By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and RON TODT Associated Press
Hundreds of riders in various states of dress — or undress — are riding through some of Philadelphia's main streets for the 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride. The ride is billed as promoting cycling as a key form of transportation and fuel-conscious consumption. It is also meant to encourage body positivity. Organizers stress, however, that participants aren't required to ride completely in the buff, telling them to get "as bare as you dare." The course is roughly 13 miles this year. Bikers go by such city landmarks as the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The course will end at Independence Hall.
By EUGENE GARCIA, AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press
A retired police officer opened fire in a popular Southern California biker bar, leaving three dead and six others with gunshot wounds. Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Frank Gonzalez says deputies arrived at the bar two minutes after the shooting was reported Wednesday night and shot and killed the gunman. Officials have identified the gunman as 59-year-old John Snowling. They say his estranged wife, Marie Snowling, was injured in the shooting. She had filed for divorce and her father told a newspaper that John Snowling could not "deal with the divorce."
