Ready-To-Eat Meals Sold Nationwide At Walmart Recalled After Deadly Listeria Outbreak Ready-To-Eat Meals Sold Nationwide At Walmart Recalled After Deadly Listeria Outbreak
Ready-To-Eat Meals Sold Nationwide At Walmart Recalled After Deadly Listeria Outbreak Several popular ready-to-eat chicken pasta meals sold across the country at a pair of supermarkets are being recalled following a deadly outbreak of listeria. Federal officials say 17 people across 13 states have become sick after eating products linked to a strain of Listeria monocytogenes. Three people have died, and one fetal loss has been reported, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). They products were sold at Walmart and Kroger stores. The recall includes chicken fettuccine alfredo meals under the Marketside and Home Chef labels, produced by FreshRealm establishments…
Biggest Great White Shark Recorded On Atlantic Coast: Where He's Headed Biggest Great White Shark Recorded On Atlantic Coast: Where He's Headed
Biggest Great White Shark Recorded On Atlantic Coast: Where He's Headed He's back. The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean is heading north after disappearing off the radar for a few weeks. Nicknamed Contender, the 14-foot, 1,653-pound mature male was just pinged off Pamlico Sound in North Carolina, suggesting a potential migration north, according to Ocearch global shark tracker. The mature male is moving from North Carolina up the East Coast, likely to spend the summer in colder waters near Canada, researchers say, noting that it's a common migration pattern for great whites during late spring and early summer.  …
Public Health Alert Issued For Ground Beef Products Sold In CT Public Health Alert Issued For Ground Beef Products Sold In CT
Public Health Alert Issued For Ground Beef Products Sold In CT Consumers are being urged to check their refrigerators and freezers after federal food safety officials issued a public health alert tied to a popular brand of ground beef. The alert, issued by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), warns that a batch of Organic Rancher ground beef may be contaminated with E. coli, a potentially dangerous bacteria that can cause severe illness. Although the beef is no longer being sold, officials say consumers may still have the product at home. It was shipped to distributor locations in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, and Maryland, and later…
45 Sickened, 16 Hospitalized As Salmonella Outbreak In Cucumbers Expands To 18 States 45 Sickened, 16 Hospitalized As Salmonella Outbreak In Cucumbers Expands To 18 States
45 Sickened, 16 Hospitalized As Salmonella Outbreak In Cucumbers Expands To 18 States A Salmonella outbreak linked to a cucumber producer has now expanded to 18 states with 45 illnesses and 16 hospitalizations now reported. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new recall for Bedner Growers cucumbers on Friday, May 30.  The recalled cucumbers, grown in Boynton Beach, Florida, and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, were shipped to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers, and food service dealers from Tuesday, April 29, to Monday, May 19. The products were labeled as either being “supers,” “selects,” or “plains." Target had issued…
Big Lots Reopening 78 Stores As Retailer Finishes Bankruptcy Comeback: See The Full List Big Lots Reopening 78 Stores As Retailer Finishes Bankruptcy Comeback: See The Full List
Big Lots Reopening 78 Stores As Retailer Finishes Bankruptcy Comeback: See The Full List Dozens of more Big Lots stores will reopen, finishing a nationwide comeback months after the discount chain filed for bankruptcy. Big Lots will open 78 stores on Wednesday, June 5, the company said in a news release on Friday, May 30. The chain began reopening locations in April after it was purchased by Variety Wholesalers in December 2024. After this wave of reopenings, Big Lots will have 219 stores back in business in the mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and South. Nine stores were the first to open on Thursday, April 10, and 132 locations joined in May. Big Lots said its reop…
Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police
Virginia Man Who Shot Teen In Crowded Neighborhood Caught In Georgia: Police A Virginia man who shot a teen in a crowded neighborhood before fleeing the state will be behind bars for the next several years, authorities said. Elmore Taylor Jr., 24, of Culpeper, was sentenced on Friday, May 9, 2025, to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to a 2024 shooting, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. on April 16, 2024, to multiple reports of gunfire in the area of Vantage Place and Highview Court in Culpeper, police said. …
Former Harrisburg Bishop, Lebanon Native Appointed To Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Former Harrisburg Bishop, Lebanon Native Appointed To Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
