Mom, dad, son accused of trying to stab officers

SEVERN, Md. — Anne Arundel County Police said a man and his parents assaulted and tried to stab officers when they responded to a report of the family arguing. Police said a 20-year-old son and his parents were arguing in a car around 11 a.m. Sunday.

When officers approached the car, police said the son assaulted the officers. After police arrested him and two more officers arrived, police said the father pulled out a butcher knife and tried to stab an officer.

Police drew their weapons and the father laid the knife down. But police said the mother tried to grab the knife before assaulting the fourth officer.

The son and mother were charged with assault while the father was charged with attempted murder and assault.

FIREWORKS IN BAR START DEADLY BLAZE

Revellers celebrating a birthday set off fireworks inside a bar in southern China, triggering a blaze that has killed 15 people and injured 20.

The fire in Changle, a city in the southern province of Fujian, started when 10 people lit the fireworks at their table, the Xinhua News Agency said.

Fireworks are sold and set off across the country during Lunar New Year festivities, which ended on Saturday.

The explosion set the ceiling on fire and engulfed the building, Xinhua said, quoting a city government spokesman.

The spokesman said it took 30 minutes to put out the fire and 35 people were found in the bar. The 15 dead suffocated, he said. Three of the injured are in a critical condition, while the other 17 have been treated at Changle City Hospital.