■ UNITED STATES
Church stops cheeky ad
A church that went to court seeking to cover up the bare buttocks in a Times Square advertisement will get its way. A deal has been struck to cover the bare backsides on a planned billboard advertising a bidet seat that uses warm water and air. The ad will instead show the models' legs and torsos, with their derrieres covered by the slogan for Toto, maker of the Washlet bidet. The billboard is wrapped around the building that houses the Times Square Church. The church went to court to stop Toto from putting up a cheekier version that featured smiley faces on people's bare bottoms. "This is our bottom line," reads the new slogan. "Clean is happy. No ifs, ands, or ..."
■ canada
Titanic boy identified
The nameless child who became a symbol for the many children who died aboard the Titanic has been identified -- again. After more DNA testing, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday the child they declared a few years ago to be a 13-month-old Finnish baby is actually a 19-month-old English boy. In 2002, the researchers declared the remains were those of the Finnish boy, Eino Viljami Panula. But they began to question the results after one did not match the Finnish family. The team eventually found a match with a surviving maternal relative of the English boy, Sidney Leslie Goodwin. According to the researchers, the boy died with his entire family, including five siblings, as they set out for a new life in America.
■ UNITED STATES
Fake captain to tend graves
A man who posed as a decorated US Marine Corps captain for two years will tend graves at a military cemetery as part of his sentence to serve 500 hours of community service, a judge ruled. Reggie Buddle, 59, pleaded guilty in April to unlawful wearing of US military medals and decorations. He told US Magistrate Judge Kelly Arnold at his sentencing on Monday that he was ashamed of his conduct. Buddle never served in the Marines. He bought the uniform at a military surplus store, and the medals belonged to his brother, a Marine who died in Vietnam.
■ UNITED STATES
Monkey cuts loose
A white-faced capuchin monkey at zoo in Mississippi outsmarted the park's staff on Tuesday, unlocking his own pen and leading them on a chase through the park's trails before escaping. Ann Stewart, an employee at the Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo, said Oscar would respond to his own name and may take bait of bananas, marshmallows or grapes. However, she urged people to call the park if they spot the mammal. "He will bite. People around here have handled him, but he will bite. Just call the Buffalo Park," Stewart said.
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