Florida farm's cucumber recalls hit Walmart, Publix, others over salmonella
Ripple recalls from yet another salmonella outbreak traced to a Florida grower’s cucumbers are washing over Kroger, Walmart, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Weis Markets, Tops and various brands.
Delray Beach’s Bedner Growers ...Read more
Trump administration formally names Philly, other Pa. jurisdictions as impeding federal immigration enforcement
Philadelphia stood among 16 Pennsylvania cities and counties named Thursday night on the Trump administration’s list of sanctuary jurisdictions, places now to receive formal notice of what the president calls non-...Read more
Bernard Kerik, NYC's police commissioner on 9/11, dead at 69
Bernard “Bernie” Kerik, the city’s police commissioner on 9/11 and a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at age 69, sources said Thursday.
Kerik had been commissioner for just one year before he was faced...Read more
Trump-Xi truce under fire as US targets Chinese students, tech
Just weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a “total reset” with China following a trade truce in Geneva, tensions are rising again between the world’s biggest economies.
Trump’s administration Wednesday...Read more
DOJ 'not ready to proceed' with agreement over a federal investigation of Philly schools' asbestos management processes
PHILADELPHIA — In an eleventh-hour shocker, the Philadelphia school board did not sign off on an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice as expected Thursday.
The district is under investigation by federal ...Read more
Report alleges Cherfilus-McCormick may have accepted campaign contributions 'linked to an official action'
An official report outlining potential ethics violations by U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., said there was probable cause to believe that she “accepted campaign contributions linked to an official action.�...Read more
Do you trust what government says on COVID origins? What Americans said in poll
Most Americans are skeptical of the government’s stance on the emergence of COVID-19, according to new polling.
In the latest YouGov/Economist survey, 60% of respondents said they have no or little trust in “what the ...Read more
Rubio revises State Department overhaul plan amid Democratic blowback
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday revised his proposal to overhaul the State Department to include a new undersecretary-level position to oversee foreign aid after his April proposal was panned by ...Read more
Friend's Long Marriage Has Been A Roller Coaster
DEAR ABBY: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small things and stops talking to him for three to four months at a time. Also, he will make her supper, and she'll make something else. ...Read more
North Carolina pastor pleads guilty to COVID loan fraud. How much time he faces
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh pastor could spend decades in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to obtaining fraudulent COVID-19 loans.
Mitchell Summerfield, 45, is awaiting sentencing on a charge of conspiracy to commit ...Read more
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Mich. Gov. Whitmer says Trump previously told her he'd 'drop' pardon considerations for kidnap conspirators
President Donald Trump told Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this year that he would not pursue pardons for ...Read more
Miami judge delays whether to hold Florida attorney general in contempt of court
MIAMI — Despite strongly criticizing the state’s top legal officer, a Miami federal judge on Thursday put off deciding whether to hold Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court in a politically ...Read more
California tries again to overturn Huntington Beach's controversial voter ID law
LOS ANGELES — After losing last month in Orange County Superior Court, the state of California is asking a state appellate court to overturn a Huntington Beach measure that could require voters to present photo ...Read more
Trump administration deems Las Vegas a 'sanctuary jurisdiction' for undocumented immigrants
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas is one of hundreds of jurisdictions across the U.S. that the Department of Homeland Security labeled as a so-called “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, a classification the mayor and Nevada...Read more
Sydney Sweeney turning her bathwater into soap to connect with fans
Sydney Sweeney is turning her bathwater into soap to connect with fans.
The 27-year-old actress, known for her roles in 'Euphoria' and 'The White Lotus', has collaborated with soap brand Dr. Squatch to create a limited-...Read more
Ralph Macchio believes new 'Karate Kid' film is filled with 'next level martial arts'
Ralph Macchio believes the latest instalment in The Karate Kid franchise is filled with "next level martial arts".
The 63-year-old actor, best known for originating the role of Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 film 'The Karate ...Read more
Jackie Chan blames 'too much money' for critical mauling of 'Rush Hour 3'
Jackie Chan says "too much money" was to blame for the lukewarm critical reception to 'Rush Hour 3'.
The 71-year-old actor made the admission as he reflected on his career ahead of the release of 'Karate Kid: Legends', in...Read more
Protesters in Colorado heckle as Reps. Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert tout Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill
Against an unrelenting chorus of heckling, jeering and chanting from protesters gathered at the state Capitol on Thursday, U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans and Lauren Boebert roundly praised President Donald Trump’s “big, ...Read more
US asks judge to dismiss criminal charge over Boeing 737 Max crashes
The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge in Texas to dismiss its criminal case against Boeing Co. over two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago, despite objections of family members of some ...Read more
Passenger violently attacks flight attendant on plane out of Connecticut
A passenger on a flight from Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport had an onboard outburst and allegedly attacked a flight attendant, the Justice Department said.
The incident occurred Tuesday around 9:30 p.m. on ...Read more
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