Todd Hughes, 46, a veteran Justice Department lawyer, received 98-0 Senate confirmation to serve on the Washington-based Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, becoming the first openly gay judge to sit on a U.S. court of appeals.
Sarah Outen, a 28-yearold British adventurer, became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska, arriving at a town in the Aleutian Islands after 150 days and 3,750 miles at sea.
Audrey Crabtree, 99, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who dropped out of a high school more than 80 years ago despite needing only one credit to graduate, received an honorary diploma for her time at Waterloo East High School and quipped she feels “so much smarter.”
Sian Green, a British tourist who lost a leg after a runaway taxi struck her in midtown Manhattan last month, said on NBC’s Today show that the bystanders who came to her aid showed that “there are good people in the world.”
Kasey Caron, a 17-year old high school senior who was born female but identifies as male, experienced a setback in his effort to run for homecoming king at his western Pennsylvania school after the Richland School Board let stand an earlier decision by school administrators that left Caron on the ballot for homecoming queen.
Vincent Bright, 49, who stole his 93-year-old father’s body from a Detroit cemetery, was placed on probation and ordered to take mental-health medication or face jail.
David Evans, a staff member for Missouri’s Republican House Speaker Tim Jones, was said to be remorseful and instructed to take an additional gun-safety course after his loaded handgun was found inside a bathroom in the basement of the Missouri Capitol.
Jerry Brown, the Democratic governor of California, signed an anti-paparazzi law sought by celebrities that makes it a misdemeanor to attempt to photograph or videotape a child in a harassing manner if the image is being taken because the child’s parent is a celebrity or public official.
Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, praised Puerto Rico, while visiting the U.S. territory, for awarding eight weeks of paid leave to women who recently had children and four weeks before the delivery if needed.
King Juan Carlos, 75, of Spain was admitted to a Madrid hospital to undergo an operation on a suspected infection of the hip that makes it difficult for him to walk.
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