News of the day from across the nation, Oct. 26
1 Emmet Till sign: A center dedicated to the memory of slain black teen Emmett Till has raised over $20,000 to replace a bullet-riddled sign commemorating the 1955 Mississippi killing that helped spur the civil rights movement.
The 14-year-old Chicago teen was visiting relatives in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 when witnesses said he whistled at a white woman working behind the counter of a store in the tiny town of Money.
3 Suicide leap: A New Jersey man died after jumping off a highway bridge with his two toddler sons in his arms, yet the boys survived the 100-foot plunge into a wooded area and are expected to make a full recovery.
Police believe tree branches helped cushion the boys’ fall.
Cafeteria workers at Harvard, who have been on strike for nearly three weeks in an effort to avoid an increase in their health care costs and to earn higher salaries, could return to work this week after a tentative agreement was reached with the university, said Brian Lang, the president of Unite Here Local 26, He confirmed that terms had been reached Tuesday that satisfied the 750 cafeteria workers’ demands.
5 Bottled message: A bottled message sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago has been returned to his daughter.