Karl Urban joins 'Star Trek' cast

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 New Zealand actor Karl Urban has signed on to play Leonard "Bones" McCoy in J.J. Abrams' upcoming "Star Trek" movie, the Hollywood Reporter said Thursday.Urban, who is best-known for his roles in "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will play the Starship Enterprise's medical officer.Actor Chris Pine has also closed his deal to star as the young Capt. James Kirk after choosing to drop out of George Clooney's new movie, "White Jazz," because the two projects overlapped.John Cho, Simon Pegg and Eric Bana joined the "Star Trek" crew last week. Previously cast were Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin and Zachary Quinto.Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role of Spock and played him both on television and in films, will also be part of the latest installment, which is slated to shoot from November through March.Although plot details are shrouded in secrecy, the movie is believed to chronicle the early days of the Enterprise crew, the trade paper said.

Inmate Found 35 Years After Escape

PULASKI, Tenn. (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped from an Indiana prison 35 years ago was found living quietly in a small Tennessee town, authorities said Tuesday.
Linda Darby, 64, was arrested Friday in Pulaski, a small city near the Alabama border where she was going by the name Linda Joe McElroy.
Giles County Sheriff Kyle Helton said he was acquainted with Darby and thought she had been living in Pulaski for at least 30 years.
"As far as I know she never had any criminal history after she came here," he said. "She never got into any trouble. She led a flawless life."
Darby was sentenced to life in prison in 1970 for her husband's murder, but she escaped from the Indiana Women's Prison in March 1972 by climbing over a barbed-wire fence.
Pulaski Police Capt. John Dickey said investigators in Indiana had contacted the department about Darby and authorities from both states worked together to find and arrest her.
Helton said she was being held at the county jail and has waived an extradition hearing. She was expected to be moved to Indiana on Tuesday.

Indonesia fears Mount Kelud may erupt, villagers evacuated

Nearly 30,000 villagers in Indonesia living near Mount Kelud, located on Java Island, have been evacuated from the area as local authorities say the deadly volcano is poised to erupt.
Scientist believes Mount Kelud is on the verge of a major eruption and has placed the volcano in the highest alert level. The alert requires all residents within 10 kilometers of the peak to evacuate the area.

Mount Kelud last erupted in 1990, killing 5,160 people. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the archipelagic nation.

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