News of the Day From Across the Nation
An unnamed 47-year-old Mexican driver attempted to enter the country from Tijuana, declaring that he was carrying furniture, Customs and Border Protection said Friday.
Imaging devices led inspectors to almost 600 packages of marijuana in the truck.
Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash, leading to serious injuries or fatalities.
3 Carnival death: A teenage girl was killed and another was injured when they were ejected from a spinning ride at an El Paso, Texas, church carnival.
4 Police shooting: A man fatally shot by police in Wilmington, Del., while sitting in his wheelchair was armed with a revolver, according to a court filing in which city asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the man’s family, who has claimed he was unarmed.
A bystander’s cell phone footage shows officers repeatedly telling McDole to drop his weapon and raise his hands and McDole reaching for his waist area before shots erupt.
Two months after the head of the California Coastal Commission was fired, its staff has changed course and recommended approval of a plan to build almost 900 homes and a hotel near Newport Beach (Orange County).