Qdoba and Chipotle have removed jalapeños from their restaurants after federal officials linked peppers grown in Mexico to a Salmonella Javiana outbreak. The CDC says 345 people in 27 states have been sickened, including 36 who were hospitalized.
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Jeanine John Taele, a 38-year-old former Marine, was arrested at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes ahead of a planned presidential visit. Authorities said they found weapons in his vehicle and home, along with notebooks containing “concerning statements.”
Iran says it has agreed with Oman on the coordinates of a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran says the route is in final review but warns safe navigation still depends on broader security conditions, including the U.S. naval blockade.
The Trump administration announced up to $102 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of eight leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The largest bounty, $25 million, targets Juan Carlos González, a California-born dual U.S.-Mexican citizen believed to lead the cartel.
Authorities said three people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and one person was injured in a shooting at a Prospect Hill, North Carolina, home. Officials said everyone involved was an adult in the same family and there was no threat to the public.
Thomas Smith won the Republican nomination for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District after raising $1,850 and announcing he was suspending his campaign. He defeated Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan and will face Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the Justice Department, accusing it of withholding unredacted records tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch. The state says the delay is impeding a reopened criminal investigation into alleged abuse at the property.
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director in a 51-44 vote, giving the agency its first permanent leader in nearly a year. She takes over amid measles and cyclosporiasis outbreaks and continued scrutiny over vaccine policy.