EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents disrupted six separate narcotic smuggling attempts and seized over 1200 pounds of marijuana. Monday, agents working at the Falfurrias checkpoint referred a commercial passenger bus to for secondary inspection. At secondary, a K-9 inspection revealed 33 pounds of marijuana in two unclaimed suitcases. The marijuana has an estimated value of $26K. A few ...

CALEXICO, Calif.  — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East commercial facility arrested a Mexicali man on Friday after discovering 395 pounds of methamphetamine stashed inside the shipment of decorative rocks he was hauling.  “The port’s roving canine team was a major factor in bringing down this narcotic smuggling attempt,” said Area Port Director David Salazar. “Thorough ...

The U.S. Department of State has launched a new podcast, 22.33, that discusses the impact of State Department-sponsored international exchange programs on individuals and communities around the world. Each episode will highlight personal stories from American and foreign exchange program alumni who left home to tackle shared global challenges with their counterparts overseas. These experiences have created ripple effects that ...

Erick Jamal Hendricks, 38, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). A jury in Akron, Ohio, convicted Hendricks last year of attempting and conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney ...

President Donald Trump delivers Tuesday evening the State of the Union Address to Congress, members of the U.S. Supreme Court and their guests. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:00 PM ET. Live Streams of the State of the Union Address The White House Fox News Golden State Times PBS C-Span

President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union Address before Congress, members of the Supreme Court and their guests. Keep up with Trump on President Trump’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 2/5/19 All Times EST 7:50 PM The first lady departs the White House en route to the United States Capitol – South Portico/Motorcade 8:30 PM The president departs the ...

EDINBURG, Texas –U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to disrupt illicit activity throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Early this morning, agents working near Escobares, Texas, witnessed several subjects, who had just crossed the Rio Grande, carrying bundles of narcotics. As agents encountered the group, the smugglers dropped the bundles and fled to Mexico. Agents seized 9 bundles of marijuana with a ...

President Donald Trump will receive his daily briefing as prepared by the intelligence community then have lunch with Vice President Mike Pence. Keep up with Trump on President Trump’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 2/4/19 All Times EST 11:45 AM Receive intelligence briefing – Oval Office 12:45 PM Lunch with the Vice President – Private Dining Room White House Briefing Schedule None Content ...

President Donald Trump will play golf with Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in the morning. In the evening, the president and First Lady Melania Trump will travel to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, to view a performance of the Florida Atlantic University Marching Band and attend a Super Bowl watch party. Later in the evening, the ...

President Donald Trump has no public events on his schedule for Saturday, but unofficially – golf with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Keep up with Trump on President Trump’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 2/2/19 All Times EST No public events 8:51 AM – Depart Mar-a-Lago en route to Trump National Golf Club – Motorcade 9:13 AM – Arrive Trump National ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents of San Diego Sector arrested a woman with more than 140 pounds of narcotics hidden inside her car last week.   On January 24, at approximately 5:50 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the San Clemente Station were conducting highway interdiction duties on Interstate 5 when they conducted a vehicle stop on ...

LAREDO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) continues to prepare for the potential arrival of thousands of people migrating in a caravan to the United States through the Southwest border.  The eight ports of entry extending from Brownsville to Del Rio that comprise the Laredo Field Office (LFO) will soon begin Mobile Field ...

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty beginning Saturday, Feb 2 due to unlawful conduct by Russia. “Tomorrow, the United States will suspend its obligations under the INF Treaty and begin the process of withdrawing from the INF Treaty, which will be completed in 6 months unless Russia ...

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pandora Media, Inc. With the transaction complete, SiriusXM is the world’s largest audio entertainment company with strong, long-term growth opportunities. Jim Meyer, Chief Executive Officer of SiriusXM, said, “This is a tremendous outcome for two organizations with complementary platforms and large audiences, and we could ...

Analysts at Kelley Blue Book reported Friday that the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $37,149 in January 2019. New-vehicle prices increased $1,481(up 4.2 percent) from January 2018, while decreasing $643 (down 1.7 percent) from last month. “There are several factors contributing to strong average transaction prices, which climbed 4 percent year-over-year,” said Tim Fleming, analyst for Kelley Blue Book. “First, Tesla has approached BMW ...