and NASA's Daniel Burbank were checked by medical personnel and cleared. Russia's Oleg Kononenko, NASA's Don Pettit and Holland's Andre Kuipers remain on the station.

No parole for 'mountain man'

Montana officials on Friday rejected parole for a "mountain man" who abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son, then wounded her during a rescue attempt. He also gunned down a would-be rescuer. The state Board of Pardons and Parole held its third parole hearing for Don Nichols, 81. During his 20-minute hearing, he expressed contempt for the board.as there were people there to talk to him, and it went on more than 45 minutes longer.

Berkeley works to strengthen sanctuary city status

Since the beginning of the year, a large task force has been working to strengthen Berkeley’s commitment to protecting its undocumented residents.

Berkeley first passed a “sanctuary” resolution in 1971, at the time forbidding city staff from enforcing federal law against Vietnam War draft resistance, and the landmark policy was later used by the city and many others to protect immigrants and refugees. Shortly after the November 2016 election, responding to fear in the community and President Donald Trump’s threats to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, the Berkeley City Council reaffirmed Berkeley’s sanctuary city status. The Berkeley School Board also adopted a policy protecting undocumented students