A man was arrested in West Point, California, after authorities discovered 440 pounds of illegal marijuana inside a building, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office said. More than 1,400 marijuana plants were seized Thursday when deputies served a search warrant and found that a large shop building adjacent to a home had been turned into a…… MORE
Hundreds of people in Mississippi’s capital have fled their homes as authorities fear the swollen Pearl River will soon unleash catastrophic flooding. The Pearl River, which runs just east of downtown Jackson, hit its third-highest level on record Sunday morning at 36.38 feet. The river has been rising slower than expected but has reached its…… MORE
Bayern Munich’s prolific Robert Lewandowski added his name to the Bundesliga record books by becoming only the second player in the history of the German top division to score 23 goals in the opening 22 games of the season. The striker, 31, scored in the third minute of Bayern Munich’s 4-1 win over FC Koln…… MORE
Tony Fernandez, a five-time Major League Baseball All-Star over 17 seasons, has died at 57, the Toronto Blue Jays tweeted on Sunday. He suffered a stroke and had been struggling with kidney issues, the team said. “The Toronto Blue Jays are deeply saddened by the passing of Tony Fernandez today, one of our club’s most…… MORE
Staff at Holland State Park in Michigan want you to know: “It’s cold as balls out here!” Ice balls, that is. Thousands of them washed up on Lake Michigan’s icy shore Friday. Staff posted about the natural curiosity on the park’s Facebook page. “We went down to the beach to check on things and we…… MORE
Democratic presidential candidates are zeroing in on Michael Bloomberg, criticizing the former New York mayor as he rises in the polls. Sen. Amy Klobuchar told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” Sunday that the billionaire businessman is “hiding behind airwaves” as he spends millions in TV ads. “I don’t think you should be…… MORE
A portion of the presidential motorcade, including President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, will take a lap around the speedway before the start of NASCAR’s Daytona 500 on Sunday a source familiar with the event and a White House official confirms to CNN. They’ll be riding the car known as “The Beast.” President…… MORE
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday doubled down on her position that Sen. Bernie Sanders, her self-described Democratic socialist rival, would hurt the party if he becomes the nominee. “I am not a pundit, but what I do know (is this), I am the only one on the debate stage when asked, ‘Do…… MORE
The mystery of the contents of a purse found in the space between a locker and a wall in an Ohio middle school have been revealed. The red purse covered in dust was discovered last year by Chas Pyle, a custodian at North Canton Middle School, when he was reattaching the trim between the lockers…… MORE
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