FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Before those sweet and savory pecans make their way into your pecan pie or other holiday treat, they may go through an antimicrobial wash to reduce pathogens. But why would that ...

Sitting on a sidewalk near a trail in Brackenridge Park, retired nurse Ann Sebastian cracked open another pecan with a stomp of her ankle boot, then handed the tasty wrinkly contents to her miniature ...