Vatican Launches ‘Made in Prison’ Tote Bags for Jubilee Year 2025
ROME — The Vatican has launched a series of “Made in Prison” tote bags for pilgrims to carry around Rome to celebrate the upcoming Jubilee Year of 2025. The official Jubilee bag was made from recycled materials by women's prison inmates and symbolizes “hope, forgiveness and restoration, which are at the heart of the Jubilee,” […]
Ellen DeGeneres packs her bags for the UK and says she’s ‘never coming back’
Several Hollywood stars have threatened to leave the United States if Donald Trump wins the election. It remains to be seen how many of them will be able to show goodwill with the ultimatum. But one of the stars most definitely heading overseas is Ellen DeGeneres. And she doesn't just leave. She is “never coming […]
Texas doctor who poisoned patients with tainted medical IV bags sentenced to 190 years
A Texas anesthesiologist convicted of injecting a heart-stopping poison into a patient's IV bag has been sentenced to 190 years in prison. Reynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, once dubbed a “medical terrorist,” was charged with four counts of tampering with a consumer product causing serious injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product, and […]
Suzanne Simpson’s husband had trash bags, ‘bulky item’ wrapped in tarp day after she disappeared: affidavit
A Florida real estate mogul charged with the murder of his still-missing wife, Suzanne Simpson, drove his car carrying trash bags, heavy-duty trash cans and “large, bulky items” wrapped in blue tarpaulin and dumped them in the trash. He was seen looking for a dumping ground. the day after she disappeared, according to a new […]
Arizona flight passenger goes viral after leaving unmarked powdery substance in luggage, TSA inspects her bags
A recent mistake by an airline traveler led to her luggage being flagged by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). After arriving at her destination, Anna McKay of Phoenix, Arizona, noticed her bag was being searched along with a note from TSA. “I opened the package and put the inspection tag on it and everything seemed […]
Doritos, Ruffles, Lay’s bags to get bigger in temporary fix to reverse ‘shrinkflation’
PepsiCo is trying to win back customers turned off by “shrinkflation” with a special promotion offering more potato chips in bags from Lay's, Doritos, Tostitos and Raffles. company told CNN Tostitos and Ruffles 'bonus' bags contain 20% more chips for the same price as a standard bag in some stores. PepsiCo, the country's largest maker […]
Newsom Bans Plastic Bags in California Stores, After 10-Year Single-use Plastic Bag Ban Fails
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law a bill on Sunday banning plastic bags in grocery stores, following evidence that the state's decade-old ban on single-use plastic bags has exacerbated plastic pollution. Governor Newsom's office capped the news with a press release on Sunday, but did not specify that the bill was a plastic […]
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning Plastic Bags At Grocery Stores Into Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom (left) speaks onstage with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff (right) during Salesforce.com's Dreamforce in San Francisco, California on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffMonday, September 23, 2024 4:56 p.m. Under a new rule signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday, Californians will […]
California passes ban on plastic grocery bags again, this time nixing thicker plastic bags
California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after acknowledging that the state's first ban failed to achieve its goal of reducing plastic waste. “We are deeply grateful for this recognition,” said State Sen. Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas) and State Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer Kahan (D-Orinda). Los Angeles Times A more comprehensive law was needed to […]
NY pot farm moves 100,000 economical ‘dime bags’ under legalization
Talk about a bargain. Hudson Cannabis, a 500-acre “seed-to-smoke” cannabis farm in the Hudson Valley, has reached the milestone of delivering more than 100,000 bags of affordable, legal cannabis for sale at or below the retail price of $10 at licensed cannabis retail stores across the state. Since legalization, many dispensaries and growers have preferred […]