At least 10 people have been hospitalized in California and Nevada following a listeria outbreak under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA said in a release Saturday. Ready-to-eat foods produced by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando, California, are being voluntarily recalled, according to the company. More …
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How to navigate Newark airport amid delays and outages
Another ground stop at Newark Liberty International left travelers facing a new wave of cancellations and hourslong delays at the New Jersey airport on Sunday. This disruption follows weeks of chaos marked by air traffic communication issues and staffing shortages. While waiting areas, makeshift chairs and benches were emptier this weekend compared to the crowds of stranded passengers last week, …
Read More »Astros’ Lance McCullers Jr. says disgruntled fans directing death threats at him and his children
Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. says he is receiving death threats directed at both himself and his children after Saturday’s loss against the Cincinnati Reds. McCullers, who says he became a target of harassment from baseball fans after he allowed seven runs during a 10-run first inning, told reporters after the game that people have been sending threats to him …
Read More »Trump administration will accept a luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a superluxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar as a gift to be used by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One for presidential travel until shortly before Trump leaves office, according to four sources familiar with the planning. Two of the sources also confirm that ownership of …
Read More »Ground stop briefly issued at Newark airport after weeks of travel chaos
A ground stop at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was lifted Sunday after being issued earlier in the morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, in the latest in a series of issues that have plagued the airport over the last few weeks. “The FAA briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies …
Read More »Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Democrats would’ve been ‘better served by a primary’ in the 2024 election
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on Sunday said that the Democratic Party would have been “better served by a primary” in 2024 as she reflected on former President Joe Biden’s suspending his re-election campaign last year and endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris just months before the election. “You know, everything we look at in a rearview mirror after you lose an …
Read More »Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
SAN ANTONIO — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has died. He was 73. Rodriguez died Friday in San Antonio from health complications, according to his …
Read More »Israel’s blockade means Gaza’s hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients
It cost a fortune, she said, but Asmaa Fayez managed to buy a few zucchinis in a Gaza market. She cooked them with rice and brought it to her 4-year-old son, who has been in the hospital for the past week. The soup was his only meal of the day, and he asked for more. “It’s all finished, darling,” Fayez replied softly. …
Read More »How Leo became the unexpected pope
“Nobody does drama like the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, shortly after emerging from the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. The quick decision, made some 33 hours after the Sistine Chapel’s doors closed and the cardinals went into sequestration, was a sign that they likely entered the conclave …
Read More »Chimpanzees use some features of language to talk to each other
New research suggests wild chimpanzees have developed a far more nuanced communication system than previously realized, using several mechanisms that combine their vocalizations to create new meaning. These elements of chimpanzee communication, described in a study published Friday in the journal Science Advances, resemble some of the fundamental building blocks of human language. Scientists analyzed recordings of three groups of …
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