The U.S. Coast Guard said late Friday it has called off a dayslong search for several people who jumped overboard when their alleged drug-trafficking boats were targeted by the U.S. military.

The service said that conditions in the area where the search was taking place included nine-foot seas and winds approaching 50 miles per hour.

A merger between San Diego County Credit Union and California Coast Credit Union, which would have joined two of San Diego’s oldest banking institutions to create an almost 630,000-member, $13.5 billion credit union,

Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. But the $9.6 million fine isn’t likely to be a major burden for Third Coast to pay.

Cutters are still stopping smugglers and seizing drugs, but the prosecutions of go-fast boat crews are dwindling in a realignment of federal resources.

The U.S. Coast Guard recently began a mission to keep commercial ships cruising on southern Lake Huron despite winter hazards. On Friday, Coast Guard Sector Detroit commenced Operation Coal Shovel to prevent newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic.

On Wednesday, leaders from across the state were introduced to what South Mississippi has to offer during the Coast Legislative Reception in Jackson.

Ivory Coast are heading to the AFCON 2025 quarter-finals after a convincing 3-0 win against Burkina Faso. It was a dominant first-half performance from the reigning champions and they took a two-goal lead into half-time thanks to smart finishes from Amad and Yan Diomande.