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Low Levels of Radiation Found in U.S. Milk
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration say that very low levels of radiation have turned up in a sample of milk from Washington state. But federal officials say consumers should not worry
Will Mexico’s Runaway Sheriff Find Asylum in the U.S.?
When 20-year old criminology student Marisol Valles was sworn in as a police chief in the embattled Mexican state of Chihuahua in October, she became an instant celebrity as the bravest woman in Mexico. Pundits and media commentators cheered the slight, bespectacled, innocent-looking young mother who had the guts to stand up to the drug cartels
Priest among dozens held in Spain ‘marriage scam’
Spanish police have arrested a priest and 33 others in an alleged “marriage of convenience” scam in which mostly Colombians immigrants, linked to drug trafficking, wed Spaniards to get residency papers.
Mexican cartel leader pleads guilty to drug charges
A Mexican cartel leader, best known as the brother of the man who killed DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, pleaded guilty in Denver, Colorado, to drug trafficking charges on Friday.
Strong earthquake rocks Afghanistan
A strong earthquake rumbled deep beneath mountainous regions northeast of Kabul early Friday, waking residents and sending some into the streets.
Afghanistan drug trail spanning the world
As the ferries dock at the Port of Dover after crossing the English Channel, the trucks pull in at a steady rate. Afghanistan’s opium harvest can be traced right back to some of those trucks.
If You Must Know: Are Artificial Sweeteners Really That Bad For You?
Too much sugar will make you fat, but too much artificial sweetener will … do what, exactly
Rio fortifies streets after deadly shootout
Some 2,000 police officers patrolled the streets of Rio de Janeiro Sunday after a bloody confrontation between rival drug gangs and authorities that killed 14 over the weekend, including two police officers.
12 dead in Brazil drug battle
Twelve people, including two police officers, were killed Saturday in a gun battle between two rival drug gangs in a slum in northern Rio de Janeiro, a state spokesman said.