Ohio gets rid of beer alcohol limitsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Craft brewers in Ohio now have the freedom to make boozier beers.A new state law takes effect today scrapping caps on alcohol content for beer.Ohio is following the lead of other states in getting rid of its 12 percent cap that has been on the books since just after Prohibition. Craft brewers have flinched at anything restricting their ability to be creative and make stronger ales.Legislators say the law levels the playing field and makes Ohio even more attractive to smaller breweries. Craft beer is a $22 billion industry in the U.S., and sales were up last year nearly 13 percent over the previous year.

Parent: Teacher threw out shoesSIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina school officials are investigating after a parent accused a teacher of throwing away her 6-year-old daughter’s shoes and making her walk around barefoot.The child’s mother, Chartrese Edwards, said that the incident happened last week at Simpsonville’s Bryson Elementary School.Edwards says her daughter told her the unidentified teacher had thrown away her shoes after repeatedly asking the child to stop messing with them in class. The girl said the strap was bothering her.The school said it doesn’t tolerate embarrassment or humiliation as a form of punishment and is investigating.