Here are your two for your "International Day of United Nations Peace Keepers."

Man Bitten by Rattle Snake

 KTLA -CNN Affiliate- A 76-year-old man is home from the hospital after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while protecting a little girl. Nick Karnazes was leading a field trip for a group of 4th graders in Irvine Regional Park when a rattlesnake began to posture near a 9-year-old girl. Karnazes got between the young rattler the girl. He was bitten twice on the hand. Amazingly, Karnazes did not initially call 911. He continued the hike, but then started to feel fatigue after about 20 minutes. “I started getting a tingling sensation, so I knew I better go to a hospital and get this taken care of,” Karnazes said. He spent three nights at Western Regional Medical Center in Santa Ana. Karnazes now says he shouldn’t have waited and advises people who do get a rattlesnake bite to seek medical attention immediately. 

Pregnant Woman Tasered

By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer- A “defiant” pregnant woman who was subjected to three Taser stun gun shocks by law enforcement officers after refusing to sign a speeding ticket will not get her appeal addressed by the Supreme Court. The justices without comment rejected separate petitions from both Malaika Brooks and the Seattle Police officers sued for excessive force. The court also rejected a similar appeal from a separate plaintiff. Hundreds of such Taser-related lawsuits have been working their way through lower state and federal courts, but the Supreme Court so far has refused to address the issue of what the officers call “a useful pain technique.” The cases are Daman v. Brooks (11-898); Brooks v. Daman (11-1045); Agarano v. Mattos (11-1032); and Mattos v. Agarano (11-1165).