Two homeless people helped rescue a man brutally attacked in Over-the-Rhine after using an ATM; they warded off his assailant until the police arrived. CINCINNATI +2
In an effort to reduce gun violence, Mexico City is testing out a cash-for-guns program in which locals are encouraged to turn in firearms to local authorities in exchange for bikes, tablet computers and cash. WORLD +1
Always “fair and balanced” Fox News posted a story online referring to the Westboro Baptist Church as a “left-wing cult.” WORLD -2
A pregnant Dayton woman has filed the second high-profile lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati for allegedly firing her for becoming pregnant while single. CINCINNATI -2
Two Maine middle school students have raised nearly $10,000 to save the “chambered nautilus,” a prehistoric mollusk farmed for its lustrous shell, nearing extinction from overfishing. WORLD +2
THIS WEEK:
CINCINNATI +0, WORLD +1
TO DATE:
CINCINNATI +0, WORLD +1