The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.–A North Carolina teen has helped more than a dozen people who lined up to buy a chicken sandwich get the chance to line up at the polls. News outlets report 17-year-old David Ledbetter says he registered 16 people to vote at a Popeye’s restaurant in […]
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By Brady McCombs The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints already knew they were discouraged from taking their guns to church on Sunday, but it is making sure that message is crystal clear by tweaking the policy to prohibit […]
The Associated Press How much marijuana is really in that pot brownie? Chocolate can throw off potency tests so labels aren’t always accurate, and now scientists are trying to figure out why. In states where marijuana is legal, pot comes in cookies, mints, gummies, protein bars even pretzels. These commercial […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA–Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down–and their shirts and underwear off, too. The cyclists gathered in a Philadelphia park on Saturday to disrobe before saddling up and setting off on the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride. About 3,000 riders pedal a 10-mile (16-kilometre) […]
The Associated Press COPENHAGEN–It’s safe to cross when the green Viking is walking, but stop when the red one is standing. That’s the message to pedestrians in Aarhus as it unveils new crossing signals to celebrate the history of Denmark’s second largest city. City council member Buenyamin Simsek, in charge […]
The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Much of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados shut down today as Tropical Storm Dorian approached the region and gathered strength, threatening to turn into a small hurricane that forecasters said could affect the northern Windward islands and Puerto Rico in upcoming days. Prime […]
The Associated PressFadlan SyamNiniek Karmini BEKASI, Indonesia–An Indonesian man is walking more than 700 kilometres (430 miles) backward from his village in eastern Java to the country’s capital to raise awareness about deforestation. Medi Bastoni began his arduous expedition on July 18 from his home on the slope of Mount […]
The Associated PressJoseph Pisani NEW YORK–Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot. The toy maker said Tuesday that all its packaging for new products will be mostly plastic-free by the end of 2022. It plans to stop using plastic bags, elastic bands and the shrink wrap that’s usually found around […]
The Associated Press BERLIN–A German city that’s been the subject of a long-running online light-hearted conspiracy theory claiming it doesn’t really exist is offering big bucks to whoever proves that’s true. Officials in Bielefeld said yesterday they’ll give one million euros ($1.1 million) to the person who delivers solid proof […]
The Associated Press DERRY, N.H.–Officials in a New Hampshire town are trying to figure out how a recently opened time capsule from 50 years ago has nothing in it. Library director Cara Potter in Derry tells WMUR-TV that since she started there five years ago, the safe has been sitting […]
The Associated PressJoe Reedy Fred Gaudelli knew NBC would have to come up with something grand for this season’s “Sunday Night Football” opener since the NFL is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It didn’t take long for the show’s executive producer to arrive at something: Carrie Underwood came up with the […]
The Associated Press BERLIN–Police say an 8-year-old boy took his mom’s car and went for a nighttime joyride on a highway in western Germany. Soest police said the boy’s mother called them early yesterday after she noticed that both her son and her VW Golf had disappeared. Mother and police […]
