NATION
ALAMOSA, Colo. — A woman in southern Colorado was surprised when she gave birth to a baby girl that tipped the scales at almost 14 pounds.
Mia Yasmin Garcia was born by cesarean section in Alamosa on Monday, weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces. The Alamosa Valley Courier reports the newborn was flown to a Denver-area hospital because she had low glucose levels and trouble breathing.
Her mother, Alisha Hernandez, was expecting a 7-pound baby.
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — A Michigan man says his family's 5,000-pound footbridge has been recovered after being stolen from his property in suburban Detroit.Robert Cortis filed a police report Wednesday saying that a 40-foot bridge made of steel and wood was stolen from his property in Farmington Hills.Cortis says he discovered the bridge was missing when he stopped by his property near 8 Mile Road with plans to move the bridge this week. He planned to set it up at his catering business for taking wedding photos.Cortis says the bridge has sentimental value because his father built it decades ago.
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. cities that President Barack Obama once called home are trying to outdo one another as the competition to host his future presidential library comes to a close.Next week, a handful of Obama's oldest friends and associates will start judging proposals from two Chicago universities and one each in New York and Honolulu. By the end of March, Obama and the first lady will announce the winner.
