This is the 64th smuggling event in the San Diego area since the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Author: Jordan Culver, USA TODAY
Coronavirus live updates: 300K dead; Health care workers across US get first COVID-19 vaccine doses
A New York nurse received the COVID-19 vaccine as health care centers ready to give out Pfizer shots. U.S. reaches 300K deaths. Latest COVID news.
Time magazine names President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as Person of the Year
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the president-elect and vice president-elect, were named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
Is that a big goldfish or a small koi? The fish in this Facebook photo remains a mystery.
Adam Cohen, ichthyology collection manager at the University of Texas’ Biodiversity Center, told USA TODAY he believes the fish is actually a koi.
Alaska officials call off search for 2 people lost in Haines mudslide, citing ongoing rain and safety concerns
The search for David Simmons and Janae Larson, who have been missing since a mudslide last week in Haines, Alaska, was suspended on Monday.
After a fatal shooting over loud music, Oregon activists ‘demand stronger policies that protect Black lives’
Robert Paul Keegan was arrested on a murder charge after Aidan Ellison was found fatally shot in the parking lot of an Oregon hotel on Nov. 23.
St. Louis doctor simulates what COVID-19 patients see ‘at the end of their life’ in Twitter video. It’s frightening.
In the video, which has been viewed nearly 90,000 times, Dr. Kenneth Remy says, “I hope that the last moments of your life don’t look like this.”
North Dakota Supreme Court rules against Gov. Doug Burgum in fight to fill dead candidate’s state House seat
Gov. Doug Burgum had argued the Constitution gave him the right to appoint someone to a state House seat won by David Andahl on Nov. 3.
Racism is a declared public health issue in 145 cities and counties across 27 states. Now what happens?
The American Public Health Association, which tracks declarations of racism as a public health issue, counts 145 across 27 states — up from 7 in 2019.
Seeing Christmas lights earlier this year? There’s a reason behind the ‘act of kindness,’ experts say.
Christmas lights are showing up earlier this year as people try to reclaim some cheer during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.