Vandals damaged nearly half of the buses used to bring about 18,000 students to public schools in Waterbury, Conn., leading officials to give children an unexpected day off from school Monday. The city’s schools were closed because vandals sprayed fire extinguishers, spray-painted graffiti, smashed first aid kits, damaged fuse boxes and broke antennae on 49 buses.
Family found shot to death
A family of four was found shot to death in Frenchburg, Ky., in what is being treated as a triple murder and a suicide, Kentucky State Police said. The bodies of Bryan Purvis, 34; his wife, Jeanie, 29; their son Bryan, 11; and daughter Jennifer, 8, were found at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in their home west of Frenchburg, police said. All died of gunshot wounds, Capt. Keith Craycraft said in a statement.
Another hunting for White House
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said Monday he was taking the initial step in a bid for the presidency in 2008. Hunter, who has represented the San Diego area district for 26 years, announced the surprise bid at a news conference in front of supporters on the San Diego waterfront.
Salmonella sickens at least 172
A salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, health officials said Monday. Health officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce–the list of suspects includes tomatoes. But the illnesses have not been tied to any specific product, chain, restaurants or supermarkets.
