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Los Angeles After over 80 people became ill after consuming raw oysters during a celebration honoring the city's top eateries, Los Angeles health officials are looking into a norovirus outbreak. Oysters have been recalled, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Health, and people were ill after attending an event on December 3. According to the newspaper, many who were ill went to the Hollywood Palladium, a theater on Sunset Boulevard, for the Los Angeles Times101 Best Restaurants celebration. The newspaper said in its promotion that some of the city's top chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants would be attending the Times event. According to the health agency, the recalled oysters include Pacific Northwest Shellfish Co.'s Fanny Bay Select and Fanny Bay XS oysters that were p...

Do you enjoy Starbucks holiday drinks? You might not receive them this week. Starbucks Workers United declared that baristas in three major markets—Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle—will go on strike beginning Friday. According to the union, the action is a reaction to the coffee chain's inability to settle hundreds of unresolved unfair labor practice allegations and to present reasonable economic offers at the negotiating table. According to its website, the union, which began organizing in 2021, represents around 10,500 union workers and 525 union outlets. Starbucks operates more than 10,000 outlets. The group stated onX that although Starbucks has made public promises since February that they plan to conclude contracts by the end of the year, they have not yet offered workers a meaningf...

MUNICH According to authorities, a car crashed into a packed Christmas market in eastern Germany on Friday, killing at least two people, including a little kid, and injuring over 60 more. The accused driver, a Saudi Arabian physician who resided in Germany, was taken into custody, according to Saxony-Anhalt Premier Reiner Haseloff. He claimed that there was no continuous threat to the public and that the suspect acted alone. Authorities have not provided additional details regarding a potential cause or purpose for the collision. One adult and one child are among the victims, according to Haseloff. Given the severity of some of the injuries, he did not rule out more deaths. For live coverage, follow along. According to Saxony-Anhalt's interior minister Tamara Zieschang, the 50-year-old s...

Washington In a historic move for the departing White House occupant, the Democratic-led Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's nomination as the 235th federal judge, one more than former President Donald Trump had obtained. With Friday's most recent confirmation, which may be his final, Biden would leave office with 187 district court judges, 45 appeals court judges, one Supreme Court justice, and two justices on the U.S. Court of International Trade. As the gavel fell amid some cheers in the Senate chamber, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hailed the vote as historic. More judges have been confirmed by the majority under President Biden than any other majority in decades. He declared this to be historic. More judges have been confirmed than during the Trump administration, more th...

Washington Just hours before a deadline that would have forced millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, border patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work unpaid over the holidays, the Republican-controlled House on Friday night passed a short-term resolution to prevent a government shutdown. Republicans opposed it altogether, and only one member cast a ballot. The vote was 366–34. It concluded a turbulent week in the House that hinted at how the incoming Congress would handle a volatile Donald Trump once he returns to the White House in January. The law was introduced via a fast-track procedure, which required a two-thirds vote. In order to prevent a shutdown, the proposal must now clear the Senate by 12:01 a.m. Stay tuned for real-time updates. The plan eliminates ...

Washington Just hours before a deadline that would have forced millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, border patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work unpaid over the holidays, the Republican-controlled House on Friday night passed a short-term resolution to prevent a government shutdown. Republicans opposed it altogether, and only one member cast a ballot. The vote was 366–34. It concluded a turbulent week in the House that hinted at how the incoming Congress would handle a volatile Donald Trump once he returns to the White House in January. The law was introduced via a fast-track procedure, which required a two-thirds vote. In order to prevent a shutdown, the proposal must now clear the Senate by 12:01 a.m. Stay tuned for real-time updates. The plan eliminates ...

According to authorities, a car crashed into a packed Christmas market in eastern Germany on Friday, killing at least two people, including a little kid, and injuring over 60 more. The accused driver, a Saudi Arabian physician who resided in Germany, was taken into custody, according to Saxony-Anhalt Premier Reiner Haseloff. He claimed that there was no continuous threat to the public and that the suspect acted alone. Given the severity of some of the injuries, Haseloff does not rule out more deaths. One adult and one child are among the victims, according to Haseloff. For live coverage, follow along. According to Saxony-Anhalt's interior minister Tamara Zieschang, the 50-year-old suspect first arrived in Germany in 2006. According to Zieschang, he last practiced medicine at Bernburg, whic...

Washington Just hours before a deadline that would have forced millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, border patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work unpaid over the holidays, the Republican-controlled House on Friday night passed a short-term resolution to prevent a government shutdown. With one member present, the vote ended a turbulent week in the House that hinted at how the incoming Congress would handle a volatile Donald Trump in the White House come January. The vote was 366-34. The law was introduced via a fast-track procedure, which required a two-thirds vote. In order to prevent a shutdown, the proposal must now clear the Senate by 12:01 a.m. Stay tuned for real-time updates. The plan eliminates the debt limit extension that President-elect Trump had w...

Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Zepbound, announced on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration had extended the medication's approval to treat obstructive sleep apnea in obese adults. About 39 million adults in the US suffer from the illness, and this decision makes it the first medication treatment for it. The FDA has already approved Zepbound, which has the same active component as Lilly's diabetic medication Mounjaro, to treat individuals who are obese or overweight. More insurance companies who have been hesitant to pay for the pricey weight loss medications may be convinced to do so by the wider approval. According to a statement from Julie Flygare, president and CEO of Project Sleep, a nonprofit organization that promotes sleep health, OSA [obstructive sleep apnea] is significant...

Washington Just hours before a deadline that would have forced millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, border patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work unpaid over the holidays, the Republican-controlled House on Friday night passed a short-term resolution to prevent a government shutdown. With a vote of 366-34, the House concluded a turbulent week that hinted at how the incoming Congress would handle a volatile Donald Trump in the White House come January. The law was introduced via a fast-track procedure, which required a two-thirds vote. In order to prevent a shutdown, the proposal must now clear the Senate by 12:01 a.m. Stay tuned for real-time updates. The plan eliminates the debt limit extension that Trump had wanted earlier in the week, includes an agricult...