditnews Research.The rankings, released ahead of the busier spring home-buying season, put Rochester as the fourth fastest-selling market in the country. With a median time of just nine days on the market, Rochester homes are moving quickly for the first […]
UChicago, DePaul encampment continue as nationwide protests escalate
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago encampment is entering Day 3 as DePaul students begin their second day of protesting Israel’s war on Gaza as nationwide anti-war protesters challenge their universities’ involvement. The demands at DePaul are no different than what other demonstrators at different college campuses across the country are calling for — a […]
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will take a historic step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis, with plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago, four sources with knowledge of the decision tell NBC News. The Drug […]
Afghanistan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Afghanistan launched a new polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at protecting around 10.72 million children under the age of 5, the Health Ministry announced. The four-day campaign will cover 31 of the country’s 34 provinces. Vaccinations in Ghor, Daikundi and Bamyan provinces will be implemented later due to recent rains and cold weather, the […]
Two Jewish New Yorkers share their wildly different perspectives on the pro-Palestinian protests at colleges nationwide.
Two Jewish New Yorkers share their wildly different perspectives on the pro-Palestinian protests at colleges nationwide. Two Jewish New Yorkers outside Columbia University this week shared wildly different perspectives as pro-Palestinian protests are erupting on college campuses nationwide — and accusations of antisemitism are following. “I think in the current moment the concept of antisemitism […]