Bolivian police have seized more than 7.2 tons of cocaine that was found hidden in scrap metal headed for a port in neighboring Chile for export to Europe, the nation’s Interior Minister announced Monday. Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo said at the Monday press conference that it was the second-largest drug bust in the country’s history, and would deprive drug …

Washington — WhenMark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, took the podium earlier this month after winning the Republican nomination for governor, he pledged not to allow his campaign to be dragged “into the mud.” But in the two weeks since the primary, inflammatory remarks he’s made on a range of topics have been rapidly resurfacing, flagged by reporters …

The rollout is underway for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, with online sales kicking off Monday. It will also soon be available in major retailers like CVS and Walgreens. The pill, known by the brand name Opill, wasapprovedby the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationfor OTC use in July, making it the first daily birth …