Rep. Dennis Cardoza Receives CHA Health Care Champion Award MODESTO, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rep.

4-H and Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) will promote the importance of science education today by conducting the National Science Experiment during the Afterschool Alliance's annual "Lights On Afterschool" event in Merced, Calif.

WASHINGTON _ Food-safety investigators said Wednesday that they'd found a contaminated pepper sample on a Mexican ranch, further pinpointing at least one of the sources for a salmonella outbreak that's poisoned consumers across the nation and roiled the produce industry.

By MICHAEL DOYLE, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON Tomato growers can thwack the Food and Drug Administration next week, but their try for federal funds could be a long shot.

Tomato growers can thwack the Food and Drug Administration next week, but their try for federal funds could be a long shot.