A black backpack on a Detroit airport conveyor belt set off a chain of events that now stretches from Midwestern farm fields ...

DETROIT(AP) — A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty Wednesday but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in ...

A Chinese national who pleaded guilty to smuggling dangerous pathogens into Michigan has been deported, an FBI official said.

Chengxuan Han had previously pleaded no contest to three smuggling charges and to making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers. She said the materials were for research ...

FILE - The U.S. District Court is seen Sept. 10, 2025, in Detroit. DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty Wednesday but was given no ...