The record was broken in Michoacán, Mexico, one of the world’s top avocado-producing areas. The previous record belonged to a town just miles away.
Author: Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY
Tampa police chief resigns after telling deputy at traffic stop, ‘I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go’
Mary O’Connor was placed on leave pending an internal investigation last week. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said she requested the chief’s resignation.
8 million laundry, cleaning products recalled by The Laundress over bacteria presence
Testing revealed bacteria in the company’s laundry and cleaning products. People with weakened immune systems are at risk of serious infection.
Tampa police chief placed on leave after flashing badge in golf cart traffic stop
Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor and her spouse were riding in a golf cart in Oldsmar, Florida, when they were stopped for not having a license plate.
Mississippi man pleads guilty to burning cross to intimidate Black neighbors
A Mississippi man admitted to burning a wooden cross in his yard in 2020 to intimidate his Black neighbors, the DOJ announced.
Rare all-white bald eagle spotted in Oklahoma by student home for Thanksgiving break
Justin Briley was home for Thanksgiving break in Oklahoma when he spotted the rare leucistic bird Friday.
This crocodile-like predator roamed Iowa’s waters more than 300 million years ago
The Whatcheeria was an aquatic predator that lived millions of years ago in current-day Iowa. It was named after the town of What Cheer.
Fox warns DirecTV customers it could drop sports programming including World Cup, NFL Friday
Fox said DirecTV customers could lose access to its programming, including the World Cup and the NFL, on Friday. DirecTV called it “scare tactics”
Green Sprouts stainless steel baby bottles and sippy cups recalled over lead poisoning hazard
Green Sprouts’ recalled stainless steel cups and bottles contain a lead poisoning hazard. The cups were sold at Whole Foods, Amazon and other stores.
What is the Holodomor? 90 years later, Ukraine remembers Moscow-backed famine that killed millions
The Holodomor isn’t widely known in the U.S. Here’s what you need to know about Stalin’s famine that killed millions of Ukrainians 90 years ago.