July 5, 2017 Southwest braces for flooding from remnants of Tropical Storm Javier The Southwest will see another round of storms on Wednesday as rains associated with former Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico head north.
July 5, 2017 Energy firm to pay $61M penalty for costliest inland oil spill in US history Enbridge Energy Partners will pay a $61 million penalty for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history -- a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.
July 5, 2017 Missing husband and wife in Washington were shot to death, investigators say Authorities say a Washington state couple whose bodies were found this week after being missing since April were both shot to death.
July 5, 2017 Govt supporters storm Venezuela congress, injuring lawmakers Pro-government militias wielding wooden sticks and metal bars stormed congress on Wednesday and began attacking opposition lawmakers during a special session coinciding with Venezuela's independence day.
July 5, 2017 Drug catapult found attached to Mexican side of US border fence Two bundles of marijuana weighing more than 47 pounds combined were found nearby.
July 5, 2017 TSA workers helped Puerto Rico-based ring smuggle $100M of cocaine, prosecutors say Prosecutors in Puerto Rico have smashed a ring of current and former U.S. Transportation Security Administration workers that allegedly smuggled 20 tons of cocaine worth as much as $100 million into the U.S. over more than a decade.
July 5, 2017 More refugees walking from US to Canada despite frostbite risk, activists say Amid the uncertainty surrounding President Trump’s immigration proposals, dozens of refugees and asylum seekers have been walking from the U.S. to Canada, despite the freezing temperatures or the possibility of frostbite or even death.
July 5, 2017 Russian spy ship spotted back off US coast The Russian spy ship first spotted off the Delaware coast last month is back.
July 5, 2017 MS-13 gang members indicted in 7 murders including killings of NY teens Thirteen members of the notorious Salvadoran gang MS-13 were charged Thursday in seven murders including the 2016 killings of high school teenagers on New York's Long Island.
July 5, 2017 The Latest: Romanian tycoon confirms offshore account The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local): 11:40 a.m.