Terry Chea / AP Avian Flu Strikes California's 'Egg Basket,' Leading to Mass Slaughter of Chickens A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and shortages, the disease is wreaking havoc in California. By The Associated Press January 26, 2024
Alberto Rojas Garcia / Getty Images Health Officials Issue Raw Oyster Warning: Wash Any Surface That the Mollusks Have Touched The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported over 150 suspected cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to raw oysters. By The Associated Press January 19, 2024
Jeff Chiu / AP PhotoCommentary New Cancer Diagnoses Now Expected to Shatter Records, Most Worrying Trend Being Seen in Young People "As a nation, we’ve dropped the ball on cancer prevention as incidence continues to increase for many common cancers." By George C. Upper III January 19, 2024
cleanfotos / Shutterstock Man Uses Lighter to Open Potato Chip Bag, Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries An elderly man suffered third-degree burns across 75 percent of his body after he took an unconventional approach to a common problem. By Ole Braatelien January 14, 2024
Wilfredo Lee / AP Photo Growing Egg Shortage Hits America at One of the Worst Possible Times "It's really sad for the farmers and then there's us. You want to go bake something, and you can't find eggs." By George C. Upper III January 13, 2024
antoniodiaz / ShutterstockCommentary Red States Reject Biden Admin's Laughable Summer Grocery Program These red-state governors have the right idea in rejecting the Biden administration's newest food program. By Allison Anton January 12, 2024
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds - AFP / Getty Images Bidenomics: Inflation on the Rise Again in the Month of December Inflation across the United States went up in the month December, thanks in part to energy and housing prices. By The Associated Press January 11, 2024
Mahmoud Suhail / ShutterstockCommentary Taco Bell Is Overhauling Menu with 'Meal-Sized' Items Under $3 as Americans' Budgets Grow Tighter The chain says the changes are in response to customers seeking greater value amid rising prices across the fast food industry. By Rachel M. Emmanuel January 11, 2024
John MacDougall / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Nationwide Farmer Revolt Shuts Down Roads Across the Country, Threatens to Drag on All Week German farmers bring country to a screeching halt over subsidy cuts. American farmers take note in the wake of similar issues at home. By Laura Wellington January 10, 2024
Stephen J. Cohen / Getty Images Popular Food Network Chef Arrested on Multiple Charges, Including Strangulation and Terroristic Threatening Food Network audiences should know the chef well, as he has appeared on numerous network shows in recent years. By Johnathan Jones January 10, 2024