A neighbor reported an ice cream truck driving through an area without children, prompting a police stop.

A police official says the confrontation with the fired driver was the result of a dispute over severance pay.

The landlord says the club owners already owe him more than $34,000 in rent, taxes and heating oil just two months after it opened.

Reducing reliance on fossil fuels will make the military more efficient and save lives, officials say, noting that many casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan involve convoys hauling fuel to battle areas.

Americans face nearly seven months of hard-hitting jabs and counterpunches between the two parties’ standard-bearers.

This year’s show includes more than 170 exhibitors inside the civic center auditorium, and outside in the parking lot.

An 8.6 earthquake in the ocean prompted a tsunami alert, causing tens of thousands of residents flee to higher ground.