Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026, in Kings Beach, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the cyclospora outbreak that plagued thousands of people across the country during the summer months has ended.
The outbreak, which was eventually tied to iceberg lettuce distributed by Taylor Farms, sickened almost 13,000 people in 21 states. Two people died and at least 570 people were hospitalized due to cyclospora illness.
The FDA announced in July that it was investigating cyclospora illnesses linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia after several cases of cyclospora had been reported in late June.
The CDC said Friday more than 1,000 cases were reported in a single day at the height of the outbreak, before the contaminated lettuce was recalled by Taylor Farms on July 17. The illness notably made headlines for causing “explosive diarrhea.”
Citing a decline in infections linked to the outbreak — fewer than two per day in August — and all contaminated Taylor Farms products being taken out of circulation, the CDC said it considers this specific outbreak over. It notes the best-by dates for all products linked to the outbreak have passed and are no longer available in stores or restaurants.
The FDA will continue to investigate the cause of the contamination, which has not yet been identified.
Running back LeShon Johnson of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the ball during a 31-21 loss to the New York Jets at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Stephen Dunn/AllSport/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson was sentenced to five years in federal prison after being convicted of running a massive dogfighting operation that prosecutors said bred and trafficked hundreds of animals.
Johnson, 55, was found guilty of six dogfighting-related charges in a mixed verdict during a federal trial last year in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was convicted of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act’s prohibitions against possessing, selling, transporting and delivering animals to be used in fighting ventures.
An Oklahoma federal judge sentenced him on Thursday to 60 months in prison plus three years of supervised release. He was also fined $30,000.
Prosecutors said that since 2007, Johnson “bred and trafficked hundreds of dogs for the purpose of dog fighting around the country” in an operation known as “Mal Kant Kennels.”
In 2024, authorities seized 190 pit bull-type dogs from his Oklahoma residence and dog yard, “the largest number ever seized from a single individual in a federal dog fighting case,” the DOJ said in a press release.
Financial transactions showed that in the four years prior to the seizure, Johnson received more than $400,000 for the sale of his dogs, according to court filings.
Johnson had previously been convicted of dogfighting offenses in a 2004 state case and received a five-year deferred sentence, prosecutors said.
“LeShon Johnson will face justice for building another particularly egregious and violent dog fighting scheme,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said in a statement. “As Johnson was well aware, dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states.”
Johnson played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants from 1994 to 1999.
His attorney, Billy Coyle, asked for a sentence of 15 to 21 months, citing Johnson’s need for medical care. In a sentencing memorandum, Coyle said Johnson’s medical history is “unusually serious” — including a diagnosis of severe dementia in 2025 and Parkinson’s disease in 2024 and other injuries stemming from his football career.
Coyle also asked that the judge not impose a fine, saying it would “impair Mr. Johnson’s ability to meet medical, caregiving, and family-support obligations.”
“Given his age, severe health conditions, lack of criminal history points, and compliance while on release, a lengthy prison term is not necessary to protect the public from future crimes,” Coyle stated. “The convictions themselves, the loss of his dogs, the financial and emotional consequences of the prosecution, and a sentence within or below the properly calculated range provide substantial deterrent effect.”
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 10 years, citing the “extraordinary scope, size, and duration” of his operation and arguing that he “made a mockery” out of the sentence imposed in his prior felony dogfighting conviction.
“Defendant in particular has demonstrated a profound lack of respect for the law, in that his response to his prior felony dog fighting conviction was not to depart from his illegal practices, but rather, to grow an even larger illegal business,” Senior Trial Attorney Ethan Eddy stated in a court filing ahead of the sentence.
“Defendant has contributed as much to the growth of dog fighting in this country as anyone yet encountered by federal law enforcement,” he stated.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex takes part in a session of Pickleball, one of the two new sports for the Invictus Games, during the Invictus “1 Year To Go” event, July 10, 2026, in Birmingham, England. (Pool/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Prince Harry is set to make his first public appearances in the United Kingdom since moving back with his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and their two children.
Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, is scheduled to attend two events late next week for the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style competition for wounded service members that Harry founded more than a decade ago.
Then, on Sept. 21, Harry is confirmed to attend and speak at the WellChild Awards, an event in London for seriously ill children that both he and Meghan have attended on multiple occasions in the past.
From there, Harry will participate in the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, set to be held Sept. 22-23 in New York.
