Visitors can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,243) for refusing to unlock smart devices for customs officials under a new law.
Author: The Associated Press
Former 3 Doors Down bassist arrested on jail drug charge
Local media say the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested Todd Harrell on Friday on a charge of introducing narcotics into a correctional facility. Sheriff Mike Ezell says the drugs were found during a screening of the incoming mail to the jail.
Rapper Juelz Santana out on bail and can tour (as long as mom comes)
A federal judge on Friday modified the bail conditions for Juelz Santana to allow him to play the first five shows of his upcoming 15-city nationwide tour. There’s a catch: His mom must accompany him, and he has to wear an electronic ankle bracelet.
Hamilton: Australian Grand Prix could be start of competitive F1 season
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says Australian GP could be start of competitive Formula One season with Ferrari and Red Bull.
Edmund White, Edna O’Brien receive PEN literary awards
White, 78, is known for such groundbreaking LGBT works as ‘A Boy’s Own Story,’ andO’Brien, 87, has written the novel ‘The Country Girls’ and more.
US Postal Service to unveil Mister Rogers stamp next month
The Forever stamp will be unveiled March 23 in the same Pittsburgh public television station where ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’was produced.
Elizabeth Vargas leaving ‘ABC News’ after 2 decades
ABC News President James Goldston says in a statement Friday that Vargas is leaving to pursue new ventures. She is 55.
Mariah Carey returns to ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’
The Grammy-winning singer’s live performance in Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2016 was marked by problems, but now she’s back.
Tax overhaul leads to end-of-year rush to pay property bills
Tax collectors in many communities are seeing a surge in property tax prepayments before 2018 in an effort to cash in — for one last year.
U.N. imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea
The new sanctions approved in the council resolution include sharply cutting limits on North Korea’s imports of refined oil.