Ivory Coast

Officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport thwarted a man’s attempt to import several pounds of African rat meat. Customs spokesman Steve Bansbach said Tuesday that the man declared the 32 pounds of meat on June 26 when his flight arrived from the Ivory Coast. The meat was confiscated and destroyed.

Dozens of New York City public defenders walked out of court in protest of the detainment of a Dreamer by immigration agents.

A 10-month-old baby born with four legs and two spines is recovering well after a complex and risky medical procedure in Chicago, doctors say.

A Special Olympics athlete last seen at an Inglewood hotel has gone missing, police said Tuesday.