The E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s quarter pounders has come to a close as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially ends their investigation. An outbreak across the 14 states in October correlated to McDonald’s slivered onions from the popular menu item impacted at least 100 people, causing the chain to...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday probed the international consequences of allowing a group of Holocaust survivors and their heirs to leverage U.S. courts to seek compensation from Hungary for confiscating their property. For 14 years, the parties have battled over whether the survivors can overcome Hungary’s presumptive legal immunity as a foreign sovereign and haul...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law Tuesday, accusing the Parliament of being a “den for criminals” and of “attempting to overthrow” the nation’s democracy. Hours later, however, the National Assembly voted to demand Yoon lift the declaration. “I hereby declare an emergency martial law in order to defend the free Republic...
A consumer advocacy group wants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into whether Dr. Mehmet Oz violated influencer marketing rules by promoting products from a wellness and supplement company across social media without appropriate disclosures. In a letter sent to the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection Tuesday, Public Citizen said Oz regularly...
Most employees are on the lookout for or actively seeking a new position as an increasing number of workers feel detached from their jobs, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll, released Tuesday and conducted among full-time and part-time working adults, found that 51 percent of surveyed workers are watching for or looking for...
Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R) rebuked gay marriage in a Monday social media post that has drawn backlash from some of the state’s top Democrats. “Make gay marriage illegal again,” Schriver wrote on the social platform X. “This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.” The elected official, who self-identifies as a Christian in his...
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Tuesday that she doesn’t understand “why people are clutching their pearls” about Hunter Biden’s pardon by his father, President Biden. “This is his right as president,” Goldberg said on “The View,” in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “He can pardon — if he wants to pardon Bozo the Clown,...
Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farm-Labor Party (DFL) and a candidate for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair, argued the party must be willing to “recenter” its agenda after it suffered a string of defeats during last month’s elections. “For the first time in modern history, the perceptions that Americans have of the two...
The FBI has long been accused of becoming mired in politics, long before President-elect Trump nominated Kash Patel to FBI director, sparking concern among Democrats.