Charles Oliver

Former Florida police officer Zachary Krug has been charged after investigators say he drove 104 mph in a 50 mph zone and crashed into an SUV, killing a 6-year-old girl.

In California, Sacramento officials are now inspecting residents' garbage, recycling, and organic waste bins to make sure people are sorting their

Brian Hurton died alone in East Kilbride, Scotland, after calling 999 twice, complaining of severe breathing problems.

Hong Kong Secretary of Security Chris Tang warned booksellers to make sure the books they sell do not harm national security, comparing it to making sure food is safe to eat.

The local council in New Milton, England, fined Lee Reynolds £1,000 ($1,329) for fly-tipping after he left a small box of cardboard on the ground next to four overflowing recycling bins.

In the United Kingdom, the ruling Labour Party has proposed expanding "equal value" pay laws so workers can bring equal pay claims based on race and disability, not just sex.

City officials in Bnei Brak, Israel, have set up gender-segregated sidewalks near event halls and wedding venues, with signs and barriers directing men and women to walk on opposite sides of the street.

The U.S. State Department apologized after showing a map of Africa at an international AIDS conference in Brazil that mislabeled every country it highlighted.

In Australia, Ian Minus was fined $1,500 dollars (U.S. $1,050) after being convicted of knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol in public without reasonable excuse.

New York Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas (D–Brooklyn) has proposed a bill that would require supermarkets and other retailers to give customers who use self-checkout a 10-percent discount.