The latest:There have been more than 1.6 million coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The U.S. death toll has surpassed 98,000 people, according to Hopkins.President Donald Trump booked back-to-back Memorial Day appearances despite the coronavirus pandemic, at Arlington National Cemetery and at a historic fort in Baltimore. Nearly two…
National police commissioner General Khehla John Sitole has ordered a manhunt for the men responsible for the killing of a police officer in KwaZulu-Natal.Constable Xolani Zulu, 32, was gunned down in KwaNyuswa in the Hillcrest policing precinct on Friday at about 19:30.According to police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili, Zulu, who was off duty, had returned…
The latest:There have been more than 1.4 million coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The U.S. death toll has surpassed 88,000 people, according to Hopkins.President Donald Trump unveiled a crash effort on Friday aimed at developing a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year but said the country…
International 2020-05-09 06:54 Megan Rapinoe (Twitter @FIFAWWC) The US women's national team on Friday filed an appeal against a legal setback in their equal pay lawsuit, saying they are being paid less than the men even though they win twice as much.In dismissing their equal pay claim last Friday, Judge Gary Klausner said the case…
Western Cape healthcare workers have reported waiting up to 10 days for Covid-19 test results - and sources in Gauteng say they are not alone.Delays in results have left many fearing infected patients, who should otherwise be self-quarantining, could unwittingly be exposing others to the virus."The delay is not only being experienced in the Western…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it included more than one pathogen
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based