Lawyer says Iranian woman could be stoned soon
 
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned on an adultery conviction said Monday that he and her children are worried the delayed execution could be carried out soon with the end of a moratorium on death sentences for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
 
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Troops fire on protesters in Kashmir, 3 killed
 
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Government forces fired on protesters hurling stones at them in Indian Kashmir on Monday, killing three people and wounding at least 17 other demonstrators, police said.
 
For the last three months, the mostly Muslim Kashmir region has been roiled by demonstrations and clashes between protesters opposed to Indian rule and government forces. The deaths bring the number of people killed in the civil unrest to 68.
 
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Ex-Army soldier takes 3 hospital workers hostage
 
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former Army soldier demanding behavioral treatment at a Georgia military hospital took three workers hostage at gunpoint Monday before authorities persuaded the gunman to surrender peacefully.
 
Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said no one was hurt and no shots were fired in the short standoff at Winn Army Community Hospital on Fort Stewart, about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
 
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US Muslims boost security at local mosques
 
NEW YORK (AP) — American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the U.S. — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.
 
Their goal is not only to protect Muslims, but also to prevent them from retaliating if provoked. One Sept. 11 protest in New York against the proposed mosque near ground zero is expected to feature Geert Wilders, the aggressively anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker. The same day in Gainesville, Fla., the Dove World Outreach Center plans to burn copies of the Quran.
 
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Plane crash on NV street kills 1, injures 3
 
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A small plane crashed and burst into flames on a street in a southern Nevada residential neighborhood Monday, killing one person and badly injuring three others, authorities said.
 
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sgt. John Sheahan said two males and two females were aboard the single-engine Piper Cherokee when it crashed in Henderson, just south of Las Vegas. He said it was a miracle no one on the ground was injured.
 
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1 killed, 4 injured after second-line parade
 
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say there haven’t been any arrests in a shooting that killed a 32-year-old woman and injured four other people after a walking parade had passed.
 
Orleans Parish Coroner’s Chief Investigator John Gagliano tells The Times-Picayune that Kaamila Muhammad was shot in the head.
 
A news release sent Monday by city police says three men were grazed and another woman was shot in the knee Sunday evening.
 
Officers were in the area because the Black Men of Labor had just held the second-line parade.
 
According to police, a man walked up to Muhammad and fired two shots at her, and a total of at least six shots. Police found a .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun half a block away.
 
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La. state parks join geocaching craze
 
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana state parks and historic sites are offering a high-tech treasure hunt.
 
It’s called geocaching — using clues and GPS to locate a weatherproof box holding mementos or trinkets. Hunters who find the cache take one item and leave another in its place.
 
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Proposed slogan against baggy pants: ‘Low pants, no chance’
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A Baton Rouge Metro Council member wants the parish to boost a public awareness campaign against men who wear their pants so low that their boxer shorts show.
 
Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle has a slogan for the campaign: “Low pants, no chance.”
 
The Advocate reports that her resolution is up for discussion on Wednesday’s agenda.
 
 
 
 
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