NEW HAMPSHIRE
Father kills son, himself at YWCA office
A father shot his 9-year-old son to death Sunday before taking his own life during supervised visitation at a YWCA office, officials said. Muni Savyon, 54, of Manchester shot Joshua Savyon of Amherst before shooting himself about 10 a.m., the attorney general’s office said. The man and the boy’s mother shared custody of the boy after parting ways years ago, officials said. The couple’s marital status wasn’t clear. Law enforcement officials said the relationship had been contentious at times, and Muni Savyon had previously threatened to kill himself, his son’s mother and their son.
SUDAN
Floods kill 36; thousands homeless
Flooding has killed at least 36 people and left thousands homeless, Sudanese authorities said Sunday. The semi-official Sudan media center said many people remain without electricity. At least 5,000 homes have been severely damaged or destroyed. The United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that while the Rive Nile state in Sudan’s north was the hardest hit, nearly 150,000 people in eight states have been affected by the heavy flooding that began this month.
MEXICO
New charges sought against drug lord
The Obama administration said Sunday it is working with Mexico to bring new charges against a drug lord who persuaded a court to overturn his 40-year sentence in the kidnap, torture and murder of a U.S. anti-drug agent. Rafael Caro Quintero was released Friday. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the U.S. government is working with Mexican authorities to see that those responsible for the 1985 murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena face justice in the U.S.
TENNESSEE
Judge changes infant’s messianic name
A state judge changed a 7-month-old boy’s name to Martin from Messiah, saying the religious name was earned by one person and “that one person is Jesus Christ.” Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered the name change last week, according to WBIR-TV. The boy’s parents were in court because they could not agree on the child’s last name, but when the judge heard the boy’s first name, she ordered it changed, too. Ballew said the name Messiah could cause problems if the child grows up in Cocke County, which has a large Christian population. Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration.
NEW YORK
Beauty supplies spark airport concern
A package at JFK International Airport that was tested after two customs workers reported they felt ill after opening it contained beauty supplies, the FBI said Sunday. The package was tested and it was determined to contain only beauty supplies, said FBI spokesman J. Peter Donald. He said the employees and the package were tested and screened out of “an abundance of caution.” The FBI testing followed initial tests that indicated a possible cause for concern.
WASHINGTON
Man detained in N. Korea hospitalized
An American man detained in North Korea for the past nine months has been hospitalized after losing more than 50 pounds and the need to bring him home is becoming more urgent, his sister said Sunday. Kenneth Bae, a 45-year-old tour operator and Christian missionary, was arrested in November and accused of subversive activities against the communist government. He was sentenced in May to 15 years hard labor. In letters to his family in the Seattle area he described working in the fields weeding and planting beans and potatoes.
MAINE
Lobster disease creeping northward
A shell disease that has plagued the southern New England lobster industry for years by making lobsters unsightly and in some cases unmarketable appears to be creeping northward to the lobster-rich grounds off the coast of Maine. The number of lobsters suffering from shell disease remains tiny in Maine — only three out of every 1,000 lobsters sampled last year had the disease. But scientists and lobstermen are concerned because the prevalence grew fivefold from 2010 to 2012. The disease, which is not harmful to humans, first became noticeable in southern New England waters in the 1990s.
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