Retired? No, you’re fired! The city has asked a judge to terminate a teacher who finally quit last fall after beating a rap for alleged sexual misconduct. Steven Ostrin, 58, a once-popular social-studies instructor at the elite Brooklyn Tech HS, was found guilty in December 2010 of “sexual banter... (www.nypost.com)

Kent Police say they are still searching for a man following a firearms incident in the Medway area. (www.bbc.co.uk)

Fire investigators say a dog inadvertently turned on a stove and started a fire that destroyed a house in Vancouver, Wash., early Saturday. (www.newsvine.com)

Three more people have set themselves on fire to protest China's policies toward Tibetans in a politically sensitive area that has already been the scene of ethnic violence this year, a report said Sunday. (feeds.boston.com)

Police officers and firefighters rescued several people, including a critically injured 3-year-old girl and a man using a wheelchair, from a North Side apartment building Friday, officials said. (feeds.chicagotribune.com)

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An official says a fire at a candy factory in southwestern Pennsylvania destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate. (www.newsvine.com)

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