IN BRIEF: Church plans rededication in New York

Published: November 28, 2008

NATION

Church plans

rededication

NEW YORK — The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Upper Manhattan will be open from end to end for the first time since its restoration following a 2001 fire that damaged ancient tapestries and a 8,500-pipe organ. A rededication is planned for Sunday.

Oldest person dies at age 115

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Edna Parker, who became the world’s oldest person more than a year ago, died Wednesday. She was 115 years, 220 days old. Parker was born April 20, 1893, in central Indiana.

Police shock nude motorist

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned with a Taser was completely naked. The man, whose name was not released, was pulled over Wednesday night after his van hit a car.

WORLD

Troops clash with crowd

SAN’A, Yemen — Yemeni security troops opened fire Thursday on thousands of protesters calling for a boycott of April parliamentary elections and wounded about two dozen people, rally organizers said.

Czechs discuss defense deal

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The upper chamber of the Czech parliament on Thursday approved a deal with the U.S. to accept a missile defense installation. The deal still needs approval by the lower chamber.

Crash kills two on airplane

PARIS — An Airbus A320 passenger plane crashed off France’s southern coast Thursday, killing two people and leaving the five others on board missing, authorities said.

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