At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli O157:H7 tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said.

With some 1700 nautical miles to go to the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope the Vendée Globe leaders are having to adapt as best they can to a life at high speeds, riding the crest of a low pressure ...