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Circus elephant OK after being shot
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Carol, a 39-year-old circus elephant wounded in a
drive-by shooting, is expected to make a full
recovery. Carol is on tour in Tupelo,
Mississippi, with Ringling Bros. and Barnum
Bailey Circus "The Greatest Show on Earth. "It
appeared to be a deliberate, targeted event,"
said Capt. Rusty Haynes, with the Tupelo police.
Authorities are looking for a silver or white
Ford Explorer that was seen in the area at the
time of the shooting, around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Haynes said Carol, an Asian elephant, was struck
on her neck, between her shoulder and ear. A
reward for information leading to an arrest and
conviction in the case has climbed to 24,000. "I
have no idea why anyone in the world would want
to do something so malicious or stupid," the
police captain said.
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In Other News

• A number of automakers -- including Japanese
  leaders Honda and Toyota -- are recalling around
  3.4 million cars due to airbag defects. Toyota
  said it was recalling 1.7 million cars around the
  world, including some popular Corolla, Matrix and
  Tundra models. Nissan recalled around 480,000
  cars, while Mazda added another 45,000 worldwide.
  
• Capt. Emil Kapaun served in the U.S. Army in
  World War II and Korea, but he didn't carry a
  rifle and never fired a shot. His weapons were a
  Bible and his faith. He was also Father Kapaun, a
  Roman Catholic chaplain who received the Medal of
  Honor on Thursday, 60 years after his death while
  a North Korean prisoner. The medal is the highest
  award for valor in the U.S. military. President
  Barack Obama, in a White House ceremony,
  recounted Kapaun's efforts, at risk of his own
  life, to help wounded and captured troops.
• Brandon Holt didn't make it to his 7th birthday.
  He won't graduate high school, won't get married,
  won't have kids of his own. But in a way, he will
  live on. The father of the Toms River, New
  Jersey, boy -- who died earlier this week after
  being shot by his young playmate -- said he and
  his wife decided to donate Brandon's organs, in
  hopes some good will come of their tragedy.