Following an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in the United States, the fast-food giant faces its first lawsuit related to the incident, alleging negligence in food safety practices. On Wednesday, the Texas-based food safety law firm Ron Simon and Associates announced the filing of the first McDonald’s E. coli lawsuit on behalf…
Sleep researchers in the U.K. are calling for the abolishment of daylight saving time due to the impact it has on the human body. A statement published in the Journal of Sleep Research on Wednesday said evidence reviewed found the change in March that sees clocks jump forward an hour “can interfere negatively with sleep regulation.”…
Ukraine will receive $50 billion in loans, backed by frozen Russian assets, from Group of Seven allies, the White House said Wednesday. Distribution of the money will begin by year’s end, according to American officials who said the United States is providing $20 billion of the total. Leaders of the wealthy democracies agreed earlier this…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A search is underway for a 66-year-old woman who fell overboard during a Taylor Swift-themed cruise in the Bahamas. According to a U.S. Coast Guard statement, the woman fell from Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas vessel around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, approximately 17 miles north of…
An Italian woman died last week after she was impaled by a swordfish bill into her chest while surfing in Indonesia. In tributes to 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini, her loved ones have called her death a “freak accident.” Manfrini was surfing in the waters of the Mentawai Islands Regency when she was impaled by the swordfish,…
Russia, Iran and China are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead ofthe Nov. 5 U.S. elections and may consider fomenting violence after voters go to the polls, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday. The officials, briefing reporters on U.S. election security, said foreign actors could consider physical threats and violence, and are highly likely to conduct…
An Australian woman learned a valuable lesson the hard way this month — when you lose your phone in a tricky spot, don’t risk your life trying to save it. While taking photos on Oct. 12 in Hunter Valley, Australia, north of Sydney, Matilda Campbell dropped her cellphone into a tight crevice between two massive…
Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership, electoral data showed Monday, following a ballot that nearly caused a major setback for the pro-Western president, who accused “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote. With 99.41% of the 1.4 million votes counted in the EU…
Cuba’s widespread blackouts stretched into their fourth day as Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast with winds and heavy rain. In Santo Suárez, part of a populous neighborhood in southwestern Havana, people went into the streets banging pots and pans in protest Sunday night. The protesters, who say they have no water either, blocked…
President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, according to a White House spokesman. U.S. officials confirmed on Saturday that the administration is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran. White House national security spokesman John Kirby…
