Rebecca Grover from the Maine Turnpike Authority discussed the upcoming Work Zone Safety Awareness Week to emphasize the importance of safe driving in construction zones. She highlighted that 77% of drivers exceeded the work zone speed limit last summer, with 45% driving over 20 mph above the limit. Distracted driving, including activities like eating and applying makeup, also poses significant risks. Grover noted a rise in work zone crashes in Maine from 2020 to 2025, with 3,000 crashes. The initiative includes a partnership with local schools to educate teens on safe driving. Grover encouraged the public to obey laws, wear orange on April 22, and support the cause.
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November's midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.
The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.
The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet — will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
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