Harry was among the “featured participants” named in a lineup released Thursday by the organization, founded by former President Bill Clinton.
Neither Harry nor Meghan have made any public appearances since moving to the U.K. from California with their kids, Archie and Lilibet, in late August.
Earlier this week, Tower Bridge Studios, a podcast and film studio in London, shared a photo of Harry at its studio, captioning the photo on Instagram, “Thank you Prince Harry for choosing Tower Bridge Studios! It was an absolute pleasure to have you in our studios and signing our wall[.] we look forward to welcoming you back again.”
The studio later removed the photo of Harry from its Instagram page.
It is not known publicly where the Sussexes are living in the U.K. nor where Archie and Lilibet are enrolled in school. The family plans to stay for an “extended period of time” in the U.K., where Archie and Lilibet will attend school, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The upcoming public engagements on Harry’s calendar appear to be consistent with the type of work he has done since he and Meghan stepped away from their senior royal roles six years ago.
At that time, it was agreed that they would no longer use their Royal Highness titles, would no longer represent the monarch and would no longer receive public funds for royal duties, freeing them to earn money on their own.
According to a letter released on Sept. 8 by the head of the Royal Household, Harry and Meghan will remain “private citizens” and not be working royals while living in the U.K. The letter was sent under the direction of Harry’s father, the king.
Harry and Meghan were “surprised” by the letter, their spokesperson told ABC News on Sept. 9. The couple has not commented further.
Buckingham Palace has also not commented on the couple’s move beyond that letter.
A 15-year-old boy is rescued from a capsized boat off Alaska, Sept. 7, 2026. (Carlos Escartin)
(NEW YORK) — A 15-year-old boy survived atop a fishing vessel after it capsized in frigid waters off the coast of Alaska, while his two crew members died, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard pilot who spotted the lone survivor sitting atop the overturned boat in the Bering Sea called the rescue an “emotional roller coaster” in an interview with ABC News on Thursday.
“We are beyond excited and beyond grateful that we found him, and at the same time, we are overwhelmingly remorseful that we didn’t find the other two in time,” Lt. Cmdr. Jonathon Resch told ABC News correspondent Trevor Ault.
The 18-foot fishing vessel had departed Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island on Friday and was due back early Sunday, according to the Coast Guard. It was reported overdue Sunday night, prompting the search and rescue effort.
Due to weather conditions, the Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew wasn’t able to begin the search until Monday, according to the Coast Guard.
Resch spotted the teen sitting on top of the skiff Monday morning approximately 4 miles from St. Lawrence Island, calling it “nothing short of miraculous.”
“People don’t survive those scenarios,” he said. “People don’t flip boats and survive nights. They don’t do it in warm water, let alone in water that’s, you know, 40 degrees.”
The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue with a nearby good Samaritan vessel, Northwest Explorer.
The aircrew dropped flares and life rafts in the water to increase the visibility of the teen’s overturned boat while waiting for the Northwest Explorer to arrive, Resch said.
“That’s another miracle in itself,” Resch said of the boat rescue.
Video of the rescue showed the teen kneeling on the overturned skiff as he’s reeled in with a heaving line and then brought aboard the Northwest Explorer fishing vessel.
The 15-year-old survivor had symptoms of hypothermia, the Coast Guard said. The two deceased boaters were recovered from the water and transported along with the survivor to Nome.
The Coast Guard has not released the names of the deceased boaters or the survivor.
“Our hearts go out to the families, friends, and communities affected by the tragic loss of these two mariners,” Rear Adm. Bob Little, the commander of the Arctic District, said in a statement. “We are grateful for the incredible efforts of the motor vessel Northwest Explorer, Federal, State, Village first responders and mission partners who assisted in the effort that resulted in a life saved.”
Ben Shelton of the United States celebrates after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2026 US Open on Sept. 8, 2026. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — The 2026 U.S. Open will feature a history-making men’s final regardless of the outcome of Friday’s semifinal matches.
Americans Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton are scheduled to play each other Friday night in the Grand Slam tournament’s second men’s semifinal.
The winner of of their match will become the first Black American man to reach a U.S. Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972, and the first Black American man to reach any Grand Slam singles final since 1996, according to the tournament.
No. 8-seeded Shelton and No. 11-seeded Tiafoe will play their historic semifinal match inside New York’s Arthur Ashe Stadium, named for the late tennis icon in 2020 in recognition of his place in tennis history, including as the first Black male to win a major singles titles and the only Black man to have won three Grand Slam titles (Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open).
