Nation, world briefs