Shark bites snorkeler’s leg

A woman snorkeling off Maui was bitten in the leg by a shark Monday, about an hour after a nearby beach was closed because of a report of a shark bumping a surfer.

The woman, whose name was not released, sustained injuries to her foot and calf and was taken to a hospital. The injuries were not life-threatening, Maui County spokeswoman Mahina Martin said.

The attack occurred off Keawakapu Beach in Kihei. The size and type of shark was not immediately known.

At 7:30 a.m., a surfer reported that his friend’s surfboard was bumped by what appeared to be a tiger shark about a mile and a half away, prompting a closure of that beach and a shark alert by the county.

There were four shark attacks in Hawaii in 2006. None were fatal.

BOSTON

Court upholds award for libel

The state’s highest court on Monday upheld a $2 million verdict against the Boston Herald won by a Superior Court judge who said the newspaper libelously depicted him as soft on crime and insensitive to the suffering of a 14-year-old rape victim.

Judge Ernest Murphy argued that a Herald reporter misquoted him as telling lawyers involved in the case: “Tell her to get over it.” Murphy denied ever making the statement, and a jury in 2005 found that the newspaper had libeled Murphy in a series of articles.

Attorneys for the Herald and its reporter, David Wedge, appealed. They said Wedge did everything he could to ensure the stories were accurate, including twice trying to get comment from the judge.

LAS VEGAS

Explosive in garage at casino kills man

A device left on the top of a car in a casino parking garage exploded early Monday, killing a man who tried to pick it up, authorities said.

The blast shortly after 4 a.m. on the second floor of the garage behind the Luxor hotel-casino was not considered a terrorist act police said.

“This appears to have been a small device that was constructed in such a way to target a single individual victim,” Deputy Police Chief Ted Moody said. “It was successful in doing that, unfortunately.”

The victim worked at a business inside the hotel, police said, adding that the case was being investigated as “a homicide with an unusual weapon.”

NEW HAVEN, Conn

‘Cocaine’ drink pulled from stores

An energy drink called Cocaine has been from pulled from stores nationwide amid concerns about its name, its maker said Monday.

Clegg Ivey, of Redux Beverages LLC of Las Vegas, said the company plans to sell the drink under a new name.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning last month that said Redux was illegally marketing the drink as a street drug alternative and a dietary supplement. The FDA cited the drink’s labeling and Web site, which included the statements “Speed in a Can,” “Liquid Cocaine” and “Cocaine – Instant Rush.”