■ VENEZUELA
Police seize cocaine
Police seized some 3 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a shed in the northern city of Valencia, authorities said on Saturday. Police are searching for one suspect in the case after discovering the stash on Friday, the attorney general's office said in a statement. It was unclear how police learned of the drugs. The seizure was among the largest busts reported in recent months. Authorities also seized 2.6 tonnes of cocaine in October in a shipment headed for Mexico. US and Colombian counter-drug officials have called the country a key conduit for Colombian cocaine, faulting the government for what they call lax enforcement.
■ UNITED STATES
Girl stops runaway bus
A 15-year-old girl who stopped an out-of-control school bus was handed a Saturday detention because she was skipping school. Marina High School student Amanda Rouse of Seaside, California, was on a bus with 40 elementary school students on Wednesday morning when the driver fell out of her seat after a turn and hit her head. Rouse jumped up and applied the brakes, bringing the bus to a halt after striking two parked cars. No one was hurt. She said she had asked the bus driver for a ride home because she felt sick at school. "She is in trouble with school because she made the wrong decision," Rouse's grandmother, Sally Correll said. "But I can't help but believe that she was where God wanted her to be.
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