Cowgirl Jules / Flickr Governor Signs Disaster Proclamation as Officials Order Killing of 4.2 Million Chickens Iowa is the nation’s largest exporter of chicken eggs and the effect of the culling on the local economy is expected to be felt far and wide. By Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal May 29, 2024
Dennis Sylvester Hurd / Flickr , Resized Impact of Bidenomics on Your Memorial Day Weekend: Prices Skyrocket Since 2021 Bidenomics is making your Memorial Day weekend far more expensive even as he makes everything else more expensive. By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal May 26, 2024
Mike Mozart / Wikimedia Bidenomics: Restaurant Bloodbath Continues as TGI Friday's Joins Applebee's and Red Lobster with Closures "We've identified opportunities to optimize and streamline our operations," the brand's president said after the closure was announced. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 22, 2024
@DeSantisWarRoom / X screen shot GOP Governor Declares War on Lab-Grown Meat, Signs Law Making Distribution, Sale, Manufacture Illegal One Republican governor has taken on the lab-grown meat industry and announced his state is outlawing its sale. By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal May 4, 2024
Steven Penton / Flickr FDA Says Bird Flu Virus Has Been Found in Milk on Grocery Store Shelves The FDA says the milk supply is safe from bird flu, but it also reports particles of dead virus found in milk for sale to Americans. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 24, 2024
Mike Mozart / Flickr Massive Recall Issued for Common Herb - People Across Multiple States Infected, One Hospitalized A common herb used in cooking is being recalled from Trader Joe's and other stores that cover a 29-state chunk of America. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 21, 2024
Mike Mozart / Flickr Red Lobster May File for Bankruptcy as Labor Costs Skyrocket: Report Hit with rising labor costs, the seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster may go the Chapter 11 route to deal with existing debts. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 17, 2024
gordonramsaysubmissions / Flickr Gordon Ramsay's $14 Million Pub Taken Over by Squatters “Some are crashing on sofas, but others have taken over the beautiful bedrooms. God knows the damage and filth." By Rachel M. Emmanuel, The Western Journal April 14, 2024
Steven Penton / Flickr Bird Flu Jumps to Cattle, Now Burning Through US Dairy Farms Bird flu is having an increasingly damaging impact on dairy farms as cattle in eight states have already been infected. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 13, 2024
Morgane Perraud / Unsplash Largest US Fresh Egg Producer Halts Production at Plant, Destroys Nearly 2 Million Chickens After Disease Hits The company says it's working "with federal, state and local government officials and focused industry groups" to manage the problem. By Warner Todd Huston, The Western Journal April 3, 2024
Mike Mozart / Flickr Chick-fil-A Is Making a Big Change to its Chicken Due to Supply Reasons The decision is sparking a social media backlash, with one X user posting, "Its been a good run" before deleting the app from the phone. By Adelle Nazarian, The Western Journal March 24, 2024
Harry Dona / Pexels Tyson Accused of Contributing to 'Decimation of the American Dream' by Laying Off Americans While Hiring Immigrants Tyson Foods is in the hot seat after axing more than 1,000 American workers in one part of the company while hiring migrants for another. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 20, 2024
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images If Immigrants Don't Steal Jobs, Why Is Tyson Closing US Plants, Employing 42K Immigrants and Interested in 42k More? Tyson shares their intent to hire more illegals, showing clear favoritism as they even offer immigration lawyers to applicants. By Connor Cavanaugh, The Western Journal March 17, 2024
@NETexasMedia / X screen shot Cattle Country Ravaged, Tens of Thousands Estimated Dead and Many More Will Soon Be Lost "Even if they survive it, more than likely they’re gonna get pneumonia, they’re gonna get sick, they’re gonna die." By George C. Upper III, The Western Journal March 4, 2024
Mike Mozart / Flickr Trader Joe's Recalls Over 61,000 Pounds of Food Item After Contamination Risk Discovered The USDA posted images of the affected product to help consumers identify if their freezers are stocked with potentially hazardous food. By Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal March 4, 2024
NeONBRAND / Unsplash Disturbing Link Found Between Energy Drinks and Children: Don't Let Kids Touch These "This evidence suggests that energy drinks have no place in the diets of children and young people," one researcher said. By Allison Anton, The Western Journal February 4, 2024
@KBTXRusty / X screen shot Massive Fire Engulfs US Chicken Farm, Containment Expected to Last Days A massive fire has destroyed two buildings at a Texas chicken farm, with authorities saying the fire may take days to extinguish. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 30, 2024
Anthony Albright / Flickr Experts: Another 'Substantial' Jump in Food Prices Is Coming Groceries have already seen a huge price increase, but economists are warning consumers to prepare for higher prices in 2022 as well. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal February 9, 2022
Casey Holihan Noe / Facebook Bakery Truck Driver Takes Matters Into His Own Hands After Getting Stranded on Highway People were stranded in their cars for almost 24 hours. Thankfully, a bakery truck was stuck in the same predicament. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 7, 2022
@greg_doucette / Twitter North Carolina Costco Rings Up Its Single Largest Transaction Ever - for a Good Cause A North Carolina community's generosity resulted in a record at the local Costco store - a transaction of more than $100,000. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 17, 2021
Prachatai / Flickr Biden Administration Enacts the Largest Food Stamp Benefit Increase in US History The USDA, under the Biden Administration, has instituted the largest food stamp benefit Increase in history. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal October 1, 2021