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JD Vance had a surprisingly awkward time ordering two dozen donuts and chatting with the workers at a local shop, not only illustrating his basic weirdness but standing in cringey contrast to the naturally friendly Tim Walz at a Runza in Nebraska. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is evidently distressed by the surge in support for Kamala Harris and appears to be wearing out his welcome even on Fox.

Soft and sugary, it has spurred the spirits of World War One soldiers on the front lines. Warm and doughy, it has earned the adulation of Homer Simpson, the main character of America's longest-running animated TV series. Heart-shaped and jelly-filled, it has even been used to honour the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding. And every 2 June since 1938, we celebrate it - the donut or doughnut - on National Donut Day in the US

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie predicted Donald Trump will be indicted in at least one of the several investigations he faces ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign. In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Christie said he didn’t think Trump’s legal team would be able to dismiss the Georgia case over the grand jury foreperson’s conduct. But he said “I still have a hard time believing” Trump will be indicted for attempting to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger into finding enough votes to swing the state in his favor during the 2020 election: This is a...

We are celebrating the season with two special holiday episodes of Pastries with Paola before season two launches in the spring. First up is Paola's holiday showstopper, the Old Fashioned Doughnut Croquembouche. Here, Paola riffs on the croquembouche, a classic French celebration dessert, by swapping out traditional choux pastry for crispy and fluffy old fashioned doughnuts flavored with toasty browned butter and warming cinnamon. This tower of doughnuts is held together with amber caramel and adorned with spun sugar and gold leaf– the perfect finishes for this wow-worthy dessert. Made popular in France in Paris in the late 18th century,...

It looked like closing time at the county fair or the week before Christmas at the mall: cars just sitting there, bumper to bumper, waiting their turn to inch along. Dozens of vehicles lined up and down the aisles of the parking lot, honking as if every single driver in front of them was staring at their cellphone while stopped at a green light. It sounded like the traffic jam of the century. But, in fact, it was the Krispy Kreme drive-through at 1:30 a.m. in Dublin — the first to open in the country. The Dublin location opened Sept....

Stealing anything from a police office is pretty bold. But a doughnut? That's asking for some serious trouble. A brazen squirrel in Anchorage, Alaska, did just that, prompting the police department to post a video of the bandit on its Facebook page

SACRAMENTO -- Four days after 22-year-old Stephon Clark was shot and killed by police officers in his grandparents' backyard, protesters gathered inside and outside Sacramento City Hall. Officers believed Clark had been breaking into cars in the neighborhood and shot him because they say they thought he had a gun. He was only holding a cellphone. "The death of one more man of color is one too many," Mayor Darrell Steinberg said earlier Thursday before the protest began. Protesters clogged major downtown Sacramento streets near City Hall as the Thursday commute was about to begin. Earlier in the day, the...

Four years ago, Bradley Hardison gained national attention after his win in a police-sponsored doughnut-eating contest helped police find and arrest him for earlier crimes. Now he's been charged again – this time with robbing a dougnut shop. Hardison, 27, of Elizabeth City, was charged Thursday with felony breaking and entering, felony safe cracking and felony larceny of Dunkin’ Donuts on Nov. 21, according to a news release from the Elizabeth City Police Department. In 2014 he won a doughnut eating contest at the Elizabeth City Police Department National Night Out Against Crime event. He devoured eight glazed doughnuts in...

Todd and Kim Robertson are convinced their Ford Focus was targeted by a black bear because of the aroma of donuts that permeates inside. =============================================================================================================================== Doughnut delivery drivers in Steamboat Springs might want to start looking over their shoulders. Todd and Kim Robertson awoke early Monday to discover a black bear was so determined to break into their doughnut delivery vehicle, it ripped off the car's back bumper. The Robertsons had no doubt about the bear's motives. "It always reeks of doughnuts in there," Kim Robertson said. The bear left a paw print on the car and left the scene...

A man who choked to death at a Voodoo Doughnuts shop in Denver was reportedly trying to wolf down a giant doughnut during a food-eating challenge. Travis Malouff, 42, died Sunday while attempting to down a half-pound glazed doughnut. The cause of death was "asphyxia, due to obstruction of the airway," the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner said Monday morning. Malouff was taking the shop's "Tex-Ass Challenge," which requires participants to consume the colossal doughnut — the equivalent of six regular doughnuts — within an 80-second time limit. Winners get a free meal and a button.

