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Category: Racial Justice
Investigations and analysis on racial inequity in policing, courts, housing, health care and employment.
Consumer Rights Sep 16, 202612,883 Sick, Two Dead, and No Positive Sample: What the Cyclospora Outbreak Left Behind
The CDC closed the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in U.S. history without ever finding the parasite in a lettuce sample. Here is what that means for the next one.
Crime & Justice Sep 15, 2026CDC Says Largest U.S. Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is Over
CDC ends the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in U.S. history: 12,883 sickened, 570 hospitalized, 2 dead in Michigan, 21 states hit.
Crime & Justice Sep 14, 2026FDA and CDC Close Cyclospora Outbreak, Cases Unresolved
The cyclospora outbreak is over, but officials never got the answers they wanted — and unresolved cases leave sick Americans without closure.
Crime & Justice Sep 13, 2026CDC Declares Record Cyclospora Outbreak Officially Over
The CDC says the record-setting cyclospora outbreak is over and all implicated iceberg lettuce is off shelves — after 13,000 illnesses across 41 states.
Crime & Justice Sep 12, 2026Tasia Fortune Homicide Arrest; Democrats Seek FBI Review
Jackson police arrest Jacques Ratliff in Tasia Fortune’s hanging death, ruled a homicide; Democrats press DOJ and FBI on Black hanging cases.
Crime & Justice Sep 12, 2026CDC Declares Cyclospora Outbreak Over After 13,000 Sickened
The CDC says the Cyclospora outbreak tied to recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico is over: nearly 13,000 sickened, 570+ hospitalized, 21 states.
Crime & Justice Sep 11, 2026Cyclospora Outbreak Ends Without the Answers Officials Wanted
The cyclospora outbreak is ending, but unresolved cases remain — and public health officials did not get all the answers they hoped to find.