NATIONAL BRIEFS

FLORIDA: Nyad picks up the pace

Diana Nyad forged ahead through the Straits of Florida with renewed vigor Sunday in pursuit of a record 103-mile unassisted swim in open waters without the aid of a shark cage. Nyad, 62, was said to be confident and steady at around 50 strokes a minute after a harrowing night of jellyfish encounters, despite an improved bodysuit. She was stung four times on the neck, lips, hand and forehead, according to members of her 50-member crew who updated fans through social media. Sunday evening, about 26 hours into the swim, Nyad had traveled 27.7 miles and was taking advantage of "ideal conditions."

INDIANA: 141 sickened by cantaloupes

An unidentified farm in southwestern Indiana is withdrawing cantaloupe from the marketplace following a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141 people and killed two in 20 states, federal regulators said. Wal-Mart instructed outlets to withdraw cantaloupe from southwestern Indiana as a precaution, a spokeswoman said. After investigations by state health departments, the farm contacted distributors and is withdrawing its cantaloupe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said. Among those sickened, 31 were hospitalized. Almost a year ago, 146 people were sickened and 30 died of listeria linked to cantaloupe from a farm in Granada, Colo.

SOUTH DAKOTA: Boy, 14, drove drunk, cops say

A 14-year-old boy was driving drunk, with his father sitting intoxicated side him, police say. The Daily Republic reported that the boy and his father, 49, were arrested shortly after midnight Aug. 5 on Interstate 90 near Mount Vernon. They are from Mitchell, 14 miles east. The boy's blood-alcohol level was 0.165, more than twice the legal limit. His father was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and having an open alcohol container in a vehicle.