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Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants

MIAMI (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants. According to an X post by the…

John McCarthy May 5, 2024

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Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from…

John McCarthy May 5, 2024

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US dad detained in Turks & Caicos for months for having ammo in luggage has hearing

COCKBURN TOWN — The fate of a Pennsylvania man is being closely watched by others in similar situations as a judge will determine whether he will be imprisoned for bringing…

John McCarthy May 5, 2024

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Families claim Americans are ‘unjustly detained’ in Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition

COCKBURN TOWN — The families of four Americans charged in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition insisted this week that their loved ones were “unjustly detained” on the island awaiting…

John McCarthy May 4, 2024

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Texas extradition action dismissed for Fadzai Makonyonga

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A judge has dismissed an extradition action after learning that the state of Texas rescinded a fugitive warrant in an identity theft case, Superior Court records show.…

John McCarthy May 3, 2024

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‘What do we got to pay for this?’ Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a…

John McCarthy May 2, 2024

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74-year-old woman found unresponsive on St. John

CRUZ BAY — A woman was found unresponsive in her St. John residence on Tuesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported. Jane Stuckert, 74, was positively identified as the deceased…

John McCarthy May 2, 2024

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Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday in…

John McCarthy May 2, 2024

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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide

Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD. The administration is expected to reschedule it in a category that includes steroids and Tylenol with codeine. WASHINGTON —…

John McCarthy May 2, 2024

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VIPD issues Silver Alert for Euranie Lambert

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Silver Alert has been issued for Euranie Lambert, 77, who was last seen leaving the Lucinda Millin Home on Friday afternoon to go to the store,…

John McCarthy May 1, 2024