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Trader Joe’s recalls basil amid salmonella outbreak, investigation

Trader Joe’s recalls basil amid salmonella outbreak, investigation

Via FDA(NEW YORK) — Trader Joe’s shoppers with an affinity for homemade pesto, Caprese salad or other dishes that utilize fresh basil should check their fridge for a newly recalled plastic clamshell container of the organic herb.”Do not eat Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s stores in 29 states and D.C.,” the U.S.…read more »

USC valedictorian speaks out after school canceled her commencement speech

USC valedictorian speaks out after school canceled her commencement speech

USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum. Via ABC News(NEW YORK) — The University of Southern California’s campus has been in the spotlight after school administrators canceled a student valedictorian’s commencement speech due to safety concerns over her pro-Palestinian views.Asna Tabassum, a first-generation South Asian-American Muslim, was scheduled to give a speech on May 10. School administrators, however,…read more »

LAPD officer who killed teen bystander with stray bullet will not be charged

LAPD officer who killed teen bystander with stray bullet will not be charged

avid_creative/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles police officer will not be charged after a stray bullet he fired killed a 14-year-old bystander during a police-involved shooting in December 2021, the California Department of Justice announced.In a report released Wednesday, the state DOJ said it had concluded that criminal charges were “not appropriate” following a…read more »

Tornado threat on the move: Latest severe weather forecast

Tornado threat on the move: Latest severe weather forecast

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Millions are bracing for a new round of storms after at least 25 confirmed tornadoes touched down this week in Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.On Thursday, the new storm system is moving into the Midwest and parts of the South, bringing a threat of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.The…read more »

911 outages in several states caused by company installing a light pole

911 outages in several states caused by company installing a light pole

Piccell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Several states experienced 911 call outages Wednesday evening, which emergency call system service provider Lumen said were caused by a light pole installation done by a third party.A Lumen spokesperson said Thursday in a statement to ABC News, “Some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to…read more »

Oklahoma man arrested in pipe-bomb attack on Massachusetts Satanic Temple

Oklahoma man arrested in pipe-bomb attack on Massachusetts Satanic Temple

Via U.S. Department of Justice(NEW YORK) — An Oklahoma man has been arrested on charges of allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, according to federal prosecutors.The suspect, 49-year-old Sean Patrick Palmer of Perkins, Oklahoma, was arrested Wednesday morning in Oklahoma, authorities said.The attack, captured on a security surveillance camera…read more »

Trump hush money trial live updates: Jury selection to resume

Trump hush money trial live updates: Jury selection to resume

SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges.Trump last April pleaded…read more »