Tiafoe, a son of immigrants from Sierra Leone, grew up playing tennis at a facility in Maryland, where his dad worked as a janitor. When he won the Association of Tennis Professionals’ Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in 2020, Tiafoe reflected in a letter on what Ashe meant to him.
“Nothing you ever did was about you,” the now-28-year-old wrote of Ashe, adding, “You were just trying to be a person first and an athlete second. It was always about helping others. That is truly inspirational.”
Shelton grew up playing tennis in the footsteps of his own father and coach, Bryan Shelton, also a pro Black tennis player who reached a ranking of No. 55 in the world at his peak.
Bryan Shelton made history in 1991 as the first Black American man to win an ATP Tour singles title since Ashe in 1978, according to his ATP bio.
While competing at this year’s U.S. Open, Coco Gauff, who lost Thursday in the women’s singles semifinals, spoke about what it means to see Shelton and Tiafoe face-off on the sport’s biggest U.S. stage.
“I never thought I would see, be able to have the chance to see an all-Black semifinal between the guys in my lifetime,” Gauff told reporters this week. “Honestly, even growing up, just look at who was playing — I just never thought that would be able to happen. And to have also me in the semis, I think it’s really cool.”
Shelton and Tiafoe have played each other at the U.S. Open twice before: Shelton won their match in the quarterfinals in 2023, while Tiafoe won their third-round match the following year, in 2024.
2024 was also the last year an American man reached the U.S. Open finals, with Taylor Fritz losing to Jannik Sinner in three sets.
Andy Roddick was the last American man to win the U.S. Open, taking home the title more than two decades ago in 2003.
This year’s men’s singles final will take place on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are seen in NoHo on Nov. 6, 2025, in New York City. (Aeon/GC Images via Getty Images)
Travis Kelce is sharing new insights on the night he married Taylor Swift.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end sat down with quarterback Patrick Mahomes for an interview with ESPN that will air on Monday ahead of the Kansas City and the Denver Broncos football game. A sneak peek of the interview aired Friday on the network, according to People.
“It was the best night of my life. Marrying Taylor was more than I could have ever dreamed it to be because of all the people that showed up, and the amount of, you know, love that was in the air,” Kelce said.
Mahomes also shared some thoughts of his own on Kelce and Swift’s wedding night.
“My perspective, it was a lot of fun, I did a little dancing. I didn’t know if I was gonna be able to dance, and it was good to get my first dancing experience of the offseason,” Mahomes said.
Kelce and Swift were married on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The pair wed in a ceremony said to have included over 1,000 guests. No official wedding photos have been released.
Adam Sandler officiated the couple’s ceremony. Swift’s brother, Austin Swift, served as her man of honor while Kelce’s brother, Jason Kelce, was his best man. They were the only members of the wedding party.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos game starts at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday. The interview with Kelce and Mahomes will air just before kickoff.
Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage during Day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, June 29, 2014, in Glastonbury, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Friday to rename Nashville International Airport after the late country music legend Dolly Parton.
The board voted 6-0 to begin the process of modifying the airport’s name in honor of Parton, according to a press release.
Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, according to her publicist. She was laid to rest on Aug. 28 in a private burial in Nashville, according to her great-niece Lainey Mae Parton.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority said in its press release Friday that a final name for the airport has not yet been determined, noting that it was “working closely with the appropriate parties to thoughtfully determine how Dolly Parton’s name and legacy will be incorporated.”
The MNAA said it would share “more definitive plans” about next steps and implementation “in the coming months.”
“We are grateful for the tremendous support and enthusiasm from our community and Dolly’s fans around the world,” the MNAA said. “We look forward to sharing additional details as plans are finalized.”
The news comes weeks after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a press release that he wanted to rename Nashville International Airport in honor of the “9 to 5” singer, whom he called “our state’s favorite daughter,” in order to “greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness.”
Parton was born in Tennessee in January 1946 and moved to Nashville in 1964, days after her high school graduation. It was there she built a successful music career and philanthropic legacy and met and married her longtime husband Carl Dean, who died in 2025, one year before Parton’s death.
According to the release, Lee’s office spoke with Parton’s team about renaming the airport after her, adding that her team was “touched by the idea and open to continuing the conversation.”
“In keeping with the way Dolly lived her life, her team believes she still has a special way of bringing people together for good, and they hope this tribute can be another example of that enduring legacy,” the release read.
