NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) -- A New York group against outdoor advertising said more than 100 street level billboards in the city were whitewashed and used by artists as blank canvases.
LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Britain's Advertising Standards Authority said 196 billboards in the London area promising "longer lasting sex" provoked a flood of complaints.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Billboards displaying images of aborted fetuses are being driven through the streets of Austin, Texas, to raise awareness about abortion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The FBI plans to install new digital billboards in 20 major U.S. cities to disperse information on fugitives or security.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Paramount removed some Los Angeles billboards promoting 50 Cent's movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" amid complaints they glorified gang violence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Billboards thanking Hollywood for helping President Bush win re-election in 2004 will be on display outside the 2005 Academy Awards, Variety reports.
LONDON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Billboards advertising perfume, hair dye, bras and TV programs that include semi-nude women are being vandalized in Britain.
HOUSTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Some Houston officials are accusing media giant Clear Channel Communications of getting around a city ordinance on billboards by donating to charities. The donations for non-profit signs exempts the company from removal requirements, the Houston Chronicle
KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 5 (UPI) -- A crop of billboards promoting "Outhouse Springs" bottled water has fooled some Southwest Michigan residents into believing in the fictional recycled water.
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Since name recognition is everything when it comes to elections, it made good sense for little-known Wisconsin state Sen. Gary George to buy billboards across t