Trick-or-treat, please: British ettiquette guide issues Halloween advice

Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite

British etiquette guide issues advice on Halloween manners

Etiquette Guide: Trick or treat politely

LONDON — Trick-or-treaters beware.

Correction: Ballpark etiquette story

TRENTON, N.J. — In one version of a Sept. 14 story about three teenagers suing the Newark Bears after being tossed out of the team’s minor league ballpark, The Associated Press erroneously reported that developer Marc Berson sold the team last year after filing for bankruptcy. It was the Newark Bears that filed for bankruptcy protection, not Berson.

Federal judge dismisses dress code lawsuit filed by SD tribe; parents may file a new one

ABERDEEN, S.D. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent a South Dakota school district from imposing a dress code.

Obama’s Montana audience polite despite a selection method that might have aided protesters

BELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama faced a polite audience in Montana on Friday despite a selection method that might have let more protesters get inside.

Australia tells China: ‘Be polite’ when objecting to Uighur activist’s visit

CANBERRA, Australia — An exiled Uighur activist accused China on Tuesday of trying to use its economic clout to dampen criticism of its human rights record, while Australia’s foreign minister said Chinese diplomats who opposed her trip should mind their manners.

Gaza’s top Hamas judge orders female lawyers to wear Muslim headscarf in courts

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s top judge said Sunday that he has ordered female lawyers to wear Muslim headscarves when they appear in court, the latest sign that the Islamic militant group is increasingly imposing its strict interpretation of Islamic law on residents of the coastal strip.

Fla. city tells workers to wear underwear, use deodorant, in new dress code stressing hygiene

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant. The city council in Brooksville north of Tampa recently approved a dress code that instructs employees to observe “strict personal hygiene.”

AP Poll: In recession, wedding guests still get to the church on time _ gift (usually) in hand

NEW YORK — In Michigan, one of the states hit hardest by the recession, Wendy Higgins has reluctantly told a favorite niece she may not have enough money for her wedding present in August. Higgins’ disability checks have stopped, and her husband was laid off in December. The couple fears they could even lose their home.

14-year-old student fights for street clothes in effort to repeal Arizona school’s dress code

YUMA, Ariz. — Justin Wright wants his Arizona middle school to do the right thing by letting students choose their own school clothes.

Montgomerie blames lack of golf etiquette among spectators for outbursts at China Open

BEIJING — Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said Saturday that his latest outbursts at a photographer and a TV cameraman at the China Open were the result of a lack of understanding of the etiquette of golf among some followers of the game in the Far East.