When border agents searched the 16-year-old’s belongings, they discovered he was a U.S. citizen — with 55 pounds of meth. U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionIn the age of recreational drones, using a land-based vehicle to smuggle drugs almost seems antiquated. As the endless War on
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Could Phil Collins actually be the incarnation of God on earth? A new statue of baby Jesus in Mexico is certainly raising the question. Nearly 22ft tall and weighing 143 stone (907kg), the statue stands in a church in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas.
Did you know airplane pilots can skip airport security checks even on flights conducted by other airlines? Well, one Indian businessman certainly did, so he bought himself a pilot uniform so he could board planes faster. Rajan Mahbubani, a 48-year-old consultancy agency owner from New
Remember that story we ran a few months ago about a man who claimed he cured his terminal cancer with a cheap dog deworming medicine? Well, apparently it recently went viral in South Korea and stocks of the antiparasitic medicine have been depleted. Back in
A property developer in the Chinese city of Changsha has been slammed by homebuyers for deceiving them by promising “high vegetation cover” and “park views”, and delivering a public area covered in a blue plastic material to look like a lake. To say that homeowners
Back in 2013, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company might take on one of the most popular passenger vehicles in American history, the Ford F-150 pickup. But he said Tesla’s work on a pickup wouldn’t really, ahem, pick up for another five
Artificial intelligence has given us algorithms capable of recognizing faces, diagnosing disease, and, of course, crushing computer games. But even the smartest algorithms can sometimes behave in unexpected and unwanted ways, for example picking up gender bias from the text or images they are fed.
Tacos! Is there anything you can’t do? That marvel of Mexican food has at least one true believer: Tucson, Arizona, resident Ryan Bishop. He credits a taco as the reason he narrowly avoided being struck by a bullet. Bishop was approaching the Pima County Fairgrounds entrance
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Joe Jonas will host a new travel series for Quibi. The streaming service confirmed in a tweet Thursday that Jonas, 30, will host and executive produce the forthcoming series Cup of Joe. Quibi shared a promo photo featuring Jonas’ likeness in
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Country star Sam Hunt was arrested in Nashville on Thursday for driving under the influence and possessing an open container. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed the arrest to Billboard. Hunt was released from custody on a $2,500
Nov. 21 (UPI) — A New Zealand woman and an Australian man celebrated their home countries and love of aviation by marrying in the air halfway between their home countries. New Zealander Cathy Valliant and Australian David Valliant took Jetstar Flight 201 from Sydney to
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) — The ongoing feud between pop sensation Taylor Swift and her former label, Big Machine Records, casts a glaring spotlight on music ownership rights — and the way in which record labels expect to recoup their investment over time. Record
The Everyday Robot project originated from a multimillion-dollar mess. In 2013, Google executive Andy Rubin stepped down from leading the company’s Android mobile software division and went on a robot spending spree with the company checkbook. Google acquired a gaggle of startups with technologies ranging
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Kimberly Van Der Beek says she’s healing in the wake of her near-fatal miscarriage. Van Der Beek, 37, the wife of actor James Van Der Beek, gave an update Wednesday on Instagram Stories after almost losing her life during a miscarriage
Nov. 21 (UPI) — One day after she was indicted on 11 federal counts of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy, former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, reports said Thursday. The charges involve the sales of her Healthy Holly line
An ingredient in the psychedelic brew ayahuasca causes “waking dreams” by significantly changing brain activity, a new study says. Ayahuasca is a tea or brew made from vines and leaves of the Amazon rainforest. DMT (or dimethyltryptamine) is one of its main psychoactive components. Typically
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin announced the band will not be touring in support of their new album Everyday Life, citing how tours impact the environment. “We’re taking time over the next year or two, to work out how our tour can
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Janelle Monae finds herself stuck between two realities in the first teaser trailer for upcoming horror film, Antebellum. The clip, released on Thursday, features Monae trapped inside the American south before the Civil War as she witnesses a slave being captured
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Israeli prosecutors indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust — following a lengthy investigation the Israeli leader has dismissed as a “witch hunt.” Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s move to charge Netanyahu sides
Vlad just landed an adult job, so he is looking to spend adult money on a car. But he’s a young guy and he doesn’t want to be too mature about it. He is looking for something nice but flashy, with enough power to lay
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Netflix is giving a glimpse of Penn Badgley in You Season 2. The streaming service released a first look photo Thursday of Badgley, 33, as serial killer Joe Goldberg. The picture shows Joe (Badgley) sharing a moment with his ex-girlfriend Candace
Nov. 21 (UPI) — North Korea held a footwear expo in the capital, attracting as many as 20,000 visitors in a day, according to a pro-Pyongyang paper in Japan. The Choson Sinbo reported Thursday the Kim Jong Un regime held the expo Oct. 18-24 at
Nov. 21 (UPI) — The publisher of an Alaska newspaper said he is willing to give the entire operation away to a person or couple willing to relocate to the town and oversee the operation. Larry Persily, owner of The Skagway News, said the he