• Nine-year-old Rebecca O’Connor, a fourth-grader at Chebanse Grade School, pays attention in class, even when there’s no grade attached to the lesson being taught. And that knowledge came in handy earlier this week as she saved her grandpa’s life.

• There’s an app for that. Pop culture columnist Colleen Loggins found some humorous ones. Check it out in the Life section.

• U.S. short-track speedskater Katherine Reutter set an Olympic record while winning her heat in the women’s 1,000-meter event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday. The quarterfinals are tonight.