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$1 million in $100 dollar bills weighs only 27 pounds and fits in a regular brief case. The same amount in $20 bills weighs 135 pounds and would need five brief cases to transport. For that reason, the government is thinking about eliminating the $100 bill making it harder for criminals and money launderers…

When a Pennsylvania town was forced to use a backup Christmas tree for the civic lighting ceremony, resident complained, demanding the city replace the tree. The city had planned to use a Christmas tree from a tree farm for the tree in the town center, but when crews went to get it, the owners would…

New Jersey legislators have found a solution for those who did not have the opportunity to express their love because it so cold in February. Many resident of the state did not feel very romantic on February 14 because they were busy digging out from a massive snowstorm. To give residents the chance…

A special letter written by an Oklahoma police officer helped to calm the fears of two sisters. The girls, aged 11 and 9 were so afraid of what might happen that they slept with a golf club and baseball bat nearby. Their mother believed that her daughters’ fears stemmed from the violence they saw on…

If you ask them, police in Portland, Oregon say they know it’s an old joke, but they really don’t know why the chicken crossed the road either. When they received a call, officers were dispatched to check on a report of a chicken crossing a local highway during rush-hour. The caller said the bird was…

Andrea Cammelleri fought the parking citation she received in 2014 and won on appeals because the lawmakers failed to include a comma between the words “vehicle” and “camper” Since her pickup does not fit the description of a “motor vehicle camper,” she argued that the law did not apply to her case.…

A new ordinance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has many people asking question the best way to care for the hungry. The city commission passed an ordinance that banned public sharing of food and requires any group feeding people in a public place to provide portable toilets as well. The commission maintains…

Police in New Mexico say a woman who apparently dialed the wrong number and offered to sell drugs to a police detective was arrested. Authorities say 30-year-old Renea Lucero called a police detective thinking the number belonged to a friend of her boyfriend. She asked the detective if he was interested…

Sometimes a slip of the tongue can be funny, but when they happen a lot, they become more of an annoyance. When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his gratitude for the hosting of a major conference in Vienna, he mistaken offered thanks to the nation of Australia. When aides informed him of…

An Ohio judge ordered a man accused of threatening police officers to make a public apology by standing near a police station with a sign describing himself as an “idiot.” 58-year-old Richard Dameron was convicted of threatening officer during 911 calls that he made. The judge ordered him to hold the…

The current president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan urged local Nigerian politicians in the country “to imbibe the habit of forgiveness and reconciliation in the interest of national development.” He noted that forgiveness is one of the “secrets of success by any leader… [and] a leader should have a natural…

Drivers in New York are being hit with fines for traffic citations that date back as far as 1994. State officials say many of the fines are legitimate because there is no time limit for them to collect the fines. Some of the cases are fines that were never paid but according to some drivers the fines…

A teenaged Indian boy worked for years to earn enough money to free his mother on bail. Kanhaiya Kumari was born in an Indian prison because his mother was five months pregnant when she was arrested for murder in 1993. Both mother and son remained in prison together for six years, and then Kanhaiya was…

The stories on Tonight’s nightly news will likely contain the accounts of person on person violence. It is so prevalent that it does not startle us anymore. However, on a recent Monday in New York City not a single person was shot, stabbed, or murdered over a 24-hour period. Police officials cannot remember…

A couple in Glendora, California are receiving mixed messages from their governments. The city has threatened to fine them $500 if they don’t begin watering their lawn where as the state is threatening to fine residents $500 for wasting water on outdoor use. They don’t know what to do. Fined if you do,…

The way the laws regarding aid to the families of U.S. military veterans are structured, has added millions of dollars to the cost of the wars the country has fought. The law states that surviving spouses can qualify for lifetime benefits when troops have a service-related death. Children under the age…

As part of an effort to fight growing obesity in the emirate, Dubai is offering to pay residents in gold if they will lose weight. The government launched a 30-day program, announcing that for every kilogram an individual loses before the end of the time fame, they can take home a gram of gold, which…

Church Administrator Bruce MacNair and local banker Bryan Studier were both seeking a seat on the city council in Wolfforth, Texas. When all the ballots were counted, both men had exactly 118 votes. A special election would have cost the small community over $10,000, so the two men decided to use a more…

A Kentucky pastor shocked lawmakers when he opened a recent session of the state legislature. Hershael York, pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church in Frankfort and a professor at Southern In the session, the Governor was scheduled to speak to lawmakers explaining why he wanted them to expand gambling in…

A recently published study has found that nearly one in three people will be arrested by the time they turn 23 years of age. The data indicate a sharp increase from similar research conducted 40 years ago. The original study found 22 percent of youth were likely to be arrested before the age of 23. The…

The separation of church and state may be a hot topic in many areas, but in Colorado personal priorities has taken precedence over everything else. The El Paso County Commission has decided they will include prayer in their meetings every Tuesday and Thursday. Commissioner Peggy Littleton opened the…

Many lawmakers have recently stated their belief that the growing national debt of the United States is a moral issue. After unveiling a Christian federal budget proposal, Ron Sider, founder of Evangelicals for Social Action, said he agrees debt is “a moral threat,” but said poverty is a measure by which…

Governor Rick Perry of Texas used the Easter weekend of 2001 to call people in his state to ask God for much needed rain. Since the beginning of the year, the Texas Forest Service has responded to more than 800 fires that have damaged some 5,000 structures and blackened more than 1.4 million acres. Dry…

The President’s recent visit to the homes of private individuals has a lot of people asking how they can get the attention of the President. John and Sandy Clubb of Beaverdale, Iowa received a presidential visit, and explained how it came about. They told reporters they got a phone call for White House…

A Florida college student conducting a casual search on Google found out that he was wanted for murder. Zachary Garcia is a University of Florida student who works at a sandwich shop. The other Zachery Garcia (spelled with an “e” instead of an “a” before the ry) is a Florida teen accused of murder. After…