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☆ Walnuts Recalled From Natural Food Stores After E. Coli Outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A California company is recalling organic walnuts that were sold at natural food stores and coop retailers in 19 states because of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven, federal officials said. The recall came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the company of 12 recorded illnesses that were linked to the walnuts. They were distributed at more than 300 food retailers, including Whole Foods Market, New Seasons Market and Rosauers Supermarkets, the F.D.A. An investigation is underway to determine the potential source of the contamination, the F.D.A. The company did not immediately respond to inquiries on Wednesday.

Persons: Gibson Organizations: and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Foods, Rosauers Locations: California, Hollister , Calif

☆ 100 Pilot Whales Are Rescued After Mass Stranding in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded along the shores of Western Australia on Thursday have returned to the ocean, while 29 died on the beach, wildlife officials said. Officials were working to remove the 29 whales that had died on the beach, Pia Courtis, a regional wildlife officer with the Parks and Wildlife Service for Western Australia, said on Thursday in a news conference posted by the agency on social media. The agency planned to take biological samples and measurements from the dead whales for research. After marine officials and volunteers had helped the other whales back out to sea, boats were on the water and a spotter plane was monitoring the area to ensure they did not return to shore. The four pods of 160 pilot whales were spread across about 1,640 feet of beach at the Toby Inlet, near the town of Dunsborough, in Western Australia on Thursday morning, local wildlife officials said, in a statement on social media.

Persons: Pia Courtis Organizations: Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Locations: Western Australia, Dunsborough

☆ Fake Priest Who Targeted Churches Across U.S. Is Arrested, Sheriff Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man who impersonated a priest and called himself Father Martin to steal from churches around the United States was arrested in California this month, the authorities in Riverside County said. The man, Malin Rostas, 45, of New York, was taken into custody on April 10 after sheriff’s deputies found a vehicle matching the description of one associated with the burglaries, according to the county sheriff in Riverside, Calif.Mr. Rostas, the driver of the black sedan, was arrested. Investigators determined that he was the man posing as Father Martin and that he had tried to steal from a church in Moreno Valley, a city about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, the sheriff’s office said. Mr. Rostas was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on an outstanding burglary warrant from Pennsylvania. Additional charges were expected to be filed for the attempted church burglary in Moreno Valley, the authorities said.

Persons: Father Martin, Malin Rostas, Rostas Organizations: Mr, Robert Presley Detention Locations: United States, California, Riverside County, New York, Riverside , Calif, Moreno Valley, Los Angeles, Riverside, Pennsylvania

☆ Man Kills 2, Then Himself, at Las Vegas Law Office, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A man fatally shot two people at a law office in Las Vegas on Monday morning, then killed himself, the police said. Officers responded to a report of an active shooter around 10 a.m. inside the law firm, located on the fifth floor of an office building in the Summerlin community in the city, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. “This is a dynamic event,” the department said on social media early on Monday, adding that multiple police emergency vehicles were responding. Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said that there were two victims, a man and a woman, and that the shooter was a man.

Persons: Kevin McMahill Organizations: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Ninja, Video Gaming Star on Twitch, Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Tyler Blevins, the video game superstar known as Ninja, revealed this week that he had been diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Mr. Blevins, 32, said on social media on Tuesday that a mole was removed from his foot during an annual checkup with a dermatologist a few weeks ago. “It came back as melanoma, but they are optimistic that we caught it in the early stages,” he said. In the post, Mr. Blevins said a second dark spot was found on his foot that had also been removed and was being checked, “with the hopes that under the microscope they will see clear non-melanoma edges and we will know we got it.”

Persons: Tyler Blevins, Blevins, ”

☆ Tyler Blevins, Video Gaming Star, Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Tyler Blevins, Blevins, ”

☆ Mountain Lion Kills Man and Injures His Brother in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a rare attack against humans, a mountain lion killed a man and injured his brother while the men were in a remote area of Northern California on Saturday, the authorities said. The brothers, 18 and 21, were in Georgetown, Calif., when the mountain lion attacked, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. At about 1:13 p.m. on Saturday, the younger brother called 911 to report that the two had been attacked in Georgetown, about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, and that he had been separated from his brother. The caller told the authorities that he had “suffered traumatic injuries to his face” during the attack, according to the statement.

Persons: “ Organizations: El, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Locations: Northern California, Georgetown, Calif, El Dorado County, Sacramento

☆ C.D.C. Investigating Gastrointestinal Illness on Luxury Cruise Ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship after more than 150 people reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness, including diarrhea and vomiting. The ship, the Queen Victoria, operated by Cunard Line, departed Southampton, England, on Jan. 11 on a 107-night cruise that included recent stops in Florida and San Francisco, according to the company’s website. said that, as of Thursday, 129 passengers and 25 crew members had reported being ill on the ship. The agency said 1,824 passengers and 967 crew members were aboard at the time of the outbreak. In a statement, Cunard Line, which is based in Southampton, said that “a number of guests had reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness” on the ship, which arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday after stops in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Aruba.

