Rue 21 closings

Rue 21 closings

MERCER COUNTY, PA.

Rue 21 stores in Shenango Valley Mall in Hermitage, Pa., and Grove City Premium Outlets in Grove City, Pa., are among 12 stores in Pennsylvania and 400 stores nationwide to be closed.

The Pittsburgh-based teen fashion retailer announced last week it is closing more than half of its 700 stores, but did not say when the stores will close, reported 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

Sixteen Ohio stores are also slated to be closed. However, locations at Eastwood Mall in Niles, Southern Park Mall in Boardman, Summit Square in East Liverpool and West State Square in Alliance are not among them.

Rue 21 is the third store in Shenango Valley Mall in recent months to announce it is closing. Anchor department stores Sears and Macy’s closed their doors last month.

French man loses part of his leg in Hawaii shark attack

HONOLULU

A man who witnessed a Hawaii shark attack says the victim is a French surfer who had part of a leg amputated but is in remarkably good spirits.

Mac Pigott tells KHON-TV he visited the victim on Saturday in a hospital on the island of Kauai following the attack at Davidson’s Beach.

Pigott did not identify the French man by name, but he provided KHON-TV with a picture of him smiling from his hospital bed.

Pigott says doctors amputated one of the man’s legs just below the knee.

New policy: Crew can’t displace seated passengers

CHICAGO

United Airlines is changing a company policy and will no longer allow crew members to displace customers already onboard an airplane.

The change comes after a passenger, Dr. David Dao, was dragged from a fully booked United Express flight in Chicago because he refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members. Cellphone video of the incident sparked widespread outrage and created a public-relations nightmare for United.

Under the change outlined in an internal April 14 email, a crew member must make must-ride bookings at least 60 minutes before departure. Crews could previously be booked until the time of departure.

United spokeswoman Maggie Schmerin said in an email Sunday that the change is an initial step in a review of policies, and it’s meant to ensure that situations like Dao’s never happen again.

UK tomb found to contain remains of 5 archbishops

LONDON

A London museum has revealed that the remains of five archbishops of Canterbury were discovered inside a secret tomb beneath its building.

The Garden Museum posted a statement and video Sunday revealing the find, which was made more than a year ago.

The museum sits on a site that used to house the former St. Mary-at-Lambeth Church and is located next to Lambeth Palace, the archbishop of Canterbury’s London residence.

The remains were found while builders were renovating the building. They lifted some slabs to reveal a hidden crypt.

Garden Museum director Christopher Woodward says five archbishops were buried in the tomb, including Richard Bancroft.

Bancroft became archbishop in 1604 and played a major role in production of the King James Bible.

Staff/wire reports