Australian police have seized $1 billion Australian dollars’ worth of the drug “ice” from a shipment of silicone bra inserts and art supplies, the country’s federal police said, worth approximately US$700 million. According to authorities, the bust is one of the biggest in Australia’s history, and the largest seizure of liquid methylamphetamine ever. “This has …
Police in New York are investigating whether former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned his position in the wake of a prostitution scandal in 2008, has any ties to a possible assault at a Manhattan hotel over the weekend after a woman accused him of choking her. The New York Police Department said on …
The National Weather Service said Friday the coldest air mass of the winter may hit the Northeast this weekend and New Yorkers are being urged to take notice. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned residents to take “extreme precautions” over the weekend and heed cold-weather warnings. He said city workers would also bring …
The Mayor of Cleveland has apologized to the family of Tamir Rice, saying he is sorry for any pain caused by a $500 claim for emergency services sent to the boy’s estate. Mayor Frank Jackson and other city officials apologized to the family Thursday and told the media that the filing was made to Rice’s …
A brawl between rival drug gangs at an overcrowded penitentiary in northern Mexico turned into a riot Thursday, leaving 52 inmates dead and 12 injured in the country’s deadliest prison melee in years. No escapes were reported in the clash at the Topo Chico prison in Monterrey, said Nuevo Leo state Gov. Jaime Rodriguez. The …