In Other News: Bad gas station cheese; hearse with body stolen

Published 10:26 pm Saturday, May 20, 2017

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5 people hospitalized after eating gas station nacho cheese

Five people have been hospitalized after eating nacho cheese from a Sacramento gas station, California officials said. Officials have connected five botulism illness cases to Valley Oak Food and Fuel gas station in the Walnut Grove suburb, the Sacramento Bee reported. Officials believe the culprit is nacho cheese, but the investigation is ongoing. — Fox News

About 37,000 AT&T workers go on three-day strike

About 37,000 AT&T Inc workers, or less than 14 percent of the company’s total workforce, began a three-day strike on Friday after failing to reach an agreement with the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier over new contracts. This is the first time that AT&T wireless workers are on strike, which could result in closed retail stores during the weekend, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union. The workers on strike are members of the CWA. The workers are demanding wage increases that cover rising healthcare costs, job security against outsourcing, affordable healthcare and a fair scheduling policy. — Fox Business

Pippa Middleton marries James Matthews in almost-royal wedding

Pippa Middleton, radiant in a custom-made gown, has married a wealthy financier as members of the royal family, including her sister, looked on.  She and hedge fund manager James Matthews married Saturday at a church in rural England, west of London. The wedding party included Prince George, a page boy at 3, and 2-year-old Princess Charlotte, a bridesmaid. Both wore special outfits when they arrived with their mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa’s sister. — CBS News

Texas pair accused of stealing hearse with body inside

Police in Texas have arrested two people for allegedly stealing a hearse from outside a fast-food restaurant and dumping a body that was inside. Bryan police say the hearse was recovered Friday a few hours after the driver stopped at a restaurant and left the hearse unattended. The body and the gurney it was on were dumped along a rural road a few miles from the restaurant. Officers on the lookout for the hearse saw it in Brazos County and stopped it. — ABC News

‘Kissing bug’ disease more deadly than thought

The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet: kissing bugs. Their name stems from the fact that they like biting humans around their lips and faces as they sleep, after which they defecate into the wound with feces that harbor an infectious parasite, Trypanasoma cruzi. The parasite then enters the bloodstream and causes Chagas disease, also known as trypanosomiasis. Though the disease is generally considered to be mild or even asymptomatic among most, a new study has found that deaths fueled by the infection are much more common than we know — and are going unrecognized. — CNN