Midday Roundup: Naghmeh Abedini files 'domestic relations case' in Idaho

Rocky reunion. Pastor Saeed Abedini returned to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, Tuesday and reunited with his children as marital problems persisted between him and his wife, Naghmeh Abedini. In a Facebook post, Naghmeh said she hoped for reconciliation with her husband, who was just released from three years’ imprisonment in Iran, but she was taking legal steps to keep her children in Idaho while the couple worked out their issues, including allegations Saeed was abusive. Local media reported she filed a “domestic relations case,” which is similar to a legal separation. “I long more than anyone for reconciliation for our family and to be united as a family,” Naghmeh posted on Facebook.

Fallen hero. An Indianapolis elementary school principal was seen pushing several students out of the way of an oncoming bus before the vehicle struck and killed her, authorities said Tuesday. Susan Jordan, the principal of Amy Beverland Elementary School, died and two 10-year-old children were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries when the bus suddenly lurched forward. Buses were lined up outside the school when the accident happened around 2:45 p.m., Indianapolis Fire Department Capt. Rita Reith said. The female bus driver told firefighters she was not sure what caused the stationary bus to accelerate. Jordan had been principal of the school for 22 years, and it was evident her staff and the school community loved her. “This is a great example of an educational leader in our state and our city. … Just a phenomenal individual that truly cared about children,” Lawrence Township Schools Superintendent Shawn Smith said at a news conference.

Culture clash. Italy’s culture minister slammed the decision to cover up naked statues at a Rome museum Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited this week. The cover-up, apparently made to avoid offending the Muslim president, involved the placement of several wooden panels to shield nude statues at Rome’s Capitoline Museums, where Rouhani and Italian Premier Matteo Renzi held a joint press conference Monday. The measures made headlines across Italy and prompted some politicians to accuse the government of cultural submission. “I think there easily would have been other ways to not offend an important foreign guest without this incomprehensible choice of covering up the statues,” Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said. Rouhani said he did not request the measures, but he appreciated the hospitable gesture.

Non-lethal force. A study of data collected from Connecticut police showed officers fired stun guns at more black and Hispanic suspects than white suspects. Police were more likely to warn white suspects without firing their weapons, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Connecticut is the first state to require police to document stun-gun use. Although stun guns have been billed as non-lethal alternatives to guns, they have resulted in deaths. The Connecticut data revealed that among the overall number of stun gun incidents, officers fired them 60 percent of the time in cases involving whites, 80 percent of the time in cases involving blacks, and 69 percent of the time in cases involving Hispanics.

Self-defense. Non-security personnel on U.S. Air Force bases could soon be carrying weapons. After several terrorist attacks on domestic military bases, the Air Force is telling its domestic base commanders they can authorize off-duty and out-of-uniform personnel to carry firearms. The notice informs those commanders that they have always had this authority, though few if any have used it. The move comes after an Air Force review of recent “active shooter” incidents on bases, including last July’s attack by an Islamic terrorist at a Chattanooga, Tenn., recruiting center. Four unarmed U.S. Marines and one Navy sailor were killed in that attack.

WORLD Radio’s Paul Butler and The Associated Press contributed to this report.