Every week, churchgoers drop their money into collection plates, trusting it will pay expenses and help the poor. The money typically disappears into the hands of an usher, who bags and deposits it in ...

When I spotted Rhode Island and South Carolina, that made 45 and 46 different state license plates (plus Washington D.C.) that I counted in inner southeast Portland between April 13 and April 24. And ...

A 'smart' plastic plate can count calories in meals placed on it to keep you from over-eating. A scale hidden in the body of the plate weighs the food and matches it against the database to calculate ...