A man is arrested by authorities who claim he was interferring, after saving a swimmer caught in swirling river currents. Dave Newman disobeyed repeated orders to leave the water. After rescuing the swimmer, he was charged with interferring with public duties. After Abed Duamni, 35 of Houston, Texas thanked Newman for saving his life in front of the police, he was taken into custody and later released on $2,000 bail.

Applebee's International Inc. says an internal investigation reveals a former employee at a Jefferson, La. , restaurant cut the tip off his thumb a year ago and that likely is the fingertip found by a customer now suing the restaurant chain. May Deal Chambers Johnson of Jefferson Parish claims she found a fingertip in a salad she bought at the restaurant a year ago. She filed suit against the chain on June 24 in Louisiana state court, seeking unspecified damages. In a statement Saturday, Applebee's says, "while some facts are still unclear, we now believe a former employee at this restaurant accidentally cut the very tip of his thumb last year. " The company says the man described the cut as "roughly the size of a sunflower seed. " Applebee's released a statement of apology, "We deeply regret this isolated incident from last year. Food safety remains our top priority. "

Danielle George - All Headline News Staff ReporterTaipei, Taiwan (AHN)- The Martun, toilet in Chinese, restaurant in the southern port city of Kaohsiung boasts lengthy lines on weekends as diners wait for a toilet seat in its brightly colored tile interior.

A Louisiana woman is suing restaurant company Applebee's International Inc. , charging she found a severed fingertip in her salad. The lawsuit - the second filed in the United States this year involving a severed finger in restaurant food - was filed last week in state court in Jefferson, Louisiana.

A Louisiana woman has sued the Applebee's Restaurant chain, claiming she was traumatized after finding the tip of a human finger in a salad she had ordered. The lawsuit, filed in District Court June 24, claims May Deal Chambers suffered vomiting, stomach aches, headaches and chest pains after finding the extra ingredient in her salad.