1:The City of Ann Arbor is extending its leaf collection schedule until Dec. 14 because of how late leaves are falling this year. Check www.a2gov.org/leaves to see when your neighborhood.
2:A man is auctioning a chestnut on eBay that he says came from a tree that Anne Frank hid near when trying to escape the Nazis, The Associated Press reported. The high bid for the chestnut is currently $700.
3:With 26 of the nation’s 42 executions this year, the state of Texas has accounted for more than 60 percent of U.S. executions.