How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of…
Month: August 2026
FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk
Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious…
Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State
In a preliminary injunction, a state judge barred the prediction market from allowing residents to place bets on the bulk…
Gone in 20 Minutes: Half-Off Sushi Draws Throngs to New York’s Japanese Markets
At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on items like sushi are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best…
A Silicon Valley Dirt Farmer Hangs Up His Shears
Andy Mariani grows exotic and ethereally delicious stone fruit in the shadow of tech giants. But at age 80, it’s…
How Pennsylvania Got Hooked on Games That Look a Lot Like Slot Machines
A legal loophole kept “skill games” from being considered gambling. Now lawmakers are trying to save them from a court…
Salvage Company Hoping to Sell Titanic Artifacts Challenges Court’s Role
A Virginia federal court has awarded the company the rights to collect, but not sell, items from the shipwreck. But…
America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.
China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still…
What We Know About Taylor Farms’ Food Recalls
Just weeks after the company recalled lettuce and other produce suspected of being tainted by the cyclosporiasis parasite, it recalled…
The Golden Age of Mexican Food Is Here. And It’s Complicated.
Even at a time of anti-immigration politics, there has never been a richer variety of Mexican restaurants in the United…