HONOLULU – An Oahu company is voluntarily recalling some 68,670 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli. The announcement of the recall by Palama Holdings of Kapolei comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The recall covers a variety …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark’s Prince Joachim and Marie Cavallier of France exchanged vows Saturday in a church wedding attended by Scandinavian royals and other dignitaries. Wearing an off-white dress made of 19th century-inspired French lace with flower patterns, Cavallier became Princess Marie after exchanging vows with Joachim in an infantry …
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The drug Chantix may be linked to suicidal thoughts and depression in some people, but the risk of smoking is far worse, according to some physicians. The health risks of smoking, including lung cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack, outweigh the known side effects of Chantix, said Dr. Marc Siegal, …
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CHICAGO – Two executives of a German-based company have been arrested on federal charges of conspiring to import honey from China contaminated with an illegal antibiotic, authorities said Tuesday. Prosecutors issued a statement saying the honey was falsely labeled as coming from countries including Russia and Ukraine to avoid paying …
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DETROIT – Large swaths of three Midwest states were declared disaster areas as days of vicious storms and flooding forced rescuers into boats and residents to flee flooded communities. The death toll stood at eight and more rain was forecast Monday. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle sought emergency aid for 29 …
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BLENCOE, Iowa – Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little to no warning of the approaching twister. Tornadoes also touched down in Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska on Wednesday. They killed at …
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EDGARTOWN, Mass. – Federal investigators believe the helicopter that crash-landed in the ocean near Martha’s Vineyard probably had engine problems, but did not suffer engine failure. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker says officials are trying to determine what happened to the engine, and to what degree the problems occurred. …
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was released from the hospital Thursday after being treated this week for what his aides called a mild infection. Byrd, the longest serving member of the Senate, was admitted Monday after doctors discovered he had a fever and aides and his attendant noticed he …
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PRISTINA, Serbia – Tiny Kosovo — poor, mostly Muslim but feverishly pro-Western — braced itself Saturday for a historic declaration of independence from Serbia, a decade after a war that killed 10,000 people and years of limbo under U.N. rule. The province’s bold bid for statehood, expected Sunday, and its …
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LONDON – Britain’s former ambassador in Paris denied on Monday that he ordered Princess Diana’s body to be embalmed, allegedly to cover up a pregnancy. The allegation is one of many made by Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Diana in car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, …
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