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Rob Nuckols, a New Jersey roofer who jumped into a vat of acid to save a co-worker who had fallen 40 feet into the tank, is doing fine, said Karen Nuckols, adding that her husband contends that the rescue of Martin Davis, who remains in critical condition, was a group effort.
Oscar Fuller, 36, who admitted punching Lana Rosas, then 25, in the face over a parking space but insisted she hit him first, has been convicted in New York City of a misdemeanor assault charge but cleared of a more serious felony in his second trial over a clash that left Rosas brain-damaged.
Diane Mcnease of Ishpeming, Mich., wanted an unconventional prom dress, so she folded thousands of Starburst wrappers to make the corset of her gown, then used a conventional fabric for the bottom of the dress.
Jeff Horn, principal of Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nev., said that while his school is great, it probably shouldn’t be ranked 13th on U.S. News and World Report’s “Best High Schools” report, adding: “It was pretty cool to hear that news, but the information it was based on was incorrect.”
George Zimmerman, 28, the Sanford, Fla., neighborhood-watch member charged in the death of Trayvon Martin, 17, has waived his right to a speedy trial, with his attorneys arguing more time was needed to prepare.
Melissa Chan, AlJazeera’s sole English-language reporter in China, has been expelled, forcing the Qatar-based news network to close its English-language service’s Beijing bureau.
Raquel Foster, spokesman for the Fort Wayne, Ind., Police Department, said a man accused of driving three blocks with four children, one of whom was his, strapped to the hood of his car has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and neglect, while the mother of the three other children was being held on neglect charges.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was under house arrest for 15 years, has received her first passport in 24 years ahead of a planned trip to Norway and Britain.
Judy Wing of Missoula, Mont., said a 200-pound black bear that swiped some blankets and pillows from her cabin to line its makeshift den in the cabin’s crawl space, has awakened and moved on, adding that she now plans to bear-proof the seasonal cabin on Georgetown Lake.