Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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■ Jim Ryun, 73, a Wichita, Kan., native and former congressma­n who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes, is being honored with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidenti­al Medal of Freedom, President Donald Trump announced.

■ Daniel Debono, 32, a Detroit police corporal, has been charged with felony assault after three photojourn­alists, who were wearing press credential­s, were shot with rubber pellets while covering protests against police brutality, prosecutor­s said.

■ David Bigelow, a native of Martha’s Vineyard where the blockbuste­r “Jaws” was filmed, said people need to be educated about climate change and its impact on sharks as he and other advocates work to convert a lobster boat into a replica of the Orca, the boat captained by the grizzled shark hunter Quint in the movie.

■ Andrew Falloon, citing mental health issues and recent unspecifie­d “mistakes,” abruptly quit as a member of New Zealand’s Parliament after being accused of sending sexually explicit images to women and lying about it to police and his conservati­ve party’s leader.

■ Chris Jacobs, 53, a New York Republican, took the oath of office as the newest House member in a socially distant swearing-in ceremony to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Chris Collins, who left Congress after pleading guilty to federal insider trading charges.

■ Khalil Jabarin, 19, a Palestinia­n who was a minor when he fatally stabbed an American-Israeli settler in a 2018 attack at a mall near a West Bank settlement, was sentenced to life in prison by an Israeli military court.

■ Diana Grosso, 59, of Otisville, N.Y., faces a second-degree murder charge after being accused of selling fentanyl to a Tennessee woman who bought the drug in New York and later died at her home from an overdose, investigat­ors said.

■ Mark Coleman, 57, a former Jackson, Miss., police officer, accused of soliciting a 16-year-old girl for sex, falsifying records and other counts, has been indicted on federal charges, including attempted coercion and enticement, authoritie­s said.

■ Noah Green, 21, of Las Vegas, accused of recording cellphone video of himself in what a homicide lieutenant called the “thrill killing” of a sleeping homeless man and the unprovoked shooting of a man out walking his dog, was arrested on murder and other charges, police said.

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