Some schools in Florida and Wisconsin are banning a Japanese sci-fi comic book over concerns that it promotes violence against teachers.

The manga, called "Assassination Classroom," features a large tentacled monster that destroys the moon and threatens to destroy Earth. The monster starts working as a homeroom teacher in a junior high school, where it tells its class that it will give them the opportunity to kill it before it destroys the planet.

The comic was first released in Japan in 2012. It was also turned into television series in 2013 and a live-action film in 2015.

Gifford Middle School in Gifford, Florida was the first to remove the book from its library in March. It removed three volumes, according to Anime News Network. In Wisconsin, the Elmbrook School District also removed the book from its digital library system, the outlet reported.

Moms for Liberty — a conservative group that pushes for the removal of books from classrooms that they deem inappropriate and which has campaigned to get members elected to local school boards — fought for the comic book's removal from Gifford Middle School.

The group also successfully advocated for the removal of a version of Anne Frank's diary that it deemed "sexually explicit" from a high school in Vero Beach, Florida on April 5.

Jennifer Pippin, chair of the Indian River County chapter of Moms for Liberty, said that the group considered the book inappropriate because it features pictures of kids with guns inside a classroom, noting a recent spate of school shootings in the United States.

"We don't want students to think it's OK to kill their teachers," Pippin told USA Today.

The Elmbrook School District in Wisconsin also removed the book from its digital library after parents complained that it was violent and sexual, Fox News reported.

The Elmbrook School District and School District of Indian River County did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Sunday.

The Elmbrook School District told Fox News in a statement that it decided to remove the series from its library after "applying our current book acquisition guidelines."

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections. Epidemiologic and traceback data show that Infinite Herbs brand organic basil may be contaminated with Salmonella and be making people sick.

As of April 17, 2024, a total of 12 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 7 states – FL, GA, MN, MO, NJ, RI, WI. Illnesses started on dates ranging from February 11, 2024, to April 2, 2024. Of 11 people with information available, 1 person has been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Of 12 people interviewed, 10 (83%) reported shopping at Trader Joe’s. Seven sick people reported buying or likely buying organic basil in 2.5 oz clamshell-style containers from Trader Joe’s. Additionally, traceback data collected by FDA determined that Infinite Herbs, LLC, in Miami, Florida, was the supplier of the 2.5-oz packages of organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s stores.

While this investigation is ongoing, do not eat Infinite Herbs organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s stores in those 29 states and Washington DC. The basil was sold in 2.5 oz clamshell-style packages. Investigators are working to determine if additional products may be contaminated.

Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil packed in 2.5-oz clamshell packaging and sold at Trader Joe’s stores in AL, CT, D.C., DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, and WI.

Based on its food questionnaires and epidemiological data to date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that 12 illnesses are likely related to this recall. Infinite Herbs initiated the voluntary recall after the FDA notified it of the CDC’s information.

The recalled product was shipped directly to Trade Joe’s retail distribution centers in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and to two Fruit Center Marketplace stores in Massachusetts.

Infinite Herbs LLC of Miami, Florida, is expanding its April 18th recall to include Melissa’s brand fresh organic basil in 2.0 oz ( 96 packages, UPC 0 45255 14142 9) and 4.0 oz packages (24 packages, UPC 0 45255 14439 0) available for sale at Dierberg’s stores in Illinois and Missouri between February 10th and 20th (see photos below). This product is part of the lot that was previously recalled and, therefore, has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Infinite Herbs LLC of Miami, Florida, is voluntarily recalling 2.5-ounce packages of Infinite Herbs fresh organic basil sold between February 1 and April 6, 2024, and bearing the UPC 8 18042 02147 7 (see photos below) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.

Illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food and usually lasts four to seven days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.

When a 13-year-old girl, whom state and federal investigators believed was kidnapped from her South Carolina family, was discovered with a 35-year-old man she called her "boyfriend," the teen told investigators the duo had an ominous fallback plan to kill themselves if law enforcement ever tracked them down, according to a report filed in the investigation.

The report, from the Monroe County, Florida Sheriff's Office, was obtained by WISN 12 News sister station WYFF in Greenville.

The document details the Feb. 13 arrest of Tyler Berlick, of Waukesha County, as he emerged from his pickup truck at the Pink Plaza Shopping Center on Overseas Highway in Key Largo.

Citing what deputies said the teen told them, Berlick and the girl met on the online game Roblox and started communicating more than a year ago, when she was 12. The document said the two spent hours talking on the phone and rarely spoke during the day.

"She stated she did it that way so he was under the impression she was at work during the day." The document said the girl told Berlick, 35, she was 17 when they first met.

The document said the girl recalled Berlick helping her with depression and suicidal thoughts and said he drove from Wisconsin to South Carolina to spend his birthday, Feb. 9, with her.

When Berlick was prepared to leave on Feb. 11, he gave the teen a cell phone, she said, according to the report. When the teen's mother found the phone and took it away, the document said she called Berlick on a landline phone, prompting him to turn around, according to the document.

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"[She] packed her bags and snuck out around 2:00 am and left with Tyler [Berlick]," deputies wrote in the report.

The report indicated the teen's statements were captured on the deputies body cameras.

The teen's disappearance prompted Greenville County Sheriff's officials to make a plea through media reports pleading for the teen's safe return. Privately, investigators, with help from the FBI developed Berlick as a suspect in the teen's disappearance and flagged his identifying information, including a description of his vehicle, on a nationwide law enforcement database.

