The CDC has linked cyclospora infections across nine states to shredded iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico and supplied by Taylor Farms. Michigan alone has passed 8,000 confirmed cases in a state that normally sees about 50 a year. It is the largest outbreak of this parasite ever recorded in the United States.
Super Typhoon Bavi, a Category 5 monster with 175 mph winds and gusts over 200 mph, passed directly over the US island of Rota and battered Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The catch: the territory was still recovering from April’s typhoon, with 1,300 families living in tents.
A sprawling heat dome is settling over the eastern two-thirds of the country this week, pushing heat index values toward 115 degrees and threatening hundreds of record-warm nights from Chicago to Washington just as the holiday weekend arrives.
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that the Trump administration can resume expedited removal of undocumented immigrants anywhere in the country, not just near the border. For millions of people, the question of who gets due process just changed.
The most significant housing legislation in decades passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins. Trump refused to sign it unless lawmakers pass a controversial election overhaul first. Both parties are angry, and millions of renters are stuck in the middle.
Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chair who presided over the longest economic expansion in US history, died Monday at his home at age 100 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. His legacy is complicated, his influence was immense.