San Clemente, CA — FunFresh Foods, Inc. has announced a recall of its 6-ounce packages of World Berries Organic Cacao Nibs because of possible E. Coli contamination.  About 500 packages are being recalled and 263 of those have already been removed from store shelves.  The product is sold mostly in health and natural food stores in a few states including California.  No illness have been reported so far, and if you bought the product you can return it for a full refund.  An investigation into the cause of the contamination ...

New York City –A 12-year-old boy was crushed by an electric gate at an apartment complex on Sunday.  Yakim McDaniels and other children were trying to see who could hang onto the gate the longest before jumping off.  The child’s hand was caught in the gate and his upper body was crushed against the frame. Firemen had to cut the metal to get the sixth grade boy out.   He was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital a short time later.  The accident occurred at the Plaza Residences apartment complex at ...

Florida- Seven of the thirteen people charged in the hazing death of a Florida University student have turned themselves over to authorities. Robert Champion was the victim of a violent beating that resulted in his death after the marching band of Florida A&M performed at a football game. The victims parents are asking the university to disband the schools marching band until the core of this hazing issue can be solved and dealt with. The accused are facing charges of Hazing resulting in Death which in Florida is a 3rd degree felony. ...

New York — The New York police are looking for two thieves who stole an iPhone from an A train rider in Brooklyn last month.  The pair were caught on surveillance video when they left the train station at Utica Ave.  The incident occurred on April 5 at about 10:30 p.m.  The 22-year-old victim gave the two his iPhone when they threatened to harm him physically. The two suspects are black men between the ages of 18 and 25.  They are both of average height, but one weighs about 100 ...

Dallas, TX –A transgender woman was cited for disorderly conduct for using a women’s restroom at Parkland Hospital.  Paula Witherspoon, 56, entered the bathroom, used a stall, washed her hands and left.  She was possibly the only person in the bathroom at the time.  The complaint was made by a woman sitting in a waiting room outside the bathroom. Twenty-two years ago while living as a man, Witherspoon was convicted of sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.  She was also convictead of indecency with ...

Orange County, CA –Eight people were charged for their part in a scheme to bill Medicare for $14 million in false charges.  Two doctors from Orange County, Augustus Ohemeng, 62, of Buena Park and George Tarryk, 72, of Seal Beach, were among the eight people arrested on Wednesday.  Their arrests were part of a nationwide investigation by government fraud operations that led to the charges against 107 people who submitted over $452 million in fraudulent charges.  The false charges included bills for home healthcare, mental health services, HIV infusions and ...

National City, CA–A scaffolding accident at the Office Depot in National City resulted in the serious injury of a construction worker.  The workers were remodeling the front entrance of the building when the accident occurred.  The scaffolding was set up so that customers could still enter the store.  Large wood planks surrounded the entrance.  The scaffolding fell on the worker who was working underneath it.  Other workers at the scene helped to dig out their fellow worker until the fire department and paramedics arrived.  The injured worker was taken to ...

Minneapolis based Medtronic earlier this agreed to settle a lawsuit over their Infuse Bone Graft for $85 million dollars. The suit was brought about by investors who owned Medtronic shares between November 20, 2006 and November 17, 2008. The suit was filed because of the company making misleading statements concerning Infuse, which is a genetically engineered bone graft used in spinal surgery that has been heavily used off label, meaning not what it had been approved for by the FDA. Infuse is a synthetic form of bone morphogenetic protein,  also called ...

Evanston, IL –The manager of A.J. Mini-Mart and his girlfriend, an employee at the same store and the adjacent A.J. Wireless store, were arrested on charges of fraud and possession of stolen property.  Usama Bawazir, 27, and Jennifer M, Mahmood, 22, allegedly accepted cash in exchange for illegitimate LINK card transactions.  The pair are accused of stealing electronic items, along with one felony count of public aid wire fraud.  A search warrant was executed at both stores on Thursday at 10 a.m.  Handheld electronic devices and records were confiscated.  Bawazir ...

Seguin, TX — An accident involving a school bus, a big rig and a PT Cruiser sent three people to the hospital.  The incident occurred on Highway 123 when a PT Cruiser moved to the shoulder of the highway to allow an 18-wheeler to pass.  As the big rig went by it clipped the PT Cruiser sending it into the path of the school bus. The impact set-off a fire which involved four vehicles.  The bus was carrying nine students to Barnes Middle School and Seguin High School.  There were ...