Persons: Queen Victoria Organizations: Disease Control, Cunard Line, Cunard Locations: Southampton, England, Florida, San Francisco, Honolulu, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Aruba

☆ Millions Under Weather Alerts During Post-Thanksgiving Travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Nearly 14 million people were under various winter weather alerts on Sunday as a post-Thanksgiving snowstorm moved over the Rockies and Central Plains and travelers trekked home after the holiday, forecasters said. Winter storm warnings were in effect on Sunday for parts of the upper peninsula of Michigan, while weather advisories were in effect for parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region, the Weather Service Prediction Center said on Sunday. Moderate to heavy snowfall was expected to affect portions of the Southern Rockies and Central Plains, including much of Kansas, where as much as a foot of snow had fallen in some places as of Sunday. “Gusty winds and heavy snow will increase hazardous travel conditions,” the National Weather Service said.

Organizations: Rockies, Midwest, Weather, Southern Rockies, National Weather Service Locations: Central Plains, Michigan, Great Lakes, Kansas

☆ Three Killed After Landslide Strikes Alaska Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three people, including a girl, were killed and three others were missing after a landslide struck homes in southeast Alaska this week, the authorities said. The landslide took place at about 9 p.m. Monday local time in Wrangell, Alaska, where “the slide covered and effectively closed Zimovia Highway” at its 11th milepost, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said on Tuesday. The slide was estimated to be 450 feet wide when it crossed the roadway and smashed into three single-family homes. Wrangell is a coastal community of 2,000 residents in southeast Alaska. Rescue crews found the body of a girl in the initial search and a drone operator found the bodies of two adults on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Organizations: Alaska Department of Transportation, Alaska ., Alaska Department of Public Safety Locations: Alaska, Wrangell , Alaska, Wrangell

It’s that time of the year when airports and highways are abundantly crowded as hosts of travelers make their yearly pilgrimage for turkey and stuffing. A pre-Thanksgiving storm may make travel more difficult for many as some regions register severe thunderstorms, gusty winds, heavy rain and even snow at some high elevations. Whether wintry precipitation or just plain wet weather, the storm system could impact travel during one of the busiest travel days of the year, as millions take to the skies to break bread with family and friends. The Transportation Security Administration expects about 30 million passengers to fly between this Friday and the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which represents an 11.5 percent increase from last year. In the New York area alone, which could be on the path of the storm weather, the four major airports were expecting 3.1 million passengers through Monday next week.

Organizations: Weather Prediction, Transportation Security Administration Locations: United States, New York

Six people were killed and at least 20 others were injured after a charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on a central Ohio highway on Tuesday morning, according to county and state highway officials. The chain-reaction crash, which involved five vehicles, took place just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 near State Route 310 in Etna Township, outside Columbus, Lt. Nathan Dennis of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said at a news conference on Tuesday. Three of the victims were students at the Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools: John W. Mosely, 18; Jeffery D. Worrell, 18; and Katelyn N. Owens, 15. The others who died were a high school teacher, Dave Kennat, 56, and two parents who had been chaperoning: Kristy Gaynor, 39; and Shannon Wigfield, 45. On Tuesday night, a crowd gathered for a vigil on a grassy field as Derek Varansky, the superintendent of Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools, read aloud the names of the victims.

Persons: Nathan Dennis, John W, Jeffery D, Worrell, Owens, Dave Kennat, Kristy Gaynor, Shannon Wigfield, Derek Varansky Organizations: Highway Patrol, Local, Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Locations: Ohio, Etna Township, Columbus, Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas Valley

The company owns and operates several digital media outlets, including Gizmodo, Quartz and Deadspin. News of the site’s closure bookended a revolution of feminist writing on the internet that Jezebel helped kick off when it launched in 2007. A wave of sites, including DoubleX, from Slate, and Reductress, followed, many of them adopting Jezebel’s incisive focus on gender politics and racism. Anna Holmes, who founded Jezebel and left the publication in 2010, woke up to the announcement of the site shuttering on Thursday and said she was still processing the news. Ms. Holmes, 50, said that she was hired by Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, to launch the publication in 2007.

Persons: Spanfeller, “, Jezebel, Anna Holmes, ”, Holmes, Nick Denton Organizations: O Media, Slate, Gawker Media

☆ Colorado Couple Arrested After Funeral Home ‘Improperly Stored’ 190 Bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A husband and wife who owned a Colorado funeral home were arrested in Oklahoma on Wednesday in connection to the improper handling of at least 190 bodies that had been left in their care, the authorities said. The couple, Jon and Carie Hallford, were operating the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs and Penrose, Colo., which offered so-called green burial options. The services advertised on the business’s website featured burials without chemicals or concrete vaults, which included placing bodies in biodegradable caskets, baskets, shrouds or “even nothing at all.”The Hallfords were arrested in Wagoner, Okla. They had not been formally charged but were held on suspicion of committing abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery, all felony charges, according to a statement from the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Colorado Springs. District Attorney Michael J. Allen said at a news conference on Wednesday that the probable-cause affidavit in the case had been sealed but added, “The information contained in that affidavit is absolutely shocking.”

