Los Angeles, California - Food Tank will co-host two Summits along the West Coast these coming weeks in partnership with Mother Jones. On May 29th in San Francisco and on June 5th in Los Angeles, food and agriculture experts and leaders will discuss access, affordability and equity in the food system.

Washington, DC - A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O26 infections linked to flour has been posted:

San Diego, California - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Kellogg III was sentenced at a general court-martial to three years of confinement after pleading guilty to charges related to the illegal communication of national defense information. Kellogg will receive a dishonorable discharge from the Navy and a reduction in rank from E-5 to E-1.

Tokyo, Japan - President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Advance the United States’ and Japan’s Global Partnership.

Los Angeles, California - The founder and ex-chief executive officer of Celerity Educational Group, a Koreatown-based non-profit owner and operator of charter schools, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring to misappropriate approximately $3.2 million in public education funds allocated to some of her company’s schools.

Los Angeles, California - The former manager of CBS Employees Federal Credit Union pleaded guilty to one felony count of bank fraud for embezzling $40 million from his employer over the course of 20 years – spending the money on gambling; homes in California, Nevada and Mexico; and travel by private jet – in a scheme that ultimately led to the credit union becoming insolvent.