Liquor store closures drive drinkers to seek booze options
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The unparalleled decision a month ago to close the state-owned stores that sell nearly all of Pennsylvania’s liquor and much of its wine prompted some people to drive across state lines to stock up, risking a misdemeanor charge.Although...
‘A stroke of luck’ to be on global cruise during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For Spanish traveler Carlos Payá, being on an around-the-globe luxury cruise while the rest of world scurried into their homes for fear of the COVID-19 pandemic was beyond surreal. It was “a stroke of good luck.”Now, his trip inside the...
Prosecutors in Flint water probe: We’re still on the case
DETROIT (AP) — Flint’s water scandal remains under criminal investigation, prosecutors said Friday, pointing out a “misconception” that time soon will expire for any charges to be filed.The Michigan attorney general’s office last June dropped charges...
Company: 4 Georgia poultry workers dead from coronavirus
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Four employees of a major poultry producer’s operations in rural southwest Georgia have died after becoming infected with the coronavirus, a company spokesman said Friday.Tyson Foods spokesman Gary Mickelson said three of the employees...