In the news

■ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, the associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court whose father was a Russian immigrant, administered the oath of allegiance to 201 new citizens in New York City, telling the group from 59 countries that the nation is “made strong by people like you.”

■ Desarae Smith, 20, was arrested on assault charges after she attacked two women when a dog owned by one of the victims ate Smith’s marijuana stash and the owner refused to pay for it, police in Springfield, Ohio, said.

■ Robert Murphy, a federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Georgia, said 500 pounds of methamphetamine that originated from Mexico was found hidden inside wax Disney figurines in a shipment destined for Atlanta.

■ Chuck Kohler, a lieutenant at a volunteer fire station in Coolspring Township, Ind., said he was on the scene in less than a minute after alerts were triggered that someone had placed a baby girl in the station’s Safe Haven baby box, which allows a mother to anonymously give up a newborn without fear of prosecution.

■ Bruce Rowley, 26, of Derby, Conn., is accused of robbing a bank of $1,600 and then going to a Rhode Island mansion owned by singer Taylor Swift and throwing some of the cash over a fence in a bid to impress her so he could propose to her, state police said.

■ Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s attorney general, said no charges will be filed against U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., for pulling out a .38-caliber pistol and placing it on a table as he tried to make a point about gun safety during a meeting with constituents.

■ Kristina Hoefs, 31, of Manchester, N.H., went to the Hillsborough County jail to apply for a job as a corrections officer but was detained when a background check revealed that there was a warrant out for her arrest on a theft-related offense in Maine.

■ Kyle Conti, the owner of a yoga studio in Charlotte, N.C., who responded to sexual harassment allegations from former female employees by posting a selfie of himself clad only in a towel, says he is temporarily stepping away from his business.

■ Rev. Bill Hybels, 66, the founder of a South Barrington, Ill., evangelical church that’s considered one of the largest in the nation, apologized and announced his retirement, calling allegations that he touched and made lewd comments to female congregants a distraction.