President Trump on Friday signed about $484 billion more in relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images President Trump on Friday signed about $484 billion more in relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Americans are generally skeptical…
By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Retirement home residents in Brandenburg, Germany on 16 April 2020Christoph Soeder/DPA/PA Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 23 April Up to half of Europe’s coronavirus deaths have been in care homes Up to half of those who have died from…
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump take part in a ceremony at the White House to mark Earth Day. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump and first lady Melania Trump take part in a ceremony at the White House to mark Earth Day. Mandel…
By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Nurses part of National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the US, protest in front of the White House about the lack of personal protective equipment on 21 April 2020 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm…
By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Social distancing protesters carry rifles near the steps of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday 15 April 2020.Paul Sancya/AP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 20 April Pro-gun groups promote social distancing protests in the US On…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out