Backpacks full of $1.1 million worth of cocaine found near Canada border
Agents found 30 brick-like packages of cocaine inside the backpacks, located in a wooded area in Washington near the U.S. border with Canada.
Pet food brand issues recall over bird flu contamination
A voluntary recall was issued for a line of raw and frozen pet food after a cat died of bird flu.
Hanukkah 2024 started on Christmas Day in rare occurrence
The eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah started on Christmas Day in 2024, an occurrence that happens very infrequently.
No winning tickets sold for Mega Millions $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot
No Mega Millions player won the $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, so the grand prize for Friday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.15 billion.
7-year-old boy seriously injured by falling drone at Florida holiday show
A holiday drone show just days before Christmas was interrupted when drones collided, officials said.
Samara Joy bringing gospel and family into her jazz music
Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy is 25, but critics say she reminds them of jazz royalty from the 1940s and 1950s. It isn't the music she grew up with, but Joy is making jazz her own.
Mexico fights to dam "iron river" sending guns from U.S. to cartels
While many in the U.S. have lambasted the flow of migrants and drugs from Mexico, the porous border works both ways. Mexico's government says guns from the U.S. are fueling cartel violence.
Israel's Mossad spent years orchestrating Hezbollah pager plot
Retired Israeli case agents behind Mossad's boobytrapped pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon explain how they got Hezbollah to buy the devices and the plots' impact on the Middle East.
Norovirus outbreaks reported on 3 cruise ships this month
Just over 300 passengers and crew members fell ill during norovirus outbreaks on three cruise voyages in December.
"Murder hornets" eradicated in the U.S., agriculture officials say
Giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets," have been eradicated in the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first detected in Washington state.
Woman accused of stowing away on flight from NY to Paris apprehended again
Svetlana Dali, the woman accused of stowing away on a flight from New York to Paris, was arrested again, according to the FBI.
What we know about the Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting
A student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday in a shooting that left two people and the suspect dead and others injured.
2 killed, suspect dead in school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin
The shooter has been identified as a 15-year-old female student at the school.
Hermès artistic director on what makes Birkin bags timeless
Be prepared to wait and wait some more if you want a Birkin bag. Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas explains why it takes time for clients to get their hands on the coveted bag.
AI "nudify" sites lack transparency, researcher says
A researcher looking into "nudify" sites found a lack of transparency, from who's running the sites to how people are paying for the images.