Around 3:28am on Feb. 13, Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy Jean Jacques spotted Berlick's Dodge Ram pickup in the Pink Plaza parking lot, the report said. As Berlick stepped out of the vehicle, deputies ordered him to turn around with his hands up, the report added.

Deputies positively identified Berlick and took him into custody.

While speaking to the teen, deputies said she shared the perilous plan should she and Berlick be caught.

"Although [the teen] claims that Tyler was under the impression that she was 18, they still decided to kill themselves together if apprehended by Law Enforcement," the report said.

Because of those comments, deputies placed the teen into protective custody for a mental health evaluation.

"[The teen] believed she ruined Tyler's life because he was unaware of her real age," the report said.

The same day he was arrested, Berlick faced a judge and waived extradition, 12 News confirmed with Florida jail and court officials.

Records show Greenville County deputies brought Berlick back to South Carolina and booked him Wednesday on the state kidnapping charge.

While the FBI is also investigating the teen's disappearance, Berlick does not currently face any charges federally or in Wisconsin.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS IN CRISIS, YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT THE NATIONAL SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AT 988. THE NUMBER IS OPEN 24-HOURS A DAY.

Editor's Note: The video version of this story mistakenly calculated the distance between Greenville Co. (SC) and Monroe Co. (FL).

Florida has obtained the transfer commitment of Wisconsin wide receiver Chimere Dike, the program announced during the Early Signing Period on Wednesday.

The move will reunite Dike with his quarterback of three years with the Badgers, now-Gators starting signal-caller Graham Mertz.

Dike will join the Gators as a graduate transfer with one season of collegiate eligibility remaining to utilize.

A product of Waukesha (Wis.) North High School, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Dike signed with Wisconson in the recruiting class of 2020 as a consensus three-star prospect.

He went on to record 97 receptions for 1,478 yards and nine touchdowns over 44 appearances with the Badgers, including 31 starts. He's also rushed 14 times for 99 yards and a score.

For his performance in 2022, in which Dike set single-season career highs in receptions (47), yards (689) and scores (six), Dike was awarded Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors.

70 of Dike's career receptions, 1,032 of his yards and eight of his receiving touchdowns were produced with Mertz passing him the ball at Wisconsin, from 2020-22.

Dike's addition to Florida's wide receiver room will be much welcomed following the NFL Draft departure of two-year starter Ricky Pearsall and the transfer portal exit of sophomore Caleb Douglas this postseason.

Dike is Florida's fourth acquisition from the transfer portal this postseason, following commitments from San Diego State offensive tackle Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, former Pennsylvania defensive lineman Joey Slackman and Oregon defensive back Trikweze Bridges.

Blinn College (JUCO) defensive lineman Brien Taylor Jr. also pledged to the Gators on Dec. 11.

Each transfer was made official by Florida on Wednesday.

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The No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers traveled down to Gainesville, Florida, and earned a 3-2 win against the No. 3 Florida Gators in what proved to be their most pulsating victory yet.

Wisconsin has faced plenty of tests this season, but they have not pushed as hard as they did Sunday afternoon. The Gators, who defeated Wisconsin in another five-set thriller last year at the Kohl Center, had the Badgers on the ropes quickly. The first set was initially close with the scoreboard showing a tie of 10-10. Florida took the lead on the next point and never looked back. They secured the first set 25-15, condemning the Badgers to a sort of lopsided defeat they are not used to seeing.

The second set was more closely contested. Wisconsin trailed 23-22 but handed the second game to the Gators courtesy of two attack errors. Facing a 2-0 hole, Wisconsin was dangerously close to suffering their first loss of the season.

Similar to previous games against SEC opponents Arkansas and Tennessee, the Badgers had a response.

Determined to at least avoid a sweep, Wisconsin started the third set with a commanding 14-4 advantage. Florida cut the lead to three, but it was too late as Wisconsin reached match point and won the third set with a kill from Anna Smrek, who ended with a team-high 16 kills.

The fourth set was more competitive, and the Badgers reached match point with the score reading 24-20. A service error from CC Crawford and an error from Smrek closed the gap to 24-22. However, Smrek immediately made up for her mistake and registered another set-ending kill to bring the Badgers into a winner-take-all fifth set.

Wisconsin trailed 10-8 in the fifth set, but their championship mettle kicked in. The Badgers went on a 5-0 run to take a 13-10 lead. Another kill from Smrek would later give Wisconsin a 14-11 lead, setting up match point. The Gators used a kill and an ace to make Badger fans nervous, but the Badgers triumphed for a reverse sweep comeback.

Inevitably, Smrek was there once again with the clutch kill to end the set and match, giving Wisconsin arguably their most exciting win to date this season. The Badgers came back from 0-2 for the first time since 2018 and avenged last season’s loss to the Gators, who they were 1-6 against all-time before today.

Wisconsin now has five ranked wins to their credit before Big Ten play starts this week.

Coach Kelly Sheffield was pleased with his team’s resilience, saying after the game, “We gotta keep getting better. It's an important win, on the road. Being able to come in and [the] whole place is against you. Battling back when you're not playing well and playing a cleaner version of the game,” he said after Saturday’s match. “Defensively, they are really good. Mentally they can really get to you. Real credit to our players. We battled and we fought. Most of the match was played in the mud.”

The Badgers had a tough slate of non-conference games, but the real gauntlet begins with the start of their Big Ten schedule. They will kick off the conference season with a trip to Evanston to face Northwestern on Friday night at 7 p.m.