GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Police in southern Oregon say a woman charged with robbing a bank in Grants Pass stopped to pick up her children at school on the way home. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reported a woman walked into an Umpqua Bank branch shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, handed the teller a note demanding cash, and then rode off in a car driven by a man. Police say a witness description of the car and license plates led to the home of 37-year-old Erica F. Anderson, who was arrested after returning from picking up her daughters at their elementary school. Anderson was charged with robbery and theft.

NARITA, Japan — Japanese officials kept Paris Hilton at Narita International Airport for a second day Wednesday while they decide whether she will be admitted to the country after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old celebrity was stopped by immigration authorities upon her arrival in Japan on Tuesday, one day after her plea, according to an e-mailed statement by Hilton’s representative, Dawn Miller. Hilton spent the night at an airport hotel after being questioned by officials. She was scheduled to appear at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to promote her fashion and fragrance lines, but that appearance was canceled. “We interviewed her yesterday and we may interview her again today. We are continuing the immigration process to determine whether she can enter Japan or not,” said Kazuo Kashihara, an immigration official at Narita. He declined to give a reason for the delay, but under Japanese law, immigration authorities are empowered to deny entry to those who have been convicted of drug-related offenses.(HuffPost)

Bentley hood ornaments may injure pedestrians in a crash by failing to retract, leading the luxury carmaker to recall 596 vehicles in the U.S. The metal emblem known as the “flying B” may not fold down in a collision as intended because a mechanism may become corroded, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which posted the recall on its website. The recall covers 2007 to 2009 Arnage, Azure and Brooklands models, the safety agency said. Dealers for the Volkswagen AG brand will replace the retractable “B” mechanism free of charge, the agency said. There have been no accidents or injuries with the Bentley “B,” O’Connor said. A supplier has taken steps to prevent corrosion, adding grease to the mechanism and preventing water from collecting inside it, she said. All three recalled models have a retail price for the 2010 model year of more than $200,000, according to the website Edmunds.com.(Bloomberg)

Esta semana el programa de farándula “La Tijera” tiene como invitado especial al reconocido locutor Enrique Santos de la emisora Mix 98.3 (Univisión). Santos compartirá el panel junto a los conductores Rafael Jiménez, Carolina Sandoval, Tania Charry y Raúl García. “Estoy contento por la invitación de formar parte del panel en La Tijera toda esta semana”, expresó el locutor. La Tijera se transmite de lunes a viernes a las 6pm/5 Centro por la cadena Telefutura. Esta semana en su programa matutino “The Enrique Santos Show”, Shakira le regala a sus oyentes la oportunidad de bailar junto a ella el “Waka Waka” en su concierto este 27 de octubre en el American Airlines de la ciudad de Miami. Sintoniza Mix 98.3 de 6 a 10 am Hora del Este para ser la llamada ganadora y compartir el escenario con la súper estrella colombiana. El nuevo “Enrique Santos Show” es el balance perfecto de noticias, temas de actualidad, entrevistas con tus artistas favoritos y por supuesto la música que quieres escuchar. Diviértete de lunes a viernes con los famosas bromas telefónicas, “Phone Jacks”. Escúchalo por Mix 98.3 o en www.enriquesantos.com

(NewsCore) – Dunce U.K. teachers cheated in a bid to boost pupils’ exam results — but got the answers wrong, The Sun reported Monday. Investigators were called into one school when 18 of 19 kids gave the same incorrect answer on their external exams. An official probe found proof the pupils were illegally helped by a teacher. In a separate case, the head of another school changed papers herself — only to turn a right answer into a wrong one. Her cheating was uncovered when investigators noticed answers were altered using a different pencil. Analysis of papers from a third school found evidence of 93 changes by teachers — and when an inquiry was announced, the principal went on sick leave, then resigned. All three cases led to findings of “maladministration,” and dozens of pupils had their math, English and science test results scrapped. The unnamed schools were among five investigated by the U.K. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. One principal was escorted off the premises after he allegedly told children the answers and interrupted exams to help pupils. U.K. students take external exams at the end of primary school. Results are important as they are used to determine schools’ comparative rankings.

BEIJING — A northern Chinese province has punished more than 300 employees caught gambling, singing karaoke or otherwise neglecting official duties during work hours. The vast majority were given warnings or demerits, although six officials whose cases were considered the most egregious were fired, a notice from the Shanxi provincial office of discipline and inspection stated Monday. Another 14 contract employees were let go, it said. Despite China’s abandonment of orthodox Marxism, tens of millions of Chinese still work for the government, including in state-run industries. Many also hold leading positions in the 78-million-member Communist Party, which maintains branches in a state businesses and government offices. Over the decades of communist rule, Chinese officials have developed a reputation for sloth, highhandedness and corruption. Many local government bureaucracies also suffer from bloat, with positions offered to the highest bidder and entire families placed on the payroll. Jobs are often guaranteed virtually for life, with only the most serious infractions leading to firing.However, recent years have seen calls for tighter discipline and better efficiency as the country’s leaders seek to change the bureaucracy’s image — and that of themselves. Officials may be periodically reassigned to boost their skill sets, while many local governments in the more prosperous east lend out leading bureaucrats to help regions in the country’s poorer west upgrade their capabilities.(FOX)