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The 65-year-old man — unnamed by police — tried to smuggle a more than a pound of cocaine under his toupee. He was caught by Spain's National Police shortly after disembarking from a flight arriving in Barcelona from Bogota, Colombia, in June.

Drug In A Rug: Is That A Bag Of Cocaine Under Your Toupee?

A Colombian man trying to sneak more than a pound of the drug into Spain was caught with the package (poorly) hidden under his fake hair, a police official told NPR.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano at a meeting of the agency's board of governors in Vienna last year. The agency announced Amano's death on Monday.

Yukiya Amano, The Head Of U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Dies At 72

Amano, who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was instrumental in negotiations leading to the 2015 deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

Korean Pop Superstar Boy Band Takes A Break From Performing

Some bittersweet news from the world of K-pop: The seven-member boy band BTS announced that the band is taking a break from releasing music and performing.

A New Holiday Cocktail

Last year, my Puerto Rican mother-in-law introduced me to a new holiday cocktail. Knowing I was a fan of egg nog, she made me a batch of Coquito – the…

Pence Trumpets FedEx Readiness to Distribute Vaccines

Vice President Mike Pence met with executives of hometown shipping giant FedEx on Thursday as he touted the company’s expected role in distributing…

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben has been appointed chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives. Kibben is the first female chaplain in either house of Congress.

Pelosi Names 1st Female Chaplain To Serve Congress

Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed retired Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Presbyterian minister was former chief chaplain of the U.S. Navy.

Richard Guarino, Boston Medical Center supply chain operations associate director, wheels a cart containing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to the pharmacy. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

From Patient Care To Vaccine Distribution: The Ethical Dilemmas Of The Pandemic

The pandemic has been rife with ethical dilemmas: from patient care to vaccine distribution nationwide. We discuss how to think through the ethical implications of COVID-19.

Rep. Devin Nunes, a staunch defender of President Trump, is being awarded the Medal of Freedom, the White House announced on Monday.

Trump Gives Medal Of Freedom To Loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes

President Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen in April, says the state's daily hospitalizations and deaths are down dramatically.

New York Announces Lowest Number Of Hospitalizations During The Pandemic

On Sunday, the state saw 853 hospitalizations because of the coronavirus, which was the lowest since March 18. Also, only 391 people tested positive of more than 46,000 people tested that day.

The marble lions outside the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan are wearing face masks to remind New Yorkers to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. Throughout their 109-year history the sculptures have worn baseball caps, top hats and wreaths.

Famous New York Public Library Lions Mask Up To Set An Example

Patience and Fortitude, the marble lions outside of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street, don face masks as the city and the library system work to reopen while avoiding the coronavirus.

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