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Profanity forbidden on rapper's headstone

LYNN, Mass. (AP) -- Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones. Sonny Santiago, 23, was a rapper who died in a car crash in February. Commissioners at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn this week unanimously rejected his family's request to inscribe his gravestone with a song verse that included profanity. The commission became aware of the language when the company inscribing the 3-foot tall memorial submitted drawings to commissioners.

Police: Dead Boston bombing suspect buried in undisclosed spot

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in an undisclosed location outside the city of Worcester, police said Thursday after a frustrating weeklong search for a community willing to take the body. "As a result of our public appeal for help, a courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed to properly bury the deceased," Worcester police said in a statement. Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said the body was no longer in Worcester and is now entombed. Police did not specify where the body was taken.

Cleveland man arraigned on rape, kidnap charges

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A Cleveland man was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape and kidnapping after three women missing for about a decade and one of their young daughters were found alive at his home earlier in the week. Ariel Castro looked down at the ground for almost the entire court proceeding, biting his collar and signing documents with his handcuffed hands. He didn't speak. Bond was set at $8 million.

Commander cites 'rot' in nuke force, 17 launch officers removed

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure.

Scranton native, 90, stuck in car for three days in Fla.

TRINITY, Fla. (AP) -- A man walking by a Pasco County home saw a hand waving to him from the window of a car parked in the garage. As he walked up the driveway, he heard a muffled voice. "I can't get out of my car," Justin "Jay" Ambrozia, 90, called out. "Can you help me?" Tim Weidman called 911. Turns out Ambrozia, a Scranton native, had been stuck inside the car for three days, after falling during a shopping trip to Publix supermarket on April 30.

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