Dole Food Co.’s fresh vegetables division is recalling 756 cases of bagged salad out of fears that they could be contaminated with salmonella.The bags of Seven Lettuces salads were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. The company said the bags are being recalled after a random sample tested by the state of New York came back positive for salmonella. No other Dole salads are included in the recall. The recalled salads are stamped with a use-by date of April 11, 2012 with the UPC code 71430 01057 and product codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, the company said.

El comediante, Bill Maher, saltó a la palestra este viernes en la noche al opinar sobre los comentarios del mánager de los Marlins, Ozzie Guillén, sobre Fidel Castro. En su programa televisivo de HBO, “Real Life”, Maher consideró que la disculpa y la suspensión eran totalmente innecesarias. “Si dices algo que a los comunistas no les gusta, te quitan tu trabajo y te envían a un campo de reeducación hasta que te convenzan de su opinión” dijo Maher refiriéndose al régimen cubano. Y agregó con sarcasmo: “No queremos eso aquí en Estados Unidos”. Guillén fue citado en la revista Times diciendo “Amo a Fidel Castro”. Posteriormente, el mánager de los Marlins agregó y dijo “Respeto a Castro. ¿Sabes por qué? Mucha gente ha tratado de matar a Fidel Castro durante los últimos 60 años, pero ese hijo de… todavía está ahí’’. Guillén ofreció disculpas por los comentarios y aclaró sus declaraciones al alegar que hubo problemas de traducción. “A pesar de todos los pronósticos, Castro todavía respira. Es el equivalente político de Keith Richards”, continuó Maher.

He’s been single for four months now, so he’s finally fully getting into life as a bachelor. And what better way to do it than to enjoy a parade of scantily clad carnival women during gay pride? Chaz Bono, who split from his girlfriend of 12 years in December, was spotted enjoying the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade yesterday. The former Dancing with the Stars contestant was appointed Grand Marshal of the flamboyant event. And he obviously enjoyed the role as he grinned from ear to ear throughout.

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George Zimmerman’s time in jail has appeared to weigh heavily on the man who shot Trayvon Martin, as he could not get through the first night without hours of sobbing. With a lengthy legal battle ahead, the former neighbourhood watch captain appeared sober and downtrodden during his first court appearance on Thursday. It was revealed that he spent a portion of his first night in jail in tears, as law enforcement sources told ABC News that Zimmerman ‘wept quite a bit’ during the night. Forty six days after the shooting that shocked and divided the nation, George Zimmerman faced a judge in a Florida courtroom to answer charges that he murdered Martin, 17. Afterwards, Zimmerman’s lawyer, Mark O’Mara said that his client may apologise to Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, ahead of the trial.

Five police officers in New Hampshire were shot as they tried to serve a search warrant in a drug investigation Thursday night, and local media reported that one of them, the Greenland police chief, had died from a bullet to the head. Officers may have interrupted a drug deal at the house, the Union Leader of Manchester reported.  Early Friday, state Atty. Gen. Michael Delaney confirmed that Chief Michael Maloney had been killed, the Associated Press reported.

KFC Thailand has issued an apology after being criticised for a Facebook message that urged people to rush home during Wednesday’s tsunami scare and order a bucket of KFC chicken. As people were being urged to evacuate from beach areas, the company posted this message: ‘Let’s hurry home and follow the earthquake news. And don’t forget to order your favorite KFC menu.’ It prompted hundreds of angry comments on a variety of Thai web forums that denounced the company as insensitive and selfish. By Thursday the message was removed and replaced by one that asked for forgiveness.

When the itching becomes too much, it’s not surprising many of us reach for a remedy after an insect bite. But the medicine could be simply a waste of both time and money. Research suggests that most victims of home-bred midges, mosquitoes, flies, bedbugs and fleas will get better without any treatment at all. It admits that getting bitten may be horribly uncomfortable but there is little evidence that over-the-counter remedies work.  Putting a cold compress to relieve pain and swelling could be a better option.  That was the verdict of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, which offers impartial advice to doctors. Its review of evidence found that, in most cases, no treatment was needed as the reaction was so mild.

Heat guard Dwyane Wade says money is not his motivation for the London Games this summer. In a statement Thursday, Wade said, “I do not want to be paid to go to the Olympics.” Wade was quoted Wednesday saying he thinks “guys should be compensated” for playing over the summer and noted the schedule demands of being an Olympian. He said he was responding to a question about Olympians being paid, and never said he needed to be paid to play.  Wade later tweeted that pride for his country “motivates me more than any $$$ amount.” Wade played for the U.S. at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, and has said the London Games would be his last.