Almost All Top US Companies Had Board Diversity Rules. Now Most Are Gone August 14, 2026 By Jeff Green and Daniela Sirtori Three years ago, nearly every major US company explicitly considered diversity when choosing new directors. Now, most don’t. In all,...
Taco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before Recall August 4, 2026 By Daniela Sirtori Michigan health authorities were in touch with Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., about a parasitic outbreak in early...
Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Tainted Mexican Lettuce Widens July 24, 2026 By Melos Ambaye, Jessica Nix and Daniela Sirtori The cyclosporiasis outbreak that’s sickened thousands of people in the US is spreading further, as federal health officials linked four...
FDA Says It’s Investigating Another Cyclospora Parasite Outbreak July 23, 2026 By Daniela Sirtori and Jessica Nix The US Food and Drug Administration said it’s investigating yet another outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite, with 72 cases...
FDA Walks Back Positive Lab Test in Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak July 20, 2026 By Kristina Peterson, Jessica Nix and Daniela Sirtori The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday withdrew an earlier positive test that had tied Taylor Farms’ lettuce to the...
McDonald’s Keeps ‘Core’ Inclusion Programs Despite DEI Backlash June 9, 2025 By Daniela Sirtori McDonald’s Corp. said it’s sticking to its most important inclusion initiatives, even as the Trump administration and conservative activists attack...
McDonald’s Retires Some Diversity Goals in Latest Corporate Retreat January 6, 2025 By Daniela Sirtori and Jeff Green McDonald’s Corp. is revamping its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, becoming the latest large company to change its strategy...
Starbucks Restores Scheduling App Taken Down by Hack to Vendor December 13, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori Starbucks Corp.’s system for logging employee hours is back online nearly three weeks after a vendor hack had forced the...
McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak October 24, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori and Deena Shanker McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to...
Cops Vow to Avert Risk of Havoc From DNC Protesters Converging in Chicago August 20, 2024 By Miranda Davis, Kim Chapman and Daniela Sirtori Security is always tight at Chicago’s Accenture Tower, a skyscraper that connects to a downtown transportation hub and houses the...