A gonorrhea strain that hadn’t been seen in the U.S., and is resistant to a range of antibiotics, was detected in two patients in Massachusetts.
Author: Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY
Ross recalls scented candles because they may combust, one injury reported
Ross Dress For Less recalled Taylor & Finch six-wick scented candles after receiving reports of the candles combusting.
Former Democrat fundraiser pleads guilty to embezzling money from shuttered LA anti-poverty group
Dixon Slingerland admitted to taking money from the Los Angeles anti-poverty nonprofit he led for decades. He faces up to 10 years on one charge.
Bissell recalls multi-surface cordless vacuum after battery fire reports
Bissell issued a recall on cordless vacuum’s after receiving reports of the vacuum’s battery pack smoking or catching fire.
Calif. nursing home workers get $690,000 in denied overtime and break time pay in court order
A California nursing home operator must pay workers more than $690,000 in unpaid overtime and break time not paid over two and a half years.
Chevy offers Malibu buybacks; 14,000 BMW electric vehicles among recent car recalls
Chevrolet is offering to buy back certain 2022-23 Malibu vehicles that have a defect that hampers their safety features.
What’s open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Banks, post office closed. But Costco, more open
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‘Producing the poison and selling the cure’: Group ranks health care industry’s lowlights in 2022
The Lown Institute released the winners of the “2022 Shkreli Awards,” named after the notorious ex- pharma executive Martin Shkreli.
‘Say oooh’: Popeyes meme kid from viral gifs gets college football NIL deal with Popeyes
As a child, he went viral as the Popeyes meme kid. Now a college athlete, Dieunerst Collin got an NIL deal through his connection to Popeyes chicken.
Florida doc who used sober homes, patients to bilk insurance for $127M gets 20 years in prison
Michael Ligotti billed insurers for unnecessary, expensive tests to the tune of millions. He pleaded guilty to the healthcare fraud charges last year.