Mitchell G. Patton

Whole Foods' decision to halt Maine lobster purchases has sparked protests from state elected officials and the lobster industry. Whole Foods' decision, which was announced this month, was prompted by changes to the sustainability ratings of Maine lobster fisheries by independent seafood monitoring groups: Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, based in California, and the London-based Marine Stewardship Council. Both point to a recent US court decision indicating that equipment used to harvest lobsters off Maine may put North American right whales at risk. Whales have been listed as an endangered species since 1970, with fewer than 350 believed to remain.In…

The floodgates have opened for the flu, with millions of people in the US reporting illness and nearly 3,000 deaths from the flu since early October, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.With the start of the holiday season and large family gatherings, cases are expected to continue to rise. “We are likely to see an increase in the coming weeks,” Lynnette Brammer, an epidemiologist and leader of the CDC's household influenza surveillance team, told NBC News. So far this season, there have been approximately 6.2 million cases of flu, according to the most…

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is embroiled in another controversy, and this time some Republicans on Capitol Hill are less willing to defend him.After dining with notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, who has come under fire for anti-Semitic comments, former President Trump faces mounting denunciations from Republican senators, including some nominal allies who rarely, if ever, criticize him. him or his actions.In interviews with NBC News as the Senate returned from Thanksgiving recess on Monday, reactions from Senate Republicans ranged from horrified incredulity to calls to shake up Trump's team of advisers to a sense of vindication among…

Brett Favre's attorneys filed a motion Monday to dismiss a complaint against the former NFL quarterback and his Favre Enterprise business with the Mississippi Department of Human Services.Favre has been embroiled in the Mississippi welfare scandal and is one of more than three dozen companies being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) in an attempt to recover $24 million of the $ $77 million in federal welfare money, according to Mississippi. This day.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre #4 attempts a pass against the New York Giants October 3,…