U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Laredo, Texas seized 302 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $2.7 million at the Columbia-Solidarity Bridge, officials announced Monday. Hundreds honored former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Monday as she lay in repose in Atlanta. Former President Jimmy Carter, who is 99 years old, is expected to attend her memorial Tuesday. The New York Mets announced Monday that M. Scott Havens has been hired as president of business operations, and will be instrumental in shaping the future of the franchise, the team said. Lawyers for Donald Trump said Monday they will call the former president to the witness stand again in the closing days of his ongoing $250 million fraud trial in New York state court. Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker Prize for his dystopian novel "Prophet Song," a fictional account of tyranny and war described as "soul-shattering." The doctoral student charged with the murder of a University of North Carolina associate professor in August is incapable of standing trial due to mental illness, a judge ruled Monday. First lady Jill Biden unveiled the White House holiday season decorations Monday, which include 98 Christmas trees and nearly 15,000 feet of ribbon centered on the theme, "Magic, Wonder and Joy of the Holidays." Vampire bats are migrating farther northward, due to climate change, to seek more stable environments and could end up carrying rabies into the United States in the next 27 years, according to research published Monday. President Joe Biden on Monday announced dozens of new policy initiatives designed to strengthen the U.S. supply chain while lowering prices for inflation-weary American consumers. A suspect in Saturday's shooting in Vermont that injured three 20-year-old Palestinian men attending U.S. universities pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder Monday. "The Late Show" on CBS has been canceled this week after Stephen Colbert announced Monday he is recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. Eleven more Israeli hostages were released by their Hamas captors on Monday as Qatar announced that a truce between Israel and Hamas has been extended for an additional two days. An Australian snake catcher is reminding residents to crush drink cans before throwing them away after rescuing a snake with its head caught in the opening of an energy drink container. A lobster caught in Maine is drawing attention online for a couple of unusual attributes -- it's half red and half blue, as well as half male and half female. A man who appeared disoriented opened an emergency exit door on a stationary aircraft at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport and jumped to the ground, authorities said Monday. Nearly 3 million holiday travelers flowed through the nation's airports on Sunday, breaking a single-day record, the Transportation Security Administration reported. A Denver woman said she was lucky to escape injury or worse when a metal pole flew into the windshield of her car on the highway. A Michigan woman found a store being sold out of her favorite scratch-off lottery tickets to be a lucky turn of events when she scored a $1 million prize. Authentic, a word that has shown up everywhere from discussions on identity to artificial intelligence, is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2023, the publisher said on Monday. K-pop star and Girls' Generation member Taeyeon released the album "To. X" and a music video for her song of the same name. "All Creatures Great and Small" will return for a fourth season on Masterpiece PBS in January. A 2-year-old Kentucky girl proved she has intelligence beyond her years by becoming the youngest-ever member of high-IQ society Mensa. Police in Maine were called to a TJ Maxx where a deer had crashed through a window and was running loose through the store. FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta, who was responsible for a league-leading 31 goal contributions this season, earned 2023 Landon Donovan MLS MVP honors, the league announced Monday. |
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