Los Angeles County's top health official said Monday that she and others in similar roles have received death threats over safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, prompting some to resign, as ways to combat the pandemic have turned increasingly politically partisan.In a statement, Barbara Ferrer, the director of the L.A. County Department of…
A view of SAA airplanes at Cape Town International Airport on February 18, 2020. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander As the date nears for SAA's creditors to vote on a business rescue plan for flag carrier, the Department of Public Enterprises says it will oppose any last-minute court actions that seek to interdict the meeting. In a statement…
A probe has been launched into claims that Altecia Kortje could not apply for a restraining order a week before she died.According to various community members, Kortje was told to come back in September at a magistrate's court due to Covid-19 regulations.The justice department views this in a "very serious light" and has asked the…
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice Bulelani Magwanishe. Office bearers from the Public Protector and Human Rights Commission earning R1.5 million and above will not receive a raise for the 2019-20 financial year.Officials earning between R1 1.5 million will receive a 2.8% increase, while office bearers earning below R1 million will get 4.5%.New leave…
Sady Swanson, Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 4:31 p.m. MT June 1, 2020 | Updated 8:53 p.m. MT June 1, 2020CLOSE Gov. Jared Polis gave an update May 18 on coronavirus testing in Colorado, saying anyone who is symptomatic (and some essential workers) can be tested. USA TODAY HandoutColorado public health officials say modeling data shows…
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump
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