Opponents of an effort to repeal California’s new stricter law requiring mandatory vaccines for school children failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for a ballot initiative asking voters to repeal the law, according to some reports. County election clerks reported receiving fewer than 234,000 of the 366,000 signatures needed to… Read More
The big beer shake-up
LONDON (AP) — SABMiller is meeting with investors to underscore its strength as an independent company, as the world’s second-biggest brewer seeks to head off a takeover by larger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev. In a statement released Friday in London, SABMiller says the meetings will highlight accelerating growth and plans to… Read More
Idiot teen leaves his court papers… in stolen car!
I guess he’ll never learn – Authorities say an 18-year-old man drove a stolen car to police headquarters to pick up court papers about a previous auto theft he was involved in — documents that were found in yet another stolen car. Carnell Eugene Butler now faces charges in three… Read More
Amazing discovery – Water found on Pluto
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sky over Pluto may not be sunny but it’s undoubtedly blue. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft discovered Pluto’s blue sky during the historic flyby of the icy dwarf planet in July. The images of Pluto’s atmospheric haze were beamed down last week and released by… Read More
Disney and Marvel announce new movies
Their heroes may be small, but their profits are easy to spot. Marvel and Disney have announced that “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” a sequel to this summer’s “Ant-Man,” will be released on July 6, 2018, the studio announced Thursday. In addition, Disney and Pixar have set a June 2019 release… Read More
BUSTED! Major UN corruption scandal investigated
An audit Thursday was ordered of two foundations whose leaders are linked to an alleged bribery case involving former U.N. General Assembly president John Ashe. One foundation donated over $1.5 million to the U.N. office promoting cooperation between developing countries, while the other’s mission is to support new U.N. development… Read More
Boehner’s revenge falls short, McCarthy out
This story was updated at 12:35pm EST after the stunning announcement that Rep. Kevin McCarthy had dropped out of the House Speaker race. John Boehner’s plan to install an even more moderate successor as House Speaker has fallen short. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has just announced he will not seek the… Read More
Lost wallet helps cops solve up to 30 burglaries
A man who lost his driver’s license while fleeing police used the van from the adult day care center where he worked to commit burglaries of several vehicles in central New Jersey, police said. Jarred Robinson, of Franklin, was arrested in at least a dozen burglaries, and he may be… Read More
American hero stabbed in a bar
An Air Force spokesman says Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, who helped subdue an attacker on a French train in August, is in stable condition after being stabbed in California. The spokesman, Lt. Col. Christopher Karns, says details are sketchy. Stone is assigned to Travis Air Force Base in California…. Read More
“Lucky” pig saves his own bacon
A new name and a new lease on life – A 650-pound pig that fell off a trailer in Colorado is getting a new name, “Lucky”, and a new home at a sanctuary for abandoned pigs. The Daily Times-Call reports that Lucky rolled onto Interstate 25 on Sept. 30. He… Read More