Georgia police dog dies after being left in hot patrol car for "unacceptable amount of time," sheriff's office says

Georgia police dog dies after being left in hot patrol car for “unacceptable amount of time,” sheriff’s office says

A newly-deputized police dog died Sunday in Georgia, after her handler left her alone in a hot car for “an unacceptable amount of time,” said the sheriff’s office where the K-9 provided her services. Named K-9 Georgia, the dog died in the kennel inside of her handler’s patrol vehicle as the heat index rose to…

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U.S. drug raids net $10 million in crypto linked to notorious Mexican Sinaloa cartel, officials say

U.S. drug raids net $10 million in crypto linked to notorious Mexican Sinaloa cartel, officials say

U.S. drug enforcement agents seized more than $10 million in cryptocurrency linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel during raids that also netted massive quantities of fentanyl and other drugs, officials said Tuesday. The Sinaloa cartel is one of six Mexican drug trafficking groups that President Trump has designated as global “terrorist” organizations. The cryptocurrency seizure in…

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An 80-year-old man ran a 135-mile ultramarathon through Death Valley. Here's what it took.

An 80-year-old man ran a 135-mile ultramarathon through Death Valley. Here’s what it took.

When 80-year-old Bob Becker crossed the finish line 135 miles from his starting point in the scorching Death Valley, he made history as the oldest runner to complete the Badwater 135. The ultramarathon, nicknamed the “world’s toughest race,” takes runners through a desert in southwestern California in the middle of summer. It was around 118…

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