“Oh, honey!” was the sour lament of motorists stuck in this traffic jam.
A tractor-trailer carrying a large container of honey overturned on I-71 in Cincinnati, dropping gobs of goo on the roadway.
The usual method of soaking up roadway liquids with sand didn’t work well, leading to a 15-hour closure while the process was repeated dozens of times.
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California may make it easier for future drivers to become future voters.
A state senator has introduced a bill that would let 15-year-olds preregister to vote when they get a driving learner’s permit.
The bill doesn’t change the voting age.
“Young people are more likely to become lifelong voters when they are engaged early,’’ said California Secretary of State Debra Bowen.
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Crime may not pay — but criminals might have to in the Sunshine State.
A Florida appellate court has ruled that every new convict has to fork over $20 to support Crime Stoppers programs.
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Doctors have been accused of leaving 16 surgical items in the body of a 74-year-old German man after a prostate-cancer operation.
When major complications arose, docs went back in and removed needles, compresses and surgical strips, a lawsuit alleges.
The man died last year.
Surveys have found surgical teams in the United States leave items inside some 1,300 patients a year.
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Tai chi bored her, so a 61-year-old grandmother in China became her nation’s oldest pole dancer.
She’s a major hit online — but not everyone likes the suggestive moves.
“A friend I had known for 20 years told me I wasn’t welcome anymore because I might corrupt her kids,’’ said slippery ol’ pole gal Sun Fengqin.
Her husband said he stands by his wife — but would rather see her take up yoga.