Michelle Kettleborough and other parents in Denver who found out the Cub Scout camp that their children attended was sponsored by Hooters, which is known for its scantily clad waitresses and sports-bar atmosphere, complained that the restaurant doesn’t fit the philosophy of the Scouts.
Tracy Govan, 44, of Monroe, La., was arrested on charges including vehicular homicide and vehicular negligent injury after, police said, a pickup sideswiped a police car during a traffic stop in Sterlington, killing one officer and injuring two others.
Peter Carter and his 8-year-old son, George, were exercising some of the family’s 24 cows at their home in Georgetown, Mass., when one cow was startled and trampled George, who was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries, authorities said.
Matt Graves, the father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort last month, told rescue officials that not one but two alligators were involved in the attack, one of which attacked Graves while he tried to rescue his 2-year-old son after the boy was pulled into the water.
Parviz Tanavoli, a 79-year-old Iranian sculptor, said he was barred from leaving his country without explanation when he tried to board a flight on his way to Britain, where he was scheduled to give lectures at the British Museum and Asia House in London.
Valerie Cunningham of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said two people died and a 3-year-old was injured but is expected to survive after a gunman shot up a funeral gathering, then fled on foot.
Jason Mayhew of Orlando, Fla., praised Busch Gardens Tampa Bay staff members for keeping people informed after an orangutan escaped its enclosure and forced the evacuation of parts of the theme park until it was tranquilized and recaptured.
Lisa Garcia and Dennis Garcia of Delaware County, Okla., were arrested on complaints of animal cruelty and neglect, with authorities saying they had removed 14 large dogs and nine puppies from the couple’s home and had found a mass grave containing the bodies of 18 dogs, three rabbits and a cat.
Fernando Astete, director of the Machu Picchu archaeological park in Peru, said German tourist Oliver Paps, 51, fell more than 300 feet to his death after crossing a barrier meant to keep tourists away from the edge of a platform overlooking the Incan citadel.