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Flowers and pinwheels with the names of the victims and survivors of the Carrolton bus crash line the seats at North Hardin High School May 14, 2013 in Radcliff, Ky. A quarter century after the nation’s deadliest alcohol-related highway crash, the Kentucky town that still grieves for the 27 “beautiful souls” who perished on a church bus in the fiery tragedy gathered Tuesday evening to remember the victims and honor the resilience of the survivors. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Victims of '88 DUI bus crash in Ky. remembered

Quinton Higgins lost his best friend when the church bus he was riding in 25 years ago was turned into a fireball by a drunken driver on a Kentucky road, in what remains the nation's deadliest alcohol-related highway crash. In the town that still grieves for the 27 who perished, ...

  • Updated: 4:46 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In this Thursday, May 9, 2013 photo, wild sockeye salmon is smoked at the Ducktrap River company, in Belfast, Maine. Americans are eating a lot more smoked seafood than they used to. That demand, part of a larger trend of infusing everything from salts and cocktails to nuts and teas with a kiss of smoky flavor, has smoked seafood producers like Maine’s Ducktrap River moving fast to expand production. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Americans eating more smoked seafood products

There's no smoke and mirrors about it — Americans are eating a lot more smoked seafood than they used to. And that demand — part of a larger trend of infusing everything from salts and cocktails to fruit and teas with a kiss of smoky flavor — has smoked seafood ...

  • Updated: 1:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon speaks with reporters after NFL football organized team activities, Monday, May 13, 2013, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jags' Blackmon blames problems on poor decisions

Justin Blackmon pinned his problems on his decisions. Blackmon, suspended the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, acknowledged Monday that he's at a crossroads in his career and his personal life. But the Jacksonville Jaguars receiver insisted he doesn't have an alcohol or ...

  • Updated: 4:45 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013

Atlanta councilwoman not quitting after DUI arrest

A longtime member of the Atlanta City Council said she is not quitting after being charged during driving under the influence. Councilman Cleta Winslow told WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/13NFUu8 ) in an interview Saturday she intends to remain in the post despite her arrest. "Well, I want to say I am going ...

  • Updated: 8:54 a.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013

Ga. councilwoman plans to plead not guilty to DUI

An Atlanta city councilwoman facing charges including drunken driving didn't show up at a news conference her attorneys had scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Attorneys for Councilwoman Cleta Winslow said she had to attend a budget meeting at City Hall and that their client plans to plead not guilty to several ...

  • Updated: 8:18 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013

Louisville distillery joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Kentucky's mostly rustic bourbon sector is spreading to the shadows of Louisville's skyscrapers, where a tiny distillery being developed by the maker of Evan Williams bourbon will become a big-city stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. The artisanal distillery will produce ...

  • Updated: 4:23 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bill suggests removing part of marijuana DUI tests

Some Nevada lawmakers say medical marijuana patients shouldn't be deemed impaired when driving just because they have small amounts of marijuana in their system. The idea sparked intense debate Tuesday when Assembly Majority Leader William Horne, D-Las Vegas, presented AB351 to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. "Marijuana is ...

  • Updated: 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013
This April 2013 photo shows the Chalet Cheese Co-op in Monroe, Wis., which bills itself as “America’s only Limburger cheese plant.” Limburger is known as a foul-smelling cheese but the local production is a point of pride in the tranquil town of Monroe. (AP Photo/Niamh O’Neill-Culhane)

Visit Wisconsin home of world's stinkiest cheese

The sign above the bar in Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern warns visitors about the perils of sampling the $3.25 house specialty — a slab of Limburger cheese on rye bread slathered with onions and mustard. "Limburger: don't eat it with your nose." The sign might well add: Don't eat ...

  • Updated: 3:47 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Craft distilleries growing in Oregon

First came the brewmasters, whose small-scale breweries and full-flavor beers were infused with the Northwest's DNA. Oregon's wine industry had a slower ascension, but the state's vintages became recognized as world-class. The third wave has started to arrive and its offering something stronger: whiskey, gin, vodka and other spirits, made ...

  • Updated: 3:35 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013
In this April 27, 2013 photo, bottles of local made sweet wine Prosek are seen on a shelf in a wine cellar in Jelsa, southern Croatia. The EU has ruled that once the Balkan country becomes its 28th member on July 1, Prosek can no longer be sold under that name across the EU, even at home. It maintains that it is too similar to Prosecco, Italy's sparkling beverage. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

To join EU, Croatia may give up its wine

Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardize Italy's Prosecco? Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the EU, but don't pop the corks just yet. A heated trademark battle over the country's beloved sweet dessert wine has some feeling less than bubbly, mirroring rapidly declining enthusiasm among Croats for membership in ...

  • Updated: 2:36 a.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013
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