SNIP Surveillance footage at Tuscarora State Park in Pennsylvania caught sneaky black bear in the act on May 1. The bear is seen giving himself a back scratch using a trail camera post. The bear then approaches a trap, sticks its head inside to grab a doughnut and leaves.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Louisville man was arrested Thursday night accused of doing doughnuts in his car at a park. Louisville Metro Police said 22-year-old Tony Fey was at Riverview Park off of Greenwood Road doing doughnuts in the snow. Police said the park has three signs reading "No Trespassing After Dark." Fey was charged with criminal trespassing and reckless driving.

THESSALONIKI – It took an undercover operation, but Greek police have blown a hole in a ring of alleged crooks who had cornered the doughnut market in a beach resort. It started with complaints that two Bulgarian men and a former Greek wrestling champion were using violence to choke off the trade by other doughnut vendors on Paliouri beach in the Halkidiki peninsula near Thessaloniki. So an undercover officer posed as a doughnut seller, police said Tuesday, and he was attacked, leading to the arrest of the three aggressive doughnut sellers.

HARRISON — A Coleman man charged with stealing money from a doughnut shop owned by several Clare Police officers is likely to enter into a plea deal to avoid facing a jury. Brent L. Kenyon, 24, is charged with single felony counts of entering without breaking and larceny in a building and a single misdemeanor count of larceny of less than $1,000. In addition, he is facing a habitual offender, second offense enhancement, court records show. A preliminary examination slated for Wednesday in Clare County District Court was adjourned and rescheduled for Sept. 27, court records show. Kenyon is likely...

An invasive species of mussel called quagga has recently begun eating its way through the phytoplankton population of Lake Michigan, which could have dire effects on the lake's ecosystem, scientists now warn. A giant ring of phytoplankton (microscopic plants such as algae) was discovered in Lake Michigan in 1998 by Michigan Technological Universitybiologist W. Charles Kerfoot and his research team. The "phytoplankton doughnut" is formed when winter storms kick up nutrient-rich sediment along the southeastern shore of the lake. The disturbed sediments begin circulating in a slow-moving circle with the lake's currents, which provides a massive supply of food for...

BELLEVUE, Wash., Officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said they are using day-old Krispy Kreme doughnuts as bait to lure a bear in Bellevue. Jason Capelli, a game warden with the department, said the 1 1/2-year-old bear, estimated to weigh 70 to 80 pounds, has been spotted digging through garbage and birdfeeders in a Bellevue neighborhood and Krispy Kreme donated day-old doughnuts to use as bait, The Seattle Times reported Friday. "Krispy Kreme doughnuts are standard bear bait," Capelli said adding trappers are also using maple syrup and caramel-molasses mix as bait. Capelli said the bear's "comfort...

Several Dothan police officers will live on the roof of the Krispy Kreme Doughnut shop in an effort to raise money for the Special Olympics. Dothan Police Cpl. Rachel David said officers will rotate living on the roof of the business, starting today at 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. Sunday. David said the officers will likely have a tent, couch and picnic tables on the roof with them. There will also be deputies with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office on the roof. Police dubbed the fundraiser “Cops on Shops.” David said officers will be sending down buckets to collect any...

DOUGHNUTS are a better symbol for Easter than the traditional egg, says a leading Tasmanian churchman. The Anglican Dean of Hobart, Richard Humphrey, said he preferred the idea of the Easter doughnut over the traditional Easter egg. "Eggs don't really have anything to do with Easter but you can attach some rich symbolism to a doughnut," he said. "They're round like the stone that was rolled away from Jesus's tomb, the tomb was empty, just like the hole in the doughnut, they're shaped like a halo and the circle represents eternal life." Doughnuts were served in St David's Cathedral yesterday...

Health reform idea: Put down the doughnutCritics say consequences of individual choice missing from reform debate By JoNel Aleccia Health writer msnbc.com updated 8:18 a.m. ET, Mon., Aug 10, 2009 If you ask Dr. Steven Spady, there are two important words missing from the nation’s conversation about health reform: “personal responsibility.” But Spady, a 54-year-old emergency physician in rural Kentucky, can’t talk about the topic right now. He’s too busy caring for people who he says don’t take care of themselves. “I just had to go take care of man that left our hospital this morning and now has gone...

Doughnut chain gets healthy menu 30 July 2008 Dunkin' Donuts, the chain famous for its filled doughnuts with icing on top or covered in chocolate sprinkles, is introducing a new healthy menu. The so-called DDSmart menu, which will be introduced in the US in August, does not include any doughnuts. Instead it has nibbles such as an egg white veggie flatbread sandwich. According to the firm, this has 25% less sugar, fat, saturated fat, salt and calories than the sausage, egg and cheese croissant it already offers. The sandwich is 290 calories and contains 9 grams of fat,