Bacardi to purchase Patron Spirits

NEW YORK (AP) — Bacardi Limited plans to swallow the rest of Patron Spirits in a deal that values the tequila maker at $5.1 billion.Read More

Puerto Rico to privatize island’s troubled power company

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Monday that he is moving to privatize the U.S. territory’s public power company after itsRead More

Get your stuff and go: Amazon opens store with no cashiers

SEATTLE (AP) — No cashiers, no registers and no cash — this is how Amazon sees the future of store shopping. The online retailer openedRead More

Judge: Victims of sports doc are ‘sister survivor warriors’

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The judge overseeing the sentencing of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar said Monday that more than 120 girls and womenRead More

Report: cadaver dogs may be used to search for possible child remains at California home

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (WSVN) — Investigators are reportedly considering the use of cadaver dogs to search for the remains of other children after 13 siblings wereRead More

Utah bill would ban abortions based on Down syndrome

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to bar doctors from performing abortions sought because of a diagnosis of Down syndrome even thoughRead More

Serial stowaway arrested for 10th time after sneaking onto international flight

CHICAGO (AP/WSVN) — A woman with a history of sneaking aboard planes slipped past security at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport this week and was enRead More

15-year-old girl shot at Texas school; boy, 16, arrested

ITALY, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old student in Texas was injured in a shooting in her high school cafeteria Monday morning and a 16-year-old boy,Read More

2 U.S. representatives refuse salaries until end of government shutdown

Two U.S. representatives said they are refusing to be paid until the government ends the shutdown. U.S. Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC) says he sent aRead More

Mexico posts highest homicide rate in decades

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico posted its highest homicide rate in decades, with the government reporting Sunday there were 29,168 murders in 2017, a 27Read More