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UPDATE—At 10:24 p.m., San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan announced the identities of the two suspects shot in the black SUV are Syed Farook and Tashfeen Melik.  San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan stated Farook and Melik were in a relationship, “either boyfriend, girlfriend; or husband, wife.” — UPDATE—As of 4:50 p.m., students are in the process of being released to their...

CALIFORNIA—19 people across seven states have been affected by an E. coli outbreak linked to Costco’s chicken salads, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Costco stated that the warehouse chain currently uses one supplier for its vegetables used in the chicken salad, which is then nationally distributed. Since the E. coli outbreak, Costco stores nationwide have discontinued the...

CALIFORNIA—Chipotle’s E. coli outbreak has reportedly caused 16 hospitalizations from 45 cases of illnesses across six states. No deaths have been reported, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).  As of Saturday, November 21, Chipotle’s shares were down by more than 12 percent, a record low for the company.  The CDC reports that there have been two illnesses from California,...

PARIS, FRANCE—On Friday, November 13,  Paris, France was struck with several terrorist attacks that have been recognized as "the worst terror attack to happen in Europe in 10 years,” with over 300 people wounded, and the body count being at least 130. President François Hollande issued a citywide curfew and declared a state of emergency as mass shootings took place...

UNITED STATES—Global climate change could impose greater threats within the next 15 years than environmental concerns. According to the World Bank report published on Sunday, November 8, climate change has the potential to push more than an estimated 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030. According to the report, climate change poses a threat to poverty stricken areas across...

TEXAS—Dorothy Mae Bland, Dean of Frank W. and Sue Mayburn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas was walking in a neighborhood last week soon before she was approached by two local authorities, according to video footage released by the local police department. A dashcam video, released on account of Corinth Police Department, shows nearly three minutes of footage of...

SAN FRANCISCO—The World Health Organization announced that they are using San Francisco as a model for how the world should handle the antiretroviral drug treatment process as soon as patients test positive, as opposed to waiting for the decline of the body’s immune system to begin treatment. In 2010 and 2013, San Francisco endorsed using the method of “test and treat,” which...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco dentist Jerome Weitz, 63, was arrested by the Narcotic Borough Manhattan North, in Yonkers, New York.  Weitz has been accused of running a cross-country drug smuggling operation. At the time of arrest on Wednesday, October 28, Weitz was allegedly in possession of more than $10,000 cash, and en route to receive payment for a substantial shipment of...

LOS ANGELES—NBA star Lamar Odom, who previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, was discharged and transferred on Monday, October 19 from the Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Nevada to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to continue his recovery and treatment, which includes 6 hours of dialysis daily, according to TMZ. According to reports, Khloe...

UNITED STATES—It was just past noon at Willow Springs International Raceway. The event, Motor Press Guild’s Track Days, was beginning to wind down. The sweltering heat was now chasing even the most fanatical automotive journalists into the refreshment hanger. I knew it was now or never. I knew this was my chance to find out just how much I...