Born the 16th child to poor parents in Paris in either 1783 or 1784, a young Careme was suddenly abandoned at the height of the French Revolution.

By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare.

firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned mall in Haywood.

For decades, many downtown cores in small to mid-sized cities were abandoned after work hours by workers who lived in the suburbs.