California
'Rapture' predictor Camping in hospital
LOS ANGELES - Family Radio Network minister Harold Camping, who inaccurately predicted the "Rapture," is resting in a hospital after having a mild stroke, a spokeswoman said Monday.
Camping, 89, fell ill late Thursday at home and was admitted to a hospital, said the woman, who declined to give her name.
Camping gained worldwide notoriety for predicting the world would come to an end May 21.
Girl, 8, lives without getting rabies vaccine
SACRAMENTO - An 8-year-old girl who contracted rabies - likely from a wild cat - is a rare survivor of the infection without having received the lifesaving vaccine, hospital officials said Sunday.
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Precious Reynolds of Willow Creek, Calif., was treated by pediatricians at the University of California- Davis Children's Hospital in coordination with federal and California health officials, the hospital said.
Officials said she's the third person in the United States known to have recovered from the virus without having antiviral inoculations immediately after becoming infected, a figure confirmed by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics on rabies cases.
Florida
Coasters' lead singer Gardner dies at 83
PORT ST. LUCIE - Carl Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters, died Sunday. He was 83.
Gardner's wife, Veta, said her husband died at a Port St. Lucie hospice following a long bout with congestive heart failure and vascular dementia.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Coasters had a string of hits in the late 1950s, including "Searchin'," "Poison Ivy" and "Charlie Brown." Their single "Yakety Yak" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 following its 1958 release. It also spent seven weeks as the No. 1 rhythm and blues song.
Pennsylvania
Teens who parodied principals win case
PHILADELPHIA - Two Pennsylvania teens cannot be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created on home computers, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a high-profile case involving students and free speech.
The postings, however lewd or offensive, were not likely to cause significant disruptions at school and are therefore protected under prior Supreme Court case law, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found.
However, six judges who dissented in one of the twin cases said they feared salacious online attacks against school officials would go unpunished.
Texas
Teachers could get teens' legal history
DALLAS - Texas is close to enacting a law that would provide teachers with detailed information about the criminal histories of their students, opening juvenile files that have always been confidential and are unavailable in most states.
The legislation, spurred by the fatal stabbing of a high school teacher in Tyler in 2009, is adding to a national debate over whether teacher safety should outweigh the rights of young offenders, who have generally moved through the juvenile-justice system with their privacy protected.
The new disclosure rules were passed by legislators with little public attention last month. A spokeswoman for Gov. Rick Perry said the governor is "thoughtfully" reviewing the measure before deciding whether to sign it.
District of Columbia
Group hacks into Senate's public server
WASHINGTON - A band of computer hackers who pride themselves on attacking vulnerable networks for fun accessed a Senate server that supports the chamber's public website but did not breach other files, a Capitol Hill official said Monday.
The hackers said the release was a "just for kicks" attempt to help the government "fix their issues."
A hacking cooperative that goes by Lulz Security said it had added a Senate file to its list of successful, high-profile intrusions at a time when governments and corporations are on high guard for cyber intrusions.
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