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U.S. Customs and Border Protection(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection have seized 354 pounds of methamphetamine from a pick-up truck crossing the border into the United States from Mexico. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte international crossing between the U.S. state of New Mexico and Mexico made the seizure at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday while they were conducting a pre-primary enforcement operation in the area just south of the inspection b...

FX/Michelle FayeWinter is coming, but it was already a little nipply for actor Jon Hamm when he started work on the new season of Fargo. Show creator Noah Hawley is known for getting weird with his series, which drops its first two episodes of the new season Tuesday night, but the trailer already had the internet abuzz. It was revealed in the sneak peek that Emmy winner Hamms character, a conservative sheriff named Roy Tillman, has pierced nipples, and fans couldnt stop talking about it. "I...

Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Months before OpenAI board member Ilya Sutskever would gain notoriety for his key role in the ouster of CEO Sam Altman, Sutskever co-authored a little-noticed but apocalyptic warning about the threat posed by artificial intelligence. Superintelligent AI, Sutskever co-wrote on a company blog, could lead to "the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction," since engineers are unable to prevent AI from "going rogue."...

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of the approaching holidays and a potential rise in cases this winter, the government is once again allowing households to order a fresh wave of four COVID-19 tests for free online. The website, covidtests.gov, remains one of the last remaining ways Americans can secure free at-home rapid test after the end of the public health emergency last spring ended the requirement for insurance companies to cover eight tests per month. Over the past three ...

W.G. DUNLOP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv Monday morning for an unannounced visit to Ukraine, his second to the country since Russia invaded in February 2022. Hes expected "to meet with Ukrainian leaders and reinforce the staunch support of the United States for Ukraines fight for freedom," according to a Defense Department statement. "He will also underscore the continued U.S. commitment to providing Ukraine with the ...

Lionsgate/Murray CloseThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes fell short of expectations, but still managed to top the North American box office with an estimated $44 million. The Hunger Games prequel -- starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth -- added an estimated $4.5 million overseas, for a $98.5 million global tally -- the franchises smallest opening weekend. Trolls Band Together opened in second place, collecting an estimated $31.7 million at the domestic box office. The f...

Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Washington, D.C., appeals court will hear arguments Monday regarding former President Donald Trumps limited gag order in his federal election interference case. The hearing, before a panel of judges, is Trumps latest effort to lift the limited gag order issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that prohibits Trump from making or reposting statements statements "publicly targeting" special counsel Jack Smith and his staff, as well as targeti...

Lawrence Sumulong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- OpenAI was thrown into upheaval in recent days after the sudden departure of CEO Sam Altman, who just three days later landed at Microsoft. The ouster elicited a letter from about 600 employees at OpenAI, all of whom threatened to resign unless Altman returns. As the worker protest unfolded, OpenAI – maker of the popular conversation bot ChatGPT – appointed a replacement for Altman: Interim CEO Emmett Shear, the former chief executive at video game...

Loren Elliott/Getty Images(BOCA CHICA, Texas) -- SpaceX launched its Starship rocket Saturday morning for the deep-space vehicles second test flight, during which the booster exploded after separating and the spacecraft apparently detonated after reaching space. SpaceX officials said the mega rocket -- which is designed to bring NASA astronauts to the moon -- successfully lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas, under the power of all 33 engines. The booster then successfully separated from the space...

Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- As the Israel-Hamas war continues with no end in sight, the lives of millions have been upended and their plans and dreams have been abruptly placed on hold. At least 1,200 people were killed by Hamas in Israel in the Oct. 7 surprise terrorist attacks, with more than 230 believed to have been taken hostage into Gaza, according to Israeli officials. In the retaliatory campaign that followed, more than 12,000 in Gaza have been killed, including 5...