Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room, potentially disrupting hundreds of cases

Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room, potentially disrupting hundreds of cases

Rats infest New Orleans Police Headquarters, eat marijuana in evidence Rats infest New Orleans Police Headquarters, eat marijuana in evidence 01:22 Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to the rodent infestation, officials said. It’s an issue that has prompted the district attorney…

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Nick Chabarria, spokesperson for AAA, describes how to use a variety of cellphone mounts that people can use in their cars Monday morning. The new Missouri "Siddens Bening Hands Free" law went into effect, which prohibits all drivers from manually typing, scrolling or holding a cellphone or another wireless device while their car is in motion. (Spectrum News/Elizabeth Barmeier)

Missouri hands free driving law update

ST. LOUIS—Missourians are prohibited from texting, scrolling and holding a phone while driving under the Siddens Bening Hands-Free Laws. It started Jan. 1, sticking distracted drivers with fines and citations.  The law went into effect in August 2023, but officers couldn’t issue citations until this year. In the last two weeks, the Missouri State Highway…

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Stocks Slip as Investors Digest Earnings Reports; Tesla, Apple Lead Big-Tech Lower

Stocks Slip as Investors Digest Earnings Reports; Tesla, Apple Lead Big-Tech Lower

Southwest Stock Falls as DOT Sues Over Delayed Flights 3 minutes ago Shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV) fell Thursday after the Department of Transportation sued the airline over a pair of “chronically delayed flights.” The federal agency said late Wednesday that Southwest operated two flights—from Chicago to Oakland and Baltimore to Cleveland—that qualified as “chronically…

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Beijing and Manila promise further South China Sea talks despite row over ‘monster ship’

Beijing and Manila promise further South China Sea talks despite row over ‘monster ship’

Beijing and Manila have agreed to continue talks on settling their territorial differences despite Philippine protests about the presence of a Chinese “monster ship” near the contested Scarborough Shoal. China said both sides had “agreed to strengthen dialogue and contact on maritime issues and properly handle maritime disputes”, following a meeting between Chen Xiaodong, the…

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