Former Harrisburg Bishop, Lebanon Native Appointed To Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission A former bishop of Harrisburg and Lebanon County native has been appointed by President Donald Trump to a new national commission focused on religious freedom, the White House announced on Thursday, May 1. Kevin Rhoades, who currently serves the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana, was named to the Advisory Board of Religious Leaders for Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, created earlier this month by executive order. Rhoades, a 1975 graduate of Lebanon Catholic High School, previously served as Harrisburg’s ninth bishop from 2004 to 2009. He now chairs the United States Conferen…
US Measles Cases Surge Past 1,000 As CDC Reports 14 Outbreaks US Measles Cases Surge Past 1,000 As CDC Reports 14 Outbreaks
US Measles Cases Surge Past 1,000 As CDC Reports 14 Outbreaks America reached a grim milestone this week as the number of confirmed measles cases across the country has soared past 1,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 1,001 confirmed measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by 31 states and jurisdictions — more than triple the number reported in all of 2024, according to the agency's latest report. At least 14 outbreaks (defined as three or more connected cases) have been reported so far this year, with 93 percent of cases (928 of 1,001) linked to outbreaks,…
Trump Appoints Former 'RHONJ' Star, Top NY/NJ Rabbis To Holocaust Museum Council Trump Appoints Former 'RHONJ' Star, Top NY/NJ Rabbis To Holocaust Museum Council
Trump Appoints Former 'Rhonj' Star, Top NY/NJ Rabbis To Holocaust Museum Council A former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star, a top Orthodox rabbi, and a political operative tied to Senator Rick Scott are among 14 people named to the newly completed Board of the Holocaust Memorial Council, officials announced this week. Who’s On the Board? The board includes: Siggy Flicker, former Real Housewives cast member and vocal supporter of Jewish causes, whose stepson was charged in the US Capitol riot. Tila Falic, president of a Jewish high school in Florida. Jackie Zeckman, who worked in Senator Rick Scott’s political operation and is managing his re-election campaign. R…
Recall Issued For Baked Beans Sold In 23 States, Including NY Recall Issued For Baked Beans Sold In 23 States, Including NY
Recall Issued For Baked Beans Sold In 23 States, Including NY A new recall has been issued for a popular baked bean product distributed to retailers in more than 20 states. The beans, made by Vietti Food Group and sold under the Yellowstone brand, are being pulled due to the presence of an undeclared allergen. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the product contains undeclared soy, posing a risk to individuals with a soy allergy or severe sensitivity. Consuming the affected product could lead to serious or life-threatening reactions, the FDA said. The recall involves 15-ounce cans of Yellowstone Brown Sugar Molasses Baked Beans wi…
UDel Grad Student, 24, Killed By Fugitive Fleeing Cops In U-Haul Van, Police Say UDel Grad Student, 24, Killed By Fugitive Fleeing Cops In U-Haul Van, Police Say
UDel Grad Student, 24, Killed By Fugitive Fleeing Cops In U-Haul Van, Police Say A 24-year-old Maryland woman has been identified as the victim killed by a man wanted out of multiple states when he plowed into pedestrians and parked cars in a stolen U-Haul van in Delaware, authorities announced. Gordon Turner, 22, of New Castle, DE was arrested and is facing multiple charges in the Monday, April 29 crash that left Marina Vasconcelos, of Northeast, MD, dead, police said in a news release Thursday, May 1. Last summer, Vasconcelos announced that she had gotten engaged while in Cape May, NJ. According to LinkedIn, she was a third-year Ph.D. candidate at UDel pursuing a…
Alex Karaban Returning To UConn, Aiming For Third National Title: 'My Heart Remains In Storrs' Alex Karaban Returning To UConn, Aiming For Third National Title: 'My Heart Remains In Storrs'
Alex Karaban Returning To UConn, Aiming For Third National Title: 'My Heart Remains In Storrs' A two-time national champion and native New Englander is staying in the "Basketball Capital of the World." UConn men's basketball star Alex Karaban announced he'll return to Storrs for his final year of NCAA eligibility. The Southborough, Massachusetts, sharpshooter calmed Huskies fans' nerves with an Instagram post on Tuesday, April 29. Karaban was a key member of UConn's national title runs in 2023 and 2024. Despite the Huskies' second-round exit in a comparatively disappointing season, the 22-year-old earned second-team all-Big East honors in 2025. The power forward said he felt th…