Denmark government urges full use of rules limiting face veil COPENHAGEN (AP) – Denmark’s government said Thursday that face-covering Muslim veils don’t belong in Danish society but no ban is needed because their use can be limited under existing rules. The center-right government said the garments are ‘diametrically opposed’ to the values on which Danish society is built. – – – North Korea fires more artillery toward disputed western sea border SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired more artillery near its disputed western sea border with South Korea on Thursday, a day after it lobbed dozens of shells during military exercises that prompted the South to respond with warning shots. The shells fired early Thursday are believed to have landed in the North’s waters, an official said. The official said South Korea did not respond but was watching the North’s maneuvers. – – – Police: Colorado dad ordered kids to ‘bite officers’ faces off’ COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Police in Colorado arrested a 28-year-old man accused of passing out in a McDonald’s play area and telling his two children to bite the officers who were trying to arrest him. Colorado Springs police said officers had to use a Taser on Joshua Alger to subdue him Wednesday after he allegedly passed out drunk at the fast-food restaurant. Police said Alger refused officers’ orders and at one point told his children to ‘bite the officers’ faces off.’ – – – Father: Portland man who set self on fire was mentally ill PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The father of a man who died after setting himself on fire in downtown Portland says his son was mentally troubled and living on the streets. Authorities say 26-year-old Daniel Shaull, of Dodge City, Kan., died Wednesday shortly after setting himself on fire near a downtown fur store. His father, Warren Shaull, tells The Oregonian newspaper that his son arrived in Portland last week and was suicidal when he left Kansas. – – – Fight between teenage girls posted on YouTube lands couple in jail (AP) – A fight between two teenage girls, which was recorded and posted to YouTube, has resulted in the arrests of a Baton Rouge man and woman. William Parker and his wife, Chanda, were arrested by East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputies just hours after detectives watched the video. Deputies said the battle between the teens was like dog fighting. The clip shows a 14-year-old and 16-year-old punch and slap each other, while a man and woman stand there egging them on. The Parkers face numerous counts, including two felony counts of cruelty to a juvenile. If convicted, they could face up to 10 years in prison. Authorities are in the process of trying to identify any other adults in the video. – – – Divers find body of Navy pilot in Lake Pontchartrain NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Divers have found the body of a Navy pilot whose training airplane crashed Saturday in Lake Pontchartrain. The Navy says Lt. Clinton Wermers’ remains were located about 1 a.m. Wednesday near the airplane. The 33-year-old Wermers was a native of Mitchell, S.D. He was assigned to a training squadron at Whiting Field in Florida for about three years. – – – Jefferson Parish Council suspends red light traffic cameras METAIRIE (AP) – The Jefferson Parish Council voted to suspend their red light traffic cameras after concerns were raised about the contract for them. Councilman Chris Roberts says Redflex Traffic Systems is paying a politically connected consultant 3.2 percent of its share of the traffic fines collected. – – – – Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]