Persons: Jon, Carie Hallford, Michael J, Allen Organizations: Fourth Locations: Colorado, Oklahoma, Colorado Springs, Penrose, Colo, Wagoner, Okla

☆ Tyson Recalls Nearly 30,000 Pounds of Chicken Nuggets Over Metal Pieces
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds of its dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets after some consumers said they found small metal pieces in them, federal officials said. The recall, which was announced on Saturday, involves 29-ounce plastic bags of the product, which is called “Fully Cooked Fun Nuggets Breaded Shaped Chicken Patties,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement. The recall affects approximately 29,819 pounds of the dinosaur-shaped nuggets, which were produced on Sept. 5 by the Arkansas-based food processing company. The bags affected have a “best if used by” date of Sept. 4, 2024, and lot codes 2483BRV0207, 2483BRV0208, 2483BRV0209 and 2483BRV0210, the statement said. The packaging features cartoon dinosaurs, one green and one red, looking over a plate of the breaded nuggets.

Persons: Tyson Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture’s, Inspection Service Locations: Arkansas

☆ A 500-Year-Old Inca Mummy in Peru Now Has a Face
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The well-preserved remains of the girl, who was found in a sitting position, were naturally mummified in the freezing environment and had been entombed in ice. Mr. Reinhard said he had always imagined what the girl’s face looked like. “It was a shock when I saw, for the first time, Juanita’s face,” Dr. Reinhard said at the unveiling ceremony. He added: “I never thought I would see her face when she was alive. Now 28 years later, it has become a reality.”The girl is believed to have been 13 to 15 years old when she died.

Persons: Johan Reinhard, Reinhard, ” Dr, “ Organizations: Johns Hopkins University Locations: Peruvian, Caylloma, Baltimore

☆ Colleagues and Friends Mourn Actor Matthew Perry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Celebrities, actors and entertainment and political leaders shared tributes to Matthew Perry, who starred on the hit television series “Friends” and died on Saturday at the age of 54. Scot Williams of the Los Angeles Police Department’s robbery-homicide division. Although there was no immediate cause of death, there was no indication of foul play. On social media on Sunday, Perry’s fans and colleagues celebrated the actor, who played the sardonic Chandler Bing on more than 200 episodes of the NBC sitcom “Friends,” which followed a group of young professionals living in Manhattan. On the show, Perry starred with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow.

Persons: Matthew Perry, ”, Scot Williams, Chandler Bing, Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow Organizations: Los Angeles Police, NBC Locations: Manhattan

☆ Suspect in Killing of Maryland Judge Is Found Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A man suspected of killing a Maryland judge outside his home last week was found dead on Thursday morning, ending a weeklong manhunt, the local authorities said. The suspect, Pedro Argote, 49, was wanted for murder in the death of Judge Andrew Wilkinson of the Maryland Circuit Courts, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland said in a statement. Mr. Argote was found during “an expanded evidentiary search” around Williamsport, Md., less than 10 miles from the state’s northern border. It was not immediately clear how Mr. Argote had died. At a news conference on Thursday, Sheriff Brian K. Albert of Washington County said that Mr. Argote’s remains would be taken to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

Persons: Pedro Argote, Andrew Wilkinson, Argote, Brian K, Albert of Washington, Argote’s Organizations: Maryland Circuit, Sheriff’s Locations: Maryland, Washington, Williamsport, Md, Albert of Washington County

An off-duty pilot who was in a jump seat in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight on Sunday has been charged with more than 80 counts of attempted murder after he tried to disrupt the engines, prompting the plane to divert to Portland, Ore., the authorities said. Flight 2059, operated by Horizon Airlines, an Alaska Airlines regional subsidiary, left Everett, Wash., around 5:23 p.m. and was headed to San Francisco when it reported “a credible security threat related to an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who was traveling in the flight deck jump seat,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement on Monday. “The jump seat occupant unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines,” Alaska Airlines said in the statement, adding that the captain and first officer “quickly responded, engine power was not lost and the crew secured the aircraft without incident.”A pilot told an air traffic controller that the man had tried to cut the plane’s engines, according to an audio recording posted on LiveATC.net, which shares live and archived recordings of air-traffic-control radio transmissions.

