No Play-Doh on the airplane

No Play-Doh on the airplane

Airport security officials in New Orleans upset a 3-year-old boy by confiscating his Play-Doh. Josh Pitney got several cans of the colored clay for Christmas, and although Play-Doh is not on the security list of banned substances, screeners were concerned that the boy’s Play-Doh might be plastic explosive. Usually, said Josh’s mother, Christy, “all you have to worry about is [Play-Doh] getting in the carpet.”

Will giving money to beggars be a crime in San Antonio?

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A San Antonio councilman has proposed making it a crime to give money to beggars. Councilman John Clamp says residents are tired of “aggressive panhandling,” and that prosecuting those who give to the homeless is the best solution. “If there’s no money for panhandlers,” Clamp says, “the panhandlers will go away.”