Israel
Man accused in stabbing attack to remain in custody
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man accused of stabbing participants in a gay pride parade appeared in a Jerusalem court Friday amid calls for the resignation of senior police officials for failing to keep tabs on the suspect, who was convicted of a similar attack in 2005. Yishai Schlissel, who was released from prison three weeks ago, refused legal counsel, telling reporters he didn't recognize the authority of a court that doesn't follow the law of the Torah and is part of the "mechanism of evil." Police officials gave the court a psychiatric evaluation that found Schlissel fit to stand trial. A judge ordered that he remain in custody for 12 more days. Six people were injured in Thursday's attack, including a teenage girl still in critical condition Friday.
New Jersey
Van bought with cash left by ATM workers
One of two men suspected of making off with a bag containing $150,000 in cash mistakenly left behind by ATM workers bought an SUV with the money hours later, police said. Alton Harvey, 42, of Hillside was arrested Wednesday after police traced a white van that was captured on surveillance video Monday pulling up to the bag of cash outside a business in Mahwah, in northern New Jersey. The video showed a passenger grab the bag. Police said Harvey told them he was driving the van and a Chevrolet Tahoe was bought with cash from the bag soon after it was grabbed. A warrant is out for the passenger, Jamar Bludson, 35, of Newark.
Pennsylvania
Third venomous spider find closes school
A grade school in Mercersburg has been closed due to an infestation of venomous spiders. WHTM-TV reports it is the third time brown recluse spiders were found at Montgomery Elementary School. Tuscarora School District officials decided Tuesday to close the school after meeting with the district's pest control company. The company found five to six spiders in the school library in mid July. They were found at different times last year in the kitchen and the boiler room. Crews are spraying pesticides outside the school and the district plans to fog the building. Experts say the spider's bite is usually painless but produces a skin ulcer.
Times wires