Eyebrow threading license requirements raise group’s eyebrow
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's law requiring eyebrow threaders to take 750 hours in beauty school is raising eyebrows and a lawsuit. A libertarian nonprofit law firm says it is suing. Threading plucks hair by pulling twisted thread along the skin, rather than tweezing hairs one at a time. Louisiana threaders need an esthetician's license,…
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Senator praises bravery in face of flooding
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland is praising the bravery of those who formed a human chain Saturday to help rescue someone caught in the flood waters Mikulski said Monday it "took my breath away." She toured Main Street in Ellicott City, where catastrophic flooding devastated local businesses and claimed two lives.…
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Judge delays ruling on North Carolina’s transgender bathroom case
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge in North Carolina has decided not to rule immediately on whether to block a portion of a state law governing the use of public bathrooms by transgender people. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder heard evidence Monday, ahead of a November trial that will determine the law's longer-term prospects.…
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AP poll: Regardless of vote, Americans see division ahead
NEW YORK (AP) - A new poll shows about three out of four Americans believe Donald Trump will further divide the country if elected, but doubts remain about Hillary Clinton's ability to unite as well. The survey released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only about a third of people…
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Governor: 14 Florida Zika cases likely caused by mosquito
MIAMI (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott says there are 10 new infections of the Zika virus likely transmitted by mosquitoes, bringing the total in the state to 14. The new cases are clustered in the same square-mile neighborhood in Miami-Dade County identified last week. Florida health officials said in a news release Monday they…
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