South African police are investigating a possible international gold smuggling syndicate after three suspects were arrested at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg with gold bars weighing 73.5 kilograms (162 pounds) in their carry-on luggage. Sponsored: Better Than Blueberries The gold bullion, worth an estimated $4.1 million, looked suspicious when… Read More

A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public’s help to select an official state dinosaur. [Sponsored] This Food Grows Cancerous Tumors – Do Not Eat It State Rep. Jack Lewis tweeted Monday that he plans on filing the legislation on Jan. 15, adding that the effort is a good… Read More

Peace, love — and LaGrange. LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state. Sponsored: The Most Powerful Superfood of Them All “I called it our anti-hippie ordinance,” county commissioner Dennis Kratz said with… Read More

David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his mishandling of a riot in Brooklyn, has died. He was 93. Dinkins died Monday, the New York City Police Department confirmed…. Read More

Dunkin’ doughnuts and coffee is being combined with Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby’s sandwiches. QUIZ: Which 1 Out Of THESE 3 Alcoholic Drinks Should You Drink? [sponsored] Inspire Brands Inc. said Friday that it is acquiring Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. for $11.3 billion, including the Dunkin’ Brands’ debt that Inspire… Read More

Law enforcement officers who pulled a driver over for a traffic violation in Mississippi allegedly discovered about 37 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a spare tire stashed in the vehicle. Sponsored: Have you seen this video yet? The Scott County Sheriff’s Office and the Flowood Police Department stopped a pickup… Read More

by Frank Holmes, reporter Sen. Ted Cruz says that one thing will determine whether Republicans lose control of the country for a generation — or maybe even forever: whether they keep control of Texas. “Texas is the key for national domination for years to come,” Cruz says in a video…. Read More

This was not one of those delivery videos that some pregnant moms plan for. A Florida birthing center says an expectant mother was a few steps from entering the building but her baby couldn’t wait. She gave birth while standing up outside, with a midwife catching the baby and a… Read More

Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went off the road, struck a tree and overturned at 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Trooper Benjamin “Michael” Carswell, an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman,… Read More