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California principal bans ‘objectifying’ prom draft

A longstanding student tradition at Corona del Mar High in Newport Beach, California involves pulling prom dates from a pool of names ranked by attractiveness, but principal Kathy Scott said it was “not acceptable to objectify students.”

 
Hesperia bridge fire caused by blowtorch and wind

A blowtorch used to cut metal ignited support timbers on the Hesperia bridge causing a fire and massive highway closures on the Nevada-California border.

 
STD ‘Hula’ app changing name after upsetting Hawaiians

The sexual health information app “Hula” is getting a name change after receiving several complaints of cultural insensitivity toward Native Hawaiians.

 
California water engineers plan to send H20 uphill

The state water authority in California plans to alleviate drought and drylands by engineering an aqueduct that can send water uphill.

 
Tennessee lawmaker appears to make light of Holocaust remark

A Tennessee state senator who compared the federal health care law to the forced transportation of Jews to concentration camps during the Holocaust appeared to make light of the firestorm about his comments this week in a blog post on Tuesday.

 
Legalized pot followed by spike in hash oil explosions

The opening months of Colorado’s first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug’s intoxicating oil in crude home-based laboratories.

 
MSNBC apologizes for Cinco de Mayo segment

MSNBC is apologizing for a Cinco de Mayo segment that featured a staff member onscreen wearing a sombrero, shaking maracas and taking a swig from a bottle of tequila.

 
Clip suspected in circus accident; two critical

Investigators suspect that a snapped clip sent eight aerial acrobats plummeting 20 feet or more during a daring performance, an experience one injured performer likened to a “plunge into darkness.”

 
Parachutists: We spent 4 hours atop trade center

Three skydivers spent about four hours atop the World Trade Center’s signature skyscraper taking in sights before parachuting off it, they said Tuesday in detailing a surreptitious stunt that raised questions about security and left them facing felony charges.