Lee’s proposal was slated to be addressed at the MNAA’s meeting on Sept. 17.
Interest around renaming the airport after Parton was generated in January 2025, when Tennessee residents Lydia Popovich and Dan Dion created a change.org petition to modify the name of the airport in honor of the singer.
Since Parton’s death on Aug. 25, the petition has received more than 175,000 signatures.
Josh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers on Aug. 26, 2026, in Ashwaubenon, Wis. (John Fisher/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was convicted of misdemeanor battery on Thursday after reaching a plea agreement on charges stemming from an altercation in May with his girlfriend.
Jacobs pleaded no contest to battery and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors, during his first court appearance in Brown County, Wisconsin, after being charged last month.
Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer found him guilty of battery and sentenced him to a $1,000 fine. The judge also approved the terms of a deferred judgment agreement reached on the property damage charge. The terms include that, over the next 12 months, he avoids contact with the victim and completes a counseling or treatment course consistent with a batterer’s intervention program.
Each charge carried a potential maximum of a nine-month jail sentence and $10,000 fine.
“I fully understand the seriousness of the situation and I take full responsibility,” Jacobs told the court ahead of his conviction and sentence.
According to the probable cause statement in the criminal complaint, officers responded to a “disturbance” between Jacobs and his girlfriend at his residence in Hobart on May 23.
The victim told police that she threw Jacobs’ phone after seeing he was talking to other women, and after giving him her phone to look through, the two got into a “physical struggle” after she tried to get her phone back. When she later tried to leave, he “grabbed her and threw her to the ground and she struck her head,” the complaint stated. Jacobs was seen in surveillance video appearing to damage her phone during the incident, according to the complaint.
During Thursday’s hearing, Jacobs confirmed that the account in the probable cause statement is accurate. He is due in court on the matter a year from now, at which point the property damage count will be dismissed if he is found to have followed the conditions of his deferred judgment agreement.
“I think that what I’m hearing today is you recognize the serious nature of these events, you’ve resolved to ensure that these events don’t happen again, that these are out of your character, and I think the community has a right to satisfy itself that what you’re telling me today in the courtroom is exactly how you’re going to behave out in the community,” Hammer said while issuing the sentence.
Brown County District Attorney David Lasee said the case was not charged as a domestic violence case because the state’s domestic violence law requires that a person be involved in a domestic relationship, and Jacobs and the victim did not live together.
“Nonetheless, violence against women, specifically violence that occurs within the context of an intimate partner relationship, it can’t be tolerated,” Lasee said in court Thursday. “This is certainly a serious offense. It has many of the dynamics of an intimate partner violence case in terms of potentially controlling behavior, the use of his physical size during a physical disturbance that resulted in the crime victim being injured.”
Lasee said Jacobs is “taking responsibility for his actions in this case” and that the conditions of the deferred judgment agreement are “put in place with the intent of allowing him to reflect on those character flaws and to make changes to improve himself.”
Lasee argued against any jail sentence and said a fine of $1,000 is “sufficient.”
“For a person in Mr. Jacobs’ position, a person of prominence within the community, criminal conviction itself — the fact that he now will carry around with him for the rest of his life a conviction for misdemeanor battery — is punitive,” he said.
“He’s already seeing some of those consequences as he’s been suspended by the NFL temporarily,” he added.
One of Jacobs’ defense attorneys, David Chesnoff, thanked the district attorney’s office for a “fair resolution of this matter,” and issued an apology to the Packers.
“We would like to sincerely apologize to his teammates, the Packers organization, and most importantly, the fans of the Green Bay Packers,” Chesnoff told the court.
The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner’s exempt list, which prevents him from practicing or playing in games, in the wake of him being charged late last month.
On Thursday, an NFL spokesperson said there is no change to his status and Jacobs remains on the commissioner’s exempt list.
“We have been closely monitoring all developments in the matter which remains under review of the personal conduct policy,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in a statement.
The Packers are scheduled to open their regular season on Sunday against the Vikings in Minneapolis.
An illustration of Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the cause of Legionnaires’ disease. (Roger Harris/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — New York City is experiencing another cluster of Legionnaires’ disease just weeks after a cluster exposure in Manhattan was declared over.
So far, five cases and one death have been recorded, the New York City Health Department said on Thursday. Health officials said they are waiting for results for other potential cases.
