Kristine Phillips

• Grade Point

The California teenager was caught during an undercover sting, authorities say.

• Education

School officials said the student was punished for being disruptive, not for refusing to recite the pledge.

• National

Authorities say Gary Martin, 45, killed five people and wounded five police officers in Aurora, Ill.

• National

Illinois State Police revoked Gary Martin’s firearm permit, but he never turned over his weapon.

• World

Officials estimate that more than 300,000 herd cattle were killed, though that number could rise.

• Animals

“We questioned them as to whether they were under the effects of the drugs or they actually saw a tiger.”

• Acts of Faith

“We must admit that our failures, as churches, put these survivors in a position where they were forced to stand alone and speak, when we should have been fighting for them,” J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said.

• Pop Culture

The actor said “some peeps got upset” at his joke.

• National

Sandusky, Ohio, home to one of the largest amusement parks in the country, has made Election Day a paid holiday.