LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 1794 silver dollar believed to be among the first ever minted in the U.S., and the most valuable, went unsold during a public auction in Las Vegas.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Traditional trick-or-treating should be avoided this year and haunted houses and hayrides should be canceled, the Ohio Department of Health said Friday as it released a...

HAUGHTON, La. (AP) — A Haughton Middle School 8th grader loves to read and hopes to pass that on to others.

Hannah Addison made it her mission to collect books to give to Plantation Park...

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — When Tatiana De Leon heard someone was collecting bottle caps and putting them to good use, she knew it was the perfect opportunity to contribute to her community.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island authorities say a former state lawmaker and a former mayor were among three people charged with illegally collecting fees from customers at a used car dealership.

State police said they arrested former state Rep. Thomas Palangio, of Cranston, former East Providence Mayor Bruce Rogers, of East Providence, and Anthony Pate, of Cranston.

Police say they collected more than $150,000 in fees from 31 customers at the now closed dealership.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on the car-tab lawsuit in Pierce County court (all times local):

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A Pierce County judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Sound Transit was unconstitutionally collecting increased car-tab fees to pay for its mass transit expansion.

In her ruling Friday, Pierce County Judge Kathryn Nelson sided with the regional transit agency and found that the 2015 law that put the Sound Transit 3 transportation package on the ballot was constitutional.

LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — An 8-year-old New York girl whose family got help after a fire five years ago is making it her mission to pay it forward.

The Observer-Dispatch says Paytin Synakowski of Little Falls gave away 55 book bags of school supplies last summer after holding bake sales, collecting cans and bottles, and asking for donations.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Twitter spat has broken out between the West Virginia Republican Party chairwoman and a Democratic candidate for Congress that ended up with her questioning him for collecting a military pension.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Since the 1910s — or perhaps even earlier — the State Historical Society of North Dakota has been collecting military uniforms.

The collection started off small, but more than 100 years later consists of more than 1,700 uniforms — primarily military uniform jackets, pants, caps and footwear.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — When he was a child growing near Ottumwa, Harold Canny began collecting baseball cards.

After he and his late wife Marge moved to Sioux City, the couple raised four children.

And yes, Canny's collectibles expanded as quickly as his family.

Now, vintage baseball cards, obscure marketing memorabilia and advertising displays fill nearly every room of the retired Sioux City Community School District social studies teacher's Northside home.

NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) — John Kelleher has the dream job of many, peddling away treasures he's spent a lifetime collecting.

The East Hartford resident recently opened M&J Video Games & Sports Collectibles at 3277 Berlin Turnpike. It's his family's second store in Connecticut, with the first location on Queen Street in Southington. Kelleher had a store in Wallingford, but closed after a brief stint and moved to a plaza on Route 15 in Newington late in the fall.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Raul Rosario is a movie fanatic and a car guy. He has a unique hobby building and collecting movie cars. The perfect intersection of those two interests.

"It started with K.I.T.T. and that was the inspiration that got me moving in the right direction, or the wrong direction," said Rosario.

SEWELL, N.J. (AP) — An 8-year-old New Jersey boy who was inspired by police officers is raising money for cancer research.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Anyone who attends local auctions or visits auto parts stores on a regular basis may be familiar with a lanky, gray stubbled man in glasses and a buffalo-fur vest accompanied by his constant companion — an airedale lab named Willy — and driving one of any number head-turning classic cars.

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Reuben and Christine Trujillo are sports fans. Huge sports fans.

The Pueblo West couple has melded their love of sports into collecting sports memorabilia. So much so that much of their home is decorated in Colorado professional teams — Broncos, Rockies and Nuggets photos and collectibles. They've even talked about moving to a bigger house to display their wares, as much of their collection is in boxes.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has denied a request to stop the state from collecting a new 1.25 percent tax on automobile sales.

The court on Friday denied a stay requested in a lawsuit by Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Richardson, allowing the tax to go into effect on Saturday.

GASTON, Ind. (AP) — Several dozen people have signed a petition against a central Indiana property owner's request for permission to continue keeping a couple hundred vehicles on the land.

Delaware County officials have cited the owner with operating an auto salvage yard at the rural site near the town of Gaston without zoning approval. Most of the estimated 200 vehicles there are Chevrolet Corvairs manufactured during the 1960s.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — The Clarksburg Area Model Railroad Club offered demonstrations and displays last Sunday at Meadowbrook Mall for people young and old alike. The club was set up throughout the weekend and drew a large turnout, officials said.

For a third year at the mall, the railroad club set up displays for individuals to enjoy, President James Kinney said. This year, he said the club estimated nearly 1,300 people took time to shown an interest in the exhibition.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — The Clarksburg Area Model Railroad Club offered demonstrations and displays last Sunday at Meadowbrook Mall for people young and old alike. The club was set up throughout the weekend and drew a large turnout, officials said.

For a third year at the mall, the railroad club set up displays for individuals to enjoy, President James Kinney said. This year, he said the club estimated nearly 1,300 people took time to shown an interest in the exhibition.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is seeking a number of changes in the state's unemployment insurance system.

Legislation filed by the administration on Tuesday would allow the spouses of relocated military personnel to collect unemployment benefits if their spouse's new assignment has forced them to leave their current job.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Most of his customers are getting on in age.

"It's a hobby that kids are not getting into these days," says Rich Borland, 72, owner of The Coin Store in Lower Burrell. "I started coin collecting at age 12. I've been doing it off and on ever since."

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists will mix biology and geology this month inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as they help NASA get ready for an eventual manned mission to Mars.

The researchers will hike around Mauna Ulu to practice collecting rock samples as they would on the Red Planet, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/2fku86J) reported Friday.

The purpose is to develop protocols that would be used on a real Mars mission to identify and protect samples that could host life.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Local businessman Jonathan Hull says he's always had the "collecting bug" in him ever since his days collecting coins and stamps as a kid. After his older brother brought home an old bottle after a trip to Wyoming, a then 12-year-old Hull got interested in conducting his own "archaeological digs" in the hunt for similar pieces.

"I used to go to the old dumping grounds at the Iowa Veterans Home," Hull said. "They were very old and it was hard...