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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — In a few weeks, about 2,800 cars, trucks and buses will start talking to each other on the streets of Ann Arbor, Mich., in a giant experiment that government officials are hoping will lead to safer roads. Wireless devices will allow the vehicles to send signals to each other, warning […]
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The Denver suburb of Aurora is asking residents what should be done with the movie theater where 12 people were shot to death last month and 58 others were wounded. The city's Facebook page directs residents to an online survey. Responses are not visible on the website, but suggestions from Facebook […]
With 77 days left until Election Day, here are insights into today's highlights in U.S. politics For now, vice presidential contender Paul Ryan is being dispatched to big battleground states while GOP ticket leader Mitt Romney is doing a pre-convention flurry of fundraisers, often in states where his presence probably won't make much difference in […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four more cases of syphilis have been found in an investigation of an outbreak among porn performers, bringing the total to nine, and the discovery of more cases is likely, Los Angeles County's top health official said Tuesday. Five cases were reported last week, causing a trade group for the multi-billion […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — One-time Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is asking the delegates he won during the GOP primary race to support the presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney. In an open letter to delegates released Tuesday, Gingrich says it's time for all Republicans to come together to defeat President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. […]
One of the alleged victims of a woman accused of holding mentally disabled adults captive in a benefits fraud scheme sued her aunt and the City of Philadelphia on Monday. She claims that social workers should have informed a court that the woman was previously convicted of third-degree murder before placing her into the woman’s custody. […]
Black teens are not smoking cigarettes as much as they used to, but they are firing up cigars more frequently, according to data in a recent survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2009 to 2011, the rate of cigar smoking among African American high school students increased from 7.1 percent to […]
BOSTON (AP) — A new study on the generosity of Americans suggests that states with the least religious residents are also the stingiest about giving money to charity. The study released Monday by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that residents in states where religious participation is higher than the rest of the nation, particularly in […]
An Ohio GOP official believes the state’s early voting process should not accommodate African Americans. Doug Priesse who sits on the board of elections for Franklin County voted against the weekend voting rules that were formerly used in the 2008 election. "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn’t contort the voting process to accommodate […]
As a 12-year old boy, James Guay relied on books and prayer to overcome his attraction to men. Eventually his parents led him to an “ex-gay” psychologist who promised to help Guay become attracted to women within six months to a year. Two months ago, Guay testified in a hearing presenting a new California bill […]
A Playboy playmate is charged with trying to smuggle an unidentified man into the U.S. from Canada. Police arrested 34-year-old Colleen Shannon Thursday night and charged her with “bringing in and harboring an alien.” Shannon became a Playboy Playmate in 2004 when the nude magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary. Shannon describes herself in her new […]
A man with no legs or arms succesfully swam from Alaska to Russia on August 17th. At the age of 26-years-old, Philippe Croizon arms and legs were amputated after he had an electrical accident in 1994. The trip took approximately an hour and 15 minutes and he swam over 2 miles in distance. The water […]
