A woman traveling with two children through the El Paso port of entry on Feb. 19 was also hauling a half ton of illegal drugs stashed in her Ram pickup truck.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the El Paso port ultimately pulled 1,061 pounds of marijuana from the vehicle with an estimated street value of $848,800. Palma Lyon, 32, of Socorro, NM, was detained and her two children were handed over to relatives, said the agency. Lyon was turned over to and arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents. She is currently detained at

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation.

VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI will become the first pontiff in six centuries to resign, marking the end of a transitional papacy that focused more on theological and internal renewal and less on the broader challenges that face the Roman Catholic church at the start of its 21st century of existence.

The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but will continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end run around an unaccommodating Congress.

The service expects the Saturday mail cutback to begin the week of Aug. 5 and to save about $2 billion annually, said

SAVANNAH, Ga. — “He’s got a rifle. He’s going to kill y’all.” Says a family member who answered the door for the authorities. It was at least the fourth time in 18 months deputies had gone to see Moretz. Neighbors …

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