DANGEROUS SLEEP GUMMIES
According to new research, 88 percent of melatonin gummies were inaccurately labeled. A lab analysis of 25 different products showed that just 3 were within 10 percent of the quantity given on the label. The products they tested ranged from up to 347 percent of the label quantity to one product having no melatonin at all, although it did have 31 milligrams of CBD. Melatonin products are not approved by the FDA and are sold as dietary supplements, not medications.
WENDY'S HITS GROCERY STORES
Wendy's iconic chili, which the fast foot chain has served since 1969, is coming to grocery stores across the U.S. this spring. The canned version will have beef, peppers, beans in a tomato-based sauce. This isn't Wendy's first foray onto grocery store shelves . The company released "Wendy's Frosty Chocolatey Cereal" in 2021 and partnered with Pringles for flavors based on their chicken sandwich and the "Baconator" burger.
AI AVATARS
Your next TikTok avatar might come with the power of artificial intelligence. Amidst the controversy around the use of AI tools, TechCrunch has confirmed that TikTok is testing a new feature that would allow users to use AI tools to create unique, stylized avatars. The feature was first spotted by an industry analyst named Matt Navarra, who posted a demo of the feature on twitter. According to Navarra, users can upload 3 to 10 photos of themselves per day. TikTok will use the photos to generate 30 unique avatars in different styles.
An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
Israel bombarded Gaza early Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety, and it began evacuating a sizable Israeli town in the north near the Lebanese border, the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil.
With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said Thursday.
The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations that it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.
Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country's defense minister told ground troops to “be ready” to invade, though he didn’t say when.
Addressing the nation from the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has made his case for major U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed's target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market.
According to a new survey from the Federal Reserve, income inequality grew during the pandemic.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
The suspect accused of orchestrating the killing of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur will be arraigned Thursday on a murder charge. Duane Davis is expected to plead not guilty to murder with the use of a deadly weapon.
