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Kenneth Dewhawn Splunge, 34, who police in Louisville, Ky., say called 911 after falling from a ladder and breaking his leg in the middle of a home break-in, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary at a hospital two days later.

Shanesha Taylor, 35, a Phoenix woman arrested on accusations of leaving her two children, ages 2 years and 6 months, in a hot vehicle during a job interview when she couldn’t find a sitter, pleaded innocent at her arraignment and has the support of a 24-year-old New Jersey woman, Amanda Bishop, who has raised more than $91,000 online to help Taylor’s court effort.

Evelyn Hamilton, 37, was arrested in Lufkin, Texas, on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, accused of calling police to complain about the quality of the marijuana she had purchased from a dealer.

Cole Randall, a Plymouth, Minn., man who carved the names of himself and his wife near the 1806 signature of explorer William Clark on a national monument in Montana, agreed to pay $4,400 in restitution and fines, the Bureau of Land Management said.

Cheryl Gilson, 24, of Cornish, Maine, was charged with criminal speed, driving to endanger and endangering the welfare of her children, ages 3 and 5, accused of driving 123 mph on the Maine Turnpike with the two children in the back seat.

Bob Coy resigned as senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, the 14th-largest church in the U.S., after confessing to a “moral failing,” with the Florida church not elaborating on the transgression.

Ted Kennedy Jr., the son of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, is planning to run for the state Senate in Connecticut in his first bid for public office, two people briefed on the decision told The Associated Press.

Prince William; his wife, Kate; and their son, George, arrived in New Zealand’s capital to kick off a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia.

Luis Guillermo Solis, a 55-year-old history professor and former diplomat, won a landslide victory in Costa Rica’s presidential election after his opponent, Johnny Araya, abandoned the contest and retreated to the sidelines.

Daniele Bosio, Italy’s ambassador to Turkmenistan, was detained in the Philippines and faces complaints of human trafficking and child abuse after he was purportedly found in the company of three underage boys at a resort.

Front Section, Pages 1 on 04/08/2014

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