Blank is the new black: France plans to mandate plain packages for cigarettes in an attempt to reduce Europe’s highest smoking rate. About 31 percent of French adults smoke.
Most French smokers say they want to quit but they get too much enjoyment out of shaking their heads and crushing their cigarettes under their shoes in a dismissive manner when speaking to American tourists.
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Burning rubber: Officials in Hawaii are working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to come up with options if a major lava flow covers a busy state highway.
When the Army Corps is done there, can they come here and figure out why commuters on I-5 between Everett and Seattle have suddenly forgotten how to drive in the rain?
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Queen Mum’s the word: British Prime Minister David Cameron said he will apologize to Queen Elizabeth II after disclosing what she said regarding the results of the Scottish independence referendum. Cameron was overheard saying the queen “purred down the line,” after hearing the results.
In other words, yes, she finally was amused.
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