Abdullah al-Thinni, Libya’s internationally recognized prime minister, survived an assassination attempt by gunmen who attacked his motorcade on the way to the airport in the eastern city of Tobruk, according to government spokesman Arish Said.
Leon Lederman, a retired physicist from Chicago, put his 1988 Nobel Prize up for auction and seeks a minimum bid of $325,000, saying the medal has been sitting on a shelf for decades and that selling it seemed like a logical thing to do.
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., announced her plans to challenge Republican John McCain for his Senate seat in 2016, saying she respects the five-term senator’s service to the nation but that she believes “[the] state’s changing.”
Stephen Howard, 64, an Auburn University lab technician, was charged with distribution of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm during a drug- trafficking crime, accused of selling a gallon of the “date rape” drug GHB to an undercover agent.
Kristoffer Eriksen, a broadcaster on Denmark’s Radio24syv, said a stunt in which he and morning show co-host Asger Juhl claimed they clubbed a rabbit to death on air with a bicycle pump was intended to initiate a debate about “the vast hypocrisy surrounding our relationship with animals.”
Oskar Groening, 93, a former Auschwitz death camp guard who is charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder, will be allowed an extended trial with hearings limited to three hours, after a third session was canceled because of his poor health.
Brian Reminga, a senior at Chopticon High School in Morganza, Md., is asking administrators to reverse their decision to ban him from walking in today’s graduation ceremony over his role in the release of thousands of ladybugs in the school, a prank that led to criminal charges for six students.
Neal Raisman, 67, of Bexley, Ohio, has taken his search for a kidney donor to the road, taping to the rear window of his SUV a message in bright yellow letters that says “Got kidney? I need 1” and includes a phone number.
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi, whose decision to run for a third term led to unrest that has left 20 people dead and 420 injured, asked that “patriotic citizens” donate money to help the country hold elections next month.