Coke hopes to excite younger drinkers with new raspberry-flavored Coca-Cola Spiced Posted March 11, 2024 From Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to Sweet Heat Starburst, America’s snacks are getting spicier. Now, Coca-Cola wants in on the trend. The Atlanta beverage giant introduced Coca-Cola Sp…
Adidas Arena inaugurated in Paris for the Olympics Posted March 10, 2024 Amid the buzz of anticipation for the 2024 Olympics, organizers and Paris City Hall officials inaugurated on Feb. 11 the first – and only – purpose-built site in …
Smoking in cars with kids is banned in 11 states, and West Virginia could be next Posted March 9, 2024 Smoking in cars with children is banned in 11 states, and lawmakers are pushing to join them in West Virginia, where more adults use cigarettes than anywhere else in the nation, a…
Woman with brain bleed mistakenly arrested by state trooper for drunken driving, lawsuit says Posted March 8, 2024 A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving when she was actually experiencing a life-threatening brain bleed and booked her into jail where…
California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores Posted March 7, 2024 California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill announced February 8 in the state Legislature. California already bans thin plastic shopping bags at gro…
Artist paints colorful designs on power poles in Australian town Posted March 6, 2024 Art galleries and exhibitions are few and far between in a small Queensland sugar town, but its streets certainly don’t lack color. Power poles in Lucinda have…
US prison labor tied to some of the world’s most popular food brands Posted March 5, 2024 A hidden intricate web links hundreds of popular food brands to work done by US prisoners. A two-year Associated Press (AP) investigation found that everything from grains, mea…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledges to remove dams to restore salmon runs Posted March 4, 2024 California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects by the end of his term to remove or bypass dams that have blocked salmon from returning to t…
Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million Posted March 3, 2024 Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, i…
Ukrainian poetry nights in Berlin keep language alive Posted March 2, 2024 It has been almost two years since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine, and millions of Ukrainians are still living as refugees in other Europ…