Miss Universe title goes to Mexican
Miss Universe title goes to Mexican
LAS VEGAS
A 22-year-old Mexican woman has won the Miss Universe pageant after donning a flowing red gown and telling an audience that it’s important to teach kids family values.
Jimena Navarrete was first to answer an interview question Monday night and the last of 83 contestants standing in the headline-grabbing pageant on the Las Vegas Strip.
First runner-up was Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps, while second runner-up was Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell.
5 foreign soldiers die in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan
Attacks by insurgents killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Monday, including two Americans, two French marines and a Hungarian soldier.
The attacks came in the north, south and east of the war-torn country, the military alliance said.
No additional information was given about the American casualties.
Hurricane Danielle forms in Atlantic
MIAMI
Hurricane Danielle has formed far from land in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, and it’s expected to strengthen in the next couple of days.
Danielle is the second Atlantic hurricane of the year.
Forecasters say the storm could become a major hurricane by Wednesday.
SeaWorld fined $75,000 in death
ORLANDO, Fla.
The federal job-safety agency fined SeaWorld Orlando $75,000 on Monday for three violations uncovered while investigating the February death of a trainer who was grabbed by a killer whale and dragged underwater.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration categorized the most serious violation as “willful,” or showing indifference or intentional disregard for employee safety. That citation, carrying a $70,000 penalty, was for exposing workers to drowning hazards when interacting with killer whales.
Ansel Adams trust sues over prints
SAN JOSE, Calif.
A group representing Ansel Adams sued a Fresno man Monday for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives bought at a garage sale and purported to be Adams’ lost work.
The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in San Francisco by The Ansel Adams Publishing Trust, seeks to stop Rick Norsigian and consulting firm PRS Media Partners from using Adams’ name, likeness and trademark in their efforts to sell prints and posters not authorized or endorsed by the Trust.
President defends flood response
SHADAD KOT, Pakistan
Pakistan’s president defended the government’s much-criticized response to the country’s record- breaking flood crisis as emergency workers worked frantically to shore up a system of levees protecting two southern cities.
The floods, which began nearly a month ago with hammering rains in the country’s northwest, have affected more than 17 million people, a U.N. official said. About 1,500 people have died in the floods.
President Asif Ali Zardari said that anger at the government in the coming months is inevitable given the scale of the disaster, comparing it to the anti-government sentiment generated by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the United States.
Associated Press