In brief: Man arrested for climbing White House bike rack

WASHINGTON – The Secret Service has arrested a man who climbed a bicycle rack outside the White House grounds and charged him in the incident.

Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said the arrest happened at a temporary bike rack on Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday afternoon. The rack is set back from the White House fence, making it unlikely that anyone could use it to get over.

The Secret Service charged the man with unlawful entry and turned him over to District of Columbia police, Leary said.

Last week, authorities investigated the crash of a small drone on the White House lawn, controlled by a man who said he did not intend for it to go there.

President urges child vaccinations

WASHINGTON – In the midst of a measles outbreak, President Barack Obama is telling parents to get their kids vaccinated.

Obama said those who don’t get their shots can pose a risk to infants and other people who can’t get vaccinated.

The president spoke in an interview with NBC on Sunday. The interview is airing today on the “Today” show but the network released excerpts in advance.

More than 100 cases of the measles have been reported in the U.S. since last month. Many cases have been traced directly or indirectly to Disneyland in Southern California.

Obama said measles outbreaks are preventable. He said he understands that some families are concerned about vaccinations, but the science on them is “pretty indisputable.”

Obama said a major success of civilization is the ability to prevent diseases that have been devastating in the past.

S.C. schools partly lift junk food ban

GREENVILLE, S.C. – South Carolina schools have partially lifted a ban on junk food.

State Education Superintendent Molly Spearman has lifted a complete ban on selling unhealthy snacks in schools. Some sales can take place for certain, approved fundraisers, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.

The prohibition started last July under the Smart Snacks provision of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

Districts protested the ban, saying it hampered the ability of volunteer groups to raise money for activities like field trips.

Schools must apply for a waiver to allow snacks that don’t meet low-sodium, low-sugar, low-fat limits to be sold in schools on certain days.