Mike Stobbe

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

August 4, 2022

Bahia Bakari, the sole survivor of the Yemeni airline that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009, arrives at the courtroom, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 in Paris. A French court was expected to issue a verdict Wednesday Sept.22, 2022 in the trial of the Yemeni airline that operated a passenger plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009, killing 152 people.

Damages Awarded for 2009 Plane Crash

September 14, 2022

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant , built during the Soviet era and one of the 10 biggest in the world, has been engulfed by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, fueling concerns of a nuclear catastrophe.

Last Reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Stopped

September 12, 2022

People watch as the USS Texas is moved from the dock Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in La Porte, Texas. The vessel, which was commissioned in 1914 and served in both World War I and World War II, is being towed down the Houston Ship Channel to a dry dock in Galveston where it will undergo an extensive $35 million repair.

Leaky Battleship Needs $35M in Repairs

August 31, 2022

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

August 4, 2022

In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 photo, Marshfield High School Principal Robert Keuther displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Marshfield, Mass. Illinois health officials are reporting what could be United States' first death tied to vaping. In a Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, news release, the Illinois Department of Public Health says a person who recently vaped died after being hospitalized with 'severe respiratory illness.' The agency didn't give any other information about the patient, including a name or where the person lived.

IL Vaping Death May Have Been First

The adult patient was hospitalized after falling ill following vaping.

August 26, 2019

Beef Likely Cause of Food Poisoning

So far, 109 people have been infected with an unusual strain of the E. coli bacteria.

April 15, 2019

Officials Declare End to Romaine Outbreak

No new illnesses have been reported for a month, and lettuce from the area is no longer in stores or restaurants.

January 10, 2019

This May 17, 2018 file photo shows packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. On Thursday, May 15, 2018, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb pledged to ban menthol from cigarettes, in what could be a major step to further push down U.S. smoking rates.

FDA Crack Down on Menthols

The move represents a major step to further push down U.S. smoking rates.

November 15, 2018

This Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo shows vaping devices, including a Juul, center, that were confiscated from students at a high school in Marshfield, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. announced it had stopped filling orders for its mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods but not menthol and mint. It will sell all flavors through its website and limit sales to those 21 and older.

Juul Halts Sales of Some e-Cigs

The move by Juul Labs Inc. comes ahead of an expected U.S. government crackdown on underage sales of flavored e-cigarettes.

November 14, 2018

1 in 3 Adults Eat Fast Food Each Day

Higher-income families ate fast food more often than lower-income families.

October 3, 2018

In this Aug. 8, 2007 file photo, a Milky-Way candy bar is deep-fried in oil free of trans fats at a food booth at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. Indiana was the first state to require the switch at its state fair. On Monday, May 14, 2018, the head of the World Health Organization called on all nations to eliminate artificial trans fats from foods in the next five years.

WHO Aims to Kill Trans Fat

Countries will likely have to use regulation or legislation to get food makers to make the switch, experts said.

May 14, 2018

In this April 12, 2018 photo, scientist Karen Xavier holds a petri dish containing a stool sample of small bacteria colonies in Denver. DNA from samples like these are extracted and sequenced to help health investigators more quickly determine the source of a food borne illness outbreak.

Genetics Aid Food Poisoning Studies

"There are a lot of outbreaks where they don't connect the dots. Now they're going to be connected," said one expert.

April 26, 2018

This Sep. 9, 2005, photo provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows the then newly constructed 11-story Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory located at the CDC's Roybal campus in Atlanta. Thirteen years after building the state-of-the-art lab for the world’s most dangerous germs, the nation's top public health agency is asking for more than $400 million to build a new one. CDC is asking Congress for the money. Its officials say the current lab building in Atlanta is quickly wearing down, and cannot be upgraded without shutting down the facility for years.

CDC Seeks $400M to Replace Lab

The agency says it needs a new building, even though its existing facility was just built in 2005.

February 26, 2018

This file photo shows hydrocodone-acetaminophen pills, also known as Vicodin. A government report finds opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years overall, but rising in more than 1 in 5 U.S. counties.

Opioid Prescriptions Down, but Not Everywhere

Although the amount of opioids prescribed is down 18 percent nationwide, some areas are six times higher than local averages.

July 11, 2017

Contaminated Surgery Equipment Linked to Deaths

The manufacturer of the devices identified the contamination in its factory and reportedly cleaned it up, but officials think hundreds or thousands of patients could have been infected.

October 14, 2016

This AP File file photo shows a minivan and two semitrailers in an early morning fatal wreck on I-85 South near Shorter, Alabama. According to the CDC, traffic deaths are down most everywhere, but fatalities on the road are still a bigger problem in the United States than in other affluent countries.

Crash Deaths Worse in US

U.S. drivers reportedly speed more often, drive drunk more frequently and take other risks.

July 7, 2016