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.
A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about dealing with grief after her husband died last year was charged with his murder by prosecutors who say the man died from a fentanyl overdose.
For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take too much.
A number of noncitizens appear to have been missed in the 2020 census.
The driver of an SUV that killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, has been charged with manslaughter.
Be Well: Destigmatizing Conversations Around Sexual Health and Organs
Be Well: How to Diversify Your Water Consumption
Dr. Deena Gupta-Adimoolam, a primary care specialist, joined Cheddar News to talk about how people can prepare themselves for emergency hospital visits.
In this photo provided by the Government of Alberta Fire Service, a wildfire burns a section of forest in the Grande Prairie district of Alberta, Canada, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Government of Alberta Fire Service/The Canadian Press via AP)
A law enforcement official says federal investigators are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology as they work to try to discern a motive.
Federal investigators are looking into whether the gunman expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology, a law enforcement source told the Associated Press.
