NCDOT Safety Initiative Offers Kids Free Bike Helmets to Reduce Injuries and Deaths

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation is encouraging organizations to apply for free children’s bicycle helmets to distribute to children across the state.
The effort is part of the annual Bicycle Helmet Initiative to help reduce injuries and deaths among children on bicycles.
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LOS ANGELES (AP/WNCN) — Dozens of handguns and shotguns were among the items stolen by thieves who attacked months-long freight containers on trains near downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
Last summer, police arrested three people for carrying the new .22-caliber pistol, the Los Angeles Times reported.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed on Monday that it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching U.S. territory on Guam, its most significant weapons launch in years as Washington plans to demonstrate its commitment to Asia .Allies with unspecified actions.
Sunday’s launch could be a prelude to bigger North Korean provocations, such as nuclear and long-range missile tests that pose a direct threat to the U.S. mainland, as North Korea ramps up pressure on the Biden administration amid stalled nuclear diplomacy.