Delaware
Scout troop salutes 1st black Eagle Scout
MILLSBORO - A Delaware Boy Scout troop is celebrating its first black scout to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
The Daily Times reported that Boy Scout Troop 89 in Millsboro held a court of honor Saturday for Darien Jones. He is the first African-American scout to make Eagle Scout in the troop's 83-year history.
Jones says it's an honor to be the first, and he's glad his work has paid off.
Jones is a senior at Sussex Technical High School. He has recently enlisted in the U.S. National Guard and plans to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta to major in philosophy.
Massachusetts
O'Malley named one of pope's advisers
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BOSTON - The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the city is among eight cardinals named by Pope Francis to advise him on running the church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley is among members of the advisory panel announced by the Vatican on Saturday. The group includes only one current Vatican official, with the rest being cardinals from North, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia. They will hold their first meeting Oct. 1-3.
The Vatican says the pope appointed the advisers following suggestions that emerged during meetings in the run-up to the conclave that elected him.
Michigan
6-year-old takes dad's car for ride
LAPEER - Authorities say a 6-year-old Lapeer County boy seeking Chinese food took his father's car for a morning joyride.
The Lapeer County Sheriff's Department says it was alerted by other drivers who saw a youngster driving erratically Saturday on M-24, about 60 miles north of Detroit.
When deputies arrived, two drivers had the car boxed in, and one of them pulled the keys from the ignition. Sgt. Andy Engster told The Detroit News that the boy had no previous driving experience but wanted Chinese food about 7:30 a.m.
Engster says the boy also wanted to get the car repaired after hitting a sign. The boy's father told deputies that he was asleep and didn't know his son was gone.
Nevada
Drug trafficker's car sells for $88,000
RENO - A 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo that originally retailed for $180,000 has sold for $88,000 at a public auction of property seized from a convicted drug trafficker.
The company that conducted Saturday's auction near Reno declined to release the winning bidder's name.
The winner told KTVN-TV that he's a car lover who was excited to buy the Italian luxury sports car. He says he plans to lock the car up and put some work into it. The Lamborghini has only 12,000 miles on it.
James Monts was convicted on charges of selling marijuana in Reno, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
Florida
Cop fired over choice of shooting targets
PORT CANAVERAL - A police officer accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range has been fired.
Port Canaveral Interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh told WFTV on Saturday that Sgt. Ron King was leading a target practice with two other police officers and a civilian employee when he pulled out the targets April 4. Walsh says King asked the group if they wanted to use the targets and they said no.
Port Canaveral is about 50 miles from Sanford, where the 17-year-old Martin was killed in 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
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