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Coast Guard offloads nearly half a billion dollars worth of seized narcotics in Miami

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday offloaded some $475 million worth of drugs, including approximately 3,892 pounds of marijuana and 24,700 pounds of cocaine, that were confiscated in recent raids in international waters.

September 17, 2022

Federal court hears arguments as to whether or not a company can legally have a racial designation

An Eleventh Circuit appeals court heard arguments Wednesday as to whether or not companies can sue for racial discrimination.

September 17, 2022

NASA Rover discovery suggests life could have survived on Mars

A NASA Rover exploring Mars found evidence that life could have survived on the planet.

September 16, 2022

HBO Max removes cigars and cigarettes from some, but not all, movie posters in its catalog

Twitter sleuths have uncovered that HBO Max removed cigars and cigarettes from some of the posters displayed for old movies in the service's catalog.

September 16, 2022

Miami Beach commissioner suggests city put bounties on iguanas to reduce their numbers

Miami Beach, Florida, mulled bounties on iguanas at a city meeting in an attempt to pare down the population of the invasive reptile species.

September 16, 2022

Chicago Bulls jersey worn by Michael Jordan during “Last Dance” NBA finals sold at auction

Sotheby's has sold a red Chicago Bulls jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 "Last Dance" NBA finals against the Utah Jazz for $10.1 million.

September 16, 2022

Utah tops the nation for road rage in new survey, Missouri a close second

Utah drivers are the nation's most aggressive, according to road rage rankings released by Forbes Advisor.

September 16, 2022

Massachusetts woman arrested and charged with fake bomb threat toward Boston Children’s Hospital

Federal authorities arrested and charged a Massachusetts woman with making a false bomb threat toward Boston Children's Hospital. The hospital has faced criticism from across the country over its health care program providing for transgender youths.

September 16, 2022

Juice lady accused of supplying tainted apple and grape juice to National School Lunch Program

A juice manufacturer in Washington state has been indicted on charges of distributing contaminated concentrates, including to school free-lunch programs.

September 16, 2022

Five charged with running online gambling outfit under umbrella of Lucchese Mafia organization

Five defendants, one of them being Lucchese crime family "soldier" Anthony Villani, were charged last week with operating an offshore gambling operation for sports bets for over 15 years.

September 15, 2022

University’s new laser will be America’s most powerful: 3,000 times stronger than power grid

The University of Michigan plans to begin experimenting with a new high-power laser that will eventually become the strongest laser in America, according to the researchers.

September 15, 2022

Bed Bath & Beyond releases list of stores slated for closing

Bed Bath & Beyond released a list Thursday of 56 locations across America that will soon be closing for good amid the company's financial woes.

September 15, 2022

Tesla faces new class-action lawsuit over marketing claims for ‘self-driving’ cars

Electric carmaker Tesla has been hit with a new consumer class-action suit in federal court alleging the company falsely advertised its autopilot and full self-driving features.

September 15, 2022

Allegiant Air loses woman’s custom prosthetic leg, strands it in wrong destination for days

A woman traveling from Texas to California had to spend her vacation one leg down after Allegiant Air sent a bag containing her custom prosthetic leg to Utah by accident.

September 15, 2022

Walt Disney World guests on Reddit bash missing ‘pixie dust’: Rides that break down, chipped paint

A thread of complaints made on Reddit by Walt Disney World Resort visitors has gone viral, exposing what they think of the "lacking" experience at the Lake Buena Vista, Florida, park.

September 15, 2022

Three Iranians charged with hacking, using ransomware to extort Americans

Three Iranian nationals were accused Wednesday of a broad international hacking campaign designed to steal information and, in some cases, hold it ransom.

September 14, 2022

U.S. puts $3.5 billion seized from Afghan central bank into relief fund held in Switzerland

The U.S. government announced Wednesday that $3.5 billion seized from Afghanistan's central bank would be placed in the Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland as part of a relief fund for Afghanistan.

September 14, 2022

Lufthansa bumps disabled congressman from flight to Italy over lithium wheelchair battery

Rep. Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Democrat, was prevented from boarding a Lufthansa flight from Boston to Italy on Aug. 20 due to the lithium-ion batteries in his wheelchair.

September 14, 2022

Mail carrier robbed of keys at gunpoint in Southeast D.C.

A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint on K Street in Southeast D.C. at around 5:30 p.m. Monday.

September 14, 2022

10-foot-long gator seen strolling in Texas neighborhood before being wrangled and removed

Residents of Cinco Ranch, Texas were stunned to see a 1,000-pound alligator strolling through their neighborhood on Monday.

September 14, 2022