Find Your Daily Voice
GO
Chris Spiker
Reporter
[email protected]
Chris Spiker's Contributions
Hartford, CT
On Your Side
Buffalo Wild Wings Free Food Deal Celebrates 'Boneless' Lawsuit Victory
Buffalo Wild Wings is enjoying the sweet taste of victory in federal court with a special deal. The sports bar chain boasted about the legal win in a social media post on Thursday, Feb. 19. An Illinois judge dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday, Feb. 17, that accused Buffalo Wild Wings of false advertising over the name of its boneless wings. The ruling allows BWW to keep the moniker for its breaded chicken bites. "They're called boneless wings and will forever be called boneless wings," BWW posted. "Celebrate the court's decision today with BOGO FREE boneless wings." The promotion is…
National Interest
US Trade Deficit Barely Shrank In 2025 Despite Trump's Tariffs
The US trade deficit was largely unchanged in 2025 despite President Donald Trump's claims that his sweeping tariffs would rapidly shrink the gap. The annual trade deficit in 2025 totaled $901.5 billion, according to Commerce Department data released on Thursday, Feb. 19. That was $2.1 billion lower than 2024, marking just a 0.2% decrease in Trump's first year back in office. The trade gap sharply widened to $70.3 billion in December 2025. That was up $17.3 billion from November and well above economists' expectations of $55.5 billion, CNBC reported. On the night b…
Hartford, CT
On Your Side
Red Lobster May Cut Bait On More Locations Amid Comeback, CEO Says: WSJ
Red Lobster could close more restaurants as the seafood chain recovers from its 2024 bankruptcy. The Orlando, Florida-based company is reviewing its real-estate footprint and leases to cut costs, CEO Damola Adamolekun told The Wall Street Journal. Red Lobster previously shut down about 130 restaurants while navigating the bankruptcy process in 2024. The chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2024 after years of declining traffic and mounting debt. The popular, but very generous, all-you-can-eat shrimp deal increased the financial strain, leaving Red Lobster's cash …
Hershey, PA
On Your Side
Reese's Heir Claims Hershey Changed Candy's Recipe, 'No Longer Matches' Identity
The grandson of the man who created the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is accusing The Hershey Company of drifting away from the candy's original recipe. Brad Reese posted an open letter on LinkedIn on Saturday, Feb. 14, addressed to Todd Scott, manager of corporate brand and editorial at Hershey. Reese questioned whether the candymaker is replacing milk chocolate and peanut butter with lower-cost substitutes in some Reese’s products. H.B. Reese invented the candy before the Reese company merged with Hershey in the 1960s. "My grandfather, H. B. Reese, built Reese's on a simple, e…
Garnet Valley, PA
On Your Side
Wawa Recalls Milk Sold Across PA Over Plastic Pieces: What To Know
Wawa is recalling several types of milk across the Mid-Atlantic because they could contain bits of plastic. The convenience store chain announced the recall of four 16-ounce Wawa milk products on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The recalled milk was sold at Wawa locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Wawa said the beverages could have soft plastic pieces, posing a choking risk. "While we have received no confirmed reports of any of the soft plastic pieces being present in these products, they are being recalled out of an abundance of caution," the company said. "Addit…
Hartford, CT
On Your Side
Judge Backs Boneless Wings At Buffalo Wild Wings, Says Lawsuit 'Has No Meat On Its Bones'
A federal judge has weighed in on a very spicy issue that divides chicken wing lovers. Buffalo Wild Wings can continue using the name "boneless wings" for its breaded chicken bites, according to a court ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Illinois judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Chicago-area man who argued that the food was falsely advertised. Aimen Halim sued the sports bar chain after buying boneless wings at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in January 2023. He claimed that he expected "wings that were deboned," but received what the judge descri…
Hartford, CT
On Your Side
$7.25B Roundup Cancer Settlement Reached Before Major Supreme Court Decision
Monsanto has agreed to pay more than $7 billion to settle claims that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer as a major Supreme Court case looms. German pharmaceutical and biotech giant Bayer announced the $7.25 billion settlement on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The proposed nationwide class agreement aims to resolve current and future claims that people developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after exposure to Roundup. Bayer didn't admit to any liability or wrongdoing in the settlement, which was filed in a St. Louis circuit court. "The proposed class settlement agreement, together with the Supr…
Hartford, CT
On Your Side
Parents Slam Company For Sexual Jokes Promoting Baby, Maternal Products
Frida Baby is facing growing backlash after social media users accused the company of using sexual jokes in its marketing for products for babies and mothers. Images and videos have spread on social media in mid-February, showing advertisements or packaging for infant and maternal products with sexual innuendos. One box featured the caption "This is the closest your husband’s gonna get to a threesome" on a three-in-one rectal thermometer for babies. Another children's thermometer box displayed in a store included the phrase "How about a quickie?" For the Electric No…
Arlington, VA
On Your Side
Americans Paying 90% Of Trump's Tariffs One Year Later, New Data Shows
American consumers and companies are paying the vast majority of President Donald Trump's tariffs despite his claims that foreign countries would be responsible for the rising costs, according to new federal studies. US businesses and shoppers are responsible for nearly 90% of the economic burden from Trump's sweeping duties, according to new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports jumped from 2.6% to 13%, based on data through November. The New York Fed found that in the first eight months of 2025, 94% of the tariff effects …
Hartford, CT
On Your Side
Pepsi Launches New Cola As Soda Giants Battle In Prebiotic Market
Pepsi has released its new prebiotic cola nationwide as the beverage giant competes in the fast-growing prebiotic soda industry. The company officially launched Pepsi Prebiotic Cola on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The release comes less than three months after the drink's online debut sold out on Black Friday. The drink marks a first for Pepsi's legacy brand, adding prebiotic fiber to a traditional cola. Each 12-ounce can contains three grams of prebiotic fiber, 30 calories, and five grams of sugar, with no artificial sweeteners. Pepsi Prebiotic Cola is available in original and cherr…
Prev
Page 92
of 421
90
91
92
93
94
Next
911 - 920 of 4,202 articles