Cases have been detected in the 10451 and 10456 ZIP codes, which includes parts of Melrose and Morrisania in the South Bronx.
The health department said it is actively investigating the cluster and that testing is underway for samples collected among cooling towers in the area.
Health officials are advising clinicians to be on the lookout for possible cases and to conduct testing if the disease is suspected.
An outbreak earlier this summer on the Upper East Side saw more than 90 cases and 11 deaths, which health officials found was linked to bacteria in some buildings’ cooling towers.
“I understand that New Yorkers may have heightened concerns following the recent Upper East Side cluster,” Dr. Alister F. Martin, NYC health commissioner, said in a press release. “We are taking immediate action. Water ecologists have sampled cooling towers in the affected area. Any cooling tower that tests positive will be directed to undergo full cleaning and disinfection immediately.”
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by inhaling the Legionella bacteria in small droplets of water mixed in the air or contaminated water accidentally going into the lungs.
The bacteria are found naturally in freshwater but amounts generally don’t lead to disease. The bacteria typically grow best in warm water and in warm to hot temperatures, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The disease does not generally spread from person to person, but infections can occur if the bacteria get into a building’s water supply, including in shower heads, sink faucets, hot water tanks, heaters, cooling towers and other plumbing systems.
Legionnaires’ disease has increased in prevalence over the last decade, reaching a peak of 2.71 cases per 100,000 in 2018, the CDC said. Cases dropped during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and then rebounded in 2021.
Although most people recover from Legionnaires’ disease with antibiotics, certain patients — including those who are immunocompromised or who suffer from chronic lung diseases — can develop complications that can be fatal.
About one in 10 people who develop Legionnaires’ disease will die from complications, according to the CDC. Among those who develop Legionnaires’ disease during a stay in a healthcare facility, about 1 out of every 4 people will die, the federal health agency added.
Health officials said any New Yorkers who live or work in the affected area, or visited since late August, should contact a healthcare provider immediately if they develop symptoms, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath or muscle aches.
D4vd looks on from behind his defense attorney Marilyn Bednarski during his arraignment for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, April 20, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Ted Soqui/Pool/Getty Images)
The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is taking legal action against the singer D4vd.
A civil lawsuit against the singer, born David Anthony Burke, has been filed by the teen’s family and accepted and stamped by Los Angeles County Superior Court, ABC News has confirmed.
The lawsuit alleges wrongful death, fatal stabbing, sexual battery, childhood assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and human trafficking, among many other claims.
The lawsuit is seeking damages for the loss of Rivas Hernandez, her alleged abuse and the emotional distress her parents say they suffered, along with punitive damages. The complaint does not specify a dollar amount, instead asking for damages to be determined at trial.
The civil lawsuit against D4vd also names his family members and business associates, including the head of the music-management enterprise that represented the singer who also served as his personal manager; the singer’s “day-to-day” manager who lived at the singer’s Hollywood Hills home; and a live-in security guard.
The singer’s mother, Colleen Burke, is also named in the suit. The lawsuit says she served as her son’s personal finance director.
D4vd’s principal recording and entertainment company and his music-publishing company are also named in the suit.
Attempts to reach the businesses and individuals named in the lawsuit were not successful. An attorney who represents David Burke and Colleen Burke did not immediately reply to ABC News’ request for comment.
In September 2025, Rivas Hernandez’s badly decomposed, dismembered remains were discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd at an impound lot in Hollywood. The Los Angeles County medical examiner identified the body as belonging to Rivas Hernandez.
D4vd was arrested and charged in criminal court in April for the murder of Rivas Hernandez after a monthslong investigation. He is now being represented in court by a public defender.
Prosecutors allege that D4vd and Rivas Hernandez began a sexual relationship in 2023, when he was 18 and she was 13, and that he killed her after she threatened to expose their illegal relationship and ruin his career.
Just as tickets for his world tour were set to go on sale, it is alleged that the “Romantic Homicide” singer ordered an Uber that brought Rivas Hernandez to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, prosecutors said. That was the last time she was seen alive, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors allege that the singer killed Rivas Hernandez and then took a series of “ghoulish” steps to dismember her body.
The singer has pleaded not guilty to charges that include first-degree murder, sexual abuse of a child and unlawful mutilation of human remains.
Rivas Hernandez’s family’s lawsuit comes days after what would have been her 16th birthday.
A vigil was held on Sept. 7 to remember the late teenager.
