'Obscure' and 'Humorous' Messages Are Getting Banned from Electronic Highway Signs

Electronic sign in New York City.Photo:Noam Galai/GettyThose quirky messages seen on overhead electronic street signs? Sorry, they’ve been banned.In anew manualreleased in Dec. 2023, the United States' Federal Highway Administration said states must stop using messaging on signs with “obscure meanings, references to popular culture, that are intended to be humorous, or otherwise use nonstandard syntax.”The agency is concerned that some messages can either be misunderstood or distracting to drivers, and has requested that overhead electronic street signs be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear.

'One Tree Hill' 's Bevin Prince Says Hilarie Burton Drove 'Overnight' to See Her After Husband Died

Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty for Savannah College of Art and Design; David Becker/Getty for iHeartRadio Bevin Princeis opening up for the first time about the death of her late husband,William Friend. TheOne Tree Hillalum, 40, recalled how she navigated the “absolute living nightmare” of her husband’sdeath at age 33in July, and how her fellowOTHcostarHilarie Burton-Morganwas there to support her. “Hilarie got in her car when she found out my husband had passed and drove straight to my house overnight,” she said as she appeared Friday on the1on1 with Jon Evanspodcast.

'Oppenheimer' True Story: All About the Real Events That Inspired the Christopher Nolan Film

Photo:Photo 12 / Alamy Photo 12 / Alamy Christoper Nolan’s behemoth filmOppenheimeris finally available to stream at home. The movie starsCillian Murphyas the title character, renowned and notorious physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is most remembered as the “father of the atomic bomb” and was the physicist in charge of the Manhattan Project, the name given to the top-secret project that developed the weapons the United States used to devastate the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

'Outlander' 's Season 7 Return Set for Summer 2023 at Starz — See First Teaser Trailer

Droughtlander no more — the return ofOutlanderis officially upon us.Starz gave fans ofthe acclaimed dramaa special gift on Friday ahead of the Christmas holiday, announcing the show’s seventh season return along with some related goodies.The network released ateaser traileras well as a cryptic poster. Both confirmed the new season is set to debut in the summer of 2023.Season 7 will follow the events that transpired in the seventh novel of author Diana Gabaldon’sOutlanderbook series, titledAn Echo in the Bone.

'Person of Interest' in Audrii Cunningham’s Disappearance Charged with Murder After Body Found in River

Don Steven McDougal (L); Audrii Cunningham (R).Photo:Montgomery County Jail; Polk County Sheriff’s Office Montgomery County Jail; Polk County Sheriff’s Office Audrii was reported missing in Livingston, Texas, on Feb. 15 when she didn’t show up for school, police said at the time. On Feb. 16, Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested McDougal, 42, on an unrelated assault charge. At the time, he was considered a person of interest in Audrii’s disappearance.