The state of Oregon has finally loosened restrictions that prohibited residents from pumping their own gas – even though it’s still illegal in most of the state. Self-service gas stations became legal in 15 rural Oregon counties on Monday. The ...
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L.A. Is Burning: 200,000 People Flee Record Fire
LOS ANGELES — Disaster can strike everywhere — even in some of America’s richest and most exclusive neighborhoods. Six wildfires have destroyed homes and caused the closure of one of America’s busiest freeways around Los Angeles while forcing nearly 200,000 ...
Read More »North Korea Launches New Missile That Can Reach ‘Everywhere In The World’; 8,100-Mile Range; Rogue Country ‘Confident’
North Korea tested a powerful new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Wednesday that experts say can reach any location on Earth. The Hwasong-15 missile has a range of 8,100 miles — enough to hit any target in the United States. “Such ...
Read More »Alaskans Urged To Prep For North Korean Attack; Would Have 20 Minutes To React
The state of Alaska has no plans to evacuate citizens in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack. Instead, residents are being told to stay in place and stockpile food, water, flashlights and radios. “Really the recommendation for people ...
Read More »80-Year-Old Man Greets Child In Grocery, Gets Visit From Police
Simply talking to a strange child in public can lead to a police visit in Australia. An 80-year-old man was stopped by a plainclothes police officer and then visited at his home by two detectives — simply because he chatted ...
Read More »They Seized His Truck Because He Had 5 Bullets
Driving with bullets apparently is now a crime in America. That’s what one U.S. citizen discovered. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized Gerardo Serrano’s truck and kept it for two years because he had five rounds in his ...
Read More »Trump Requests $4 Billion More For Missile Defense Against North Korea
The White House is asking Congress for an additional $4 billion to fund a missile defense against North Korea. The request was made in a Monday letter from President Trump to Congress, The Hill reported. The money would pay for ...
Read More »Mom Makes Joke About Selling Son For $12, Gets Investigated By CPS
A proud mother found herself under investigation for human trafficking for joking about her three-year-old son on Twitter. “This time last week, I was the subject of a human-trafficking investigation,” Magnolia State Live writer Alex McDaniel wrote in October. “The ...
Read More »Walmart & Amazon Ask: Can We Enter Your Home When You’re Gone?
Amazon and Walmart want the key to your house, and one of them even wants access to your refrigerator. Both are testing services that will allow employees to bring packages and food into your home when you are away. “The ...
Read More »Alabama: 5 Years In Prison For Voting The Wrong Way
Voting the wrong way might lead to a five-year prison term in Alabama. Secretary of State John Merrill, a Republican, wants the 674 people who crossed parties to vote in a recent runoff election prosecuted. “If these people knowingly and ...
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