Persons: “ Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Horizon Airlines, Alaska Airlines regional Locations: Portland, Everett, Wash, San Francisco

☆ 3 Plead Guilty in $600 Million Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three members of a California family pleaded guilty for their roles in a “national network of thieves, dealers and processors” that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. All three pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, prosecutors said. Tou Sue Vang also pleaded guilty to an additional 39 charges related to money laundering. Todd Leras, a lawyer for Andrew Vang, declined to comment, saying he preferred to do so in court filings. Lawyers for Ms. Moua and Tou Sue Vang did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.

Persons: Tou Sue Vang, Andrew Vang, Monica Moua, Todd Leras Organizations: Eastern, Eastern District of Locations: California, New Jersey, Sacramento, U.S, Eastern District, Eastern District of California

☆ Linda Evangelista, ’90s Supermodel, Had Breast Cancer Twice in 5 Years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Linda Evangelista, the supermodel made famous in the 1990s, revealed in an interview that she survived breast cancer twice in five years. The fashion photographer described her diagnoses and multiple health challenges in an interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine that was published on Tuesday. Ms. Evangelista, 58, said she was first diagnosed in 2018 after an annual mammogram. The magazine noted that it was the first time she had spoken publicly about her cancer. Breast cancer was not going to kill me.”

Persons: Linda Evangelista, Ms, Evangelista, ” Organizations: Wall Street

☆ Schools Closed as Manhunt for Pennsylvania Fugitive Expands
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two school districts in Pennsylvania canceled classes on Tuesday as troopers searched by land and air for a convicted murderer who was spotted near residential areas after escaping from a prison near Philadelphia last week, the authorities said. The fugitive, Danelo Cavalcante, 34, a Brazilian national, fled from the Chester County Prison on Thursday, days after he was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder in the April 2021 killing of his former girlfriend, whom the authorities said he stabbed 38 times in front of her two children. On Tuesday, investigators said they had expanded the search for Mr. Cavalcante because of several sightings just miles from the prison in Pocopson Township, adding that a reverse 911 call had been made to residents within a three-mile radius early on Tuesday. Police cars and helicopters were also playing a message with the voice of Mr. Cavalcante’s mother urging him in his native Portuguese to surrender peacefully, the authorities said on Monday. Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said at a news conference on Tuesday that one of the sightings of Mr. Cavalcante was probably on Monday evening, when a trail camera picked up a man walking on a property at Longwood Gardens, less than three miles south of the prison.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante’s, George Bivens, Cavalcante Organizations: . Police, Pennsylvania State Police Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Brazilian, Chester, Pocopson Township, Portuguese, Longwood

When a 2-year-old beagle named Fin was carried out in September from the Envigo breeding and research facility in Cumberland, Va., his exit marked the end of a nearly 60-day operation to rescue almost 4,000 dogs that had been living in highly distressful conditions. Beagles that were among those kept there were underfed, had fallen ill or were injured, inspections of the research facility found, and some had been euthanized. Nearly a year later, many of the beagles are thriving in new homes, their new housemates said. They roll on the grass, enjoy long walks and lick birthday cake to celebrate the anniversary of their rescue. I can’t imagine what that must’ve felt like for him,” said Suzanne Brown-Pelletier, who adopted Fin within weeks of his rescue.

Persons: must’ve, ”, Suzanne Brown, Pelletier, “, I’m Locations: Cumberland , Va

☆ Flash Floods Soak Parts of Mississippi
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Heavy rains led to road closures and several flash-flood warnings in Mississippi on Thursday, a day after warnings were issued for parts of Arkansas and Louisiana. About 13 inches of rain had fallen in Winston County by Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service office in Jackson, Miss. A flash-flood emergency alert, indicating life-threatening danger, was in effect for cities including Louisville, Miss., which is in that county. Flash-flood warnings were issued for other parts of the state. Winston County is about 100 miles northeast of Jackson.

Persons: “, ” Sarah Sickles, ” Organizations: National Weather Service, Miss Locations: Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Winston County, Jackson, Louisville, Miss

A recently discovered letter written by President Abraham Lincoln that offers a glimpse into his thinking during the early part of the Civil War sold this week in Pennsylvania for $85,000, according to an autograph dealer. “Discovering unpublished, unknown letters of Abraham Lincoln is increasingly rare,” Mr. Raab said in a statement about the document on the Pennsylvania collection’s website. The letter, which measures 5 by 8 inches, was sold to a private collector in the southeastern United States on Wednesday, Mr. Raab said. Dated Aug. 19, 1861, the short letter is addressed to Charles Ellet Jr., an American civil engineer and Union Army colonel, who had met the president and lobbied him for the creation of a civil engineering corps. Colonel Ellet had insisted that immediate action be taken to understand the South’s infrastructure because he felt that Washington was vulnerable.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Nathan Raab, Raab, Mr, Charles Ellet Jr, Ellet Organizations: Pennsylvania, Union Army Locations: Pennsylvania, United States, American, Washington

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