In other news, 12-11

Published 11:21 pm Thursday, December 10, 2015

U.S changing Army dog tags to prevent identity theft

For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Army is making changes to a century-old piece of hardware, dog tags, the identification implements that hang around each soldier’s neck. For a low-tech thing like the aluminum dog tag, the reason for the change is decidedly high-tech, the threat of identity theft. On the new dog tags, the service member’s Social Security number will be replaced with a randomly-generated, 10-digit Department of Defense identification number. — CNN

School bans ‘very physical’ game of tag

A Toronto elementary school is freezing a “very physical” game of tag after it left students with bumps and bruises. A rough-and-tumble version of the playground ritual, played by older students at the St. Luke Catholic School, involved kids tackling each other, the National Post reports. — Fox News

Five arrested in death of relative during exorcism

German police have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a relative in an exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt, prosecutors said Thursday. Officers discovered the body of the 41-year-old woman in a hotel room Saturday when the suspects called a priest after it became apparent that the victim had died, prosecutor Nadja Niesen said. — The Washington Post

Armed suspect taken into custody at Arkansas State

An armed man crashed a pickup truck carrying propane tanks on the campus of Arkansas State University on Thursday and was taken into custody by police after a standoff lasting about an hour, school officials said, adding that no one was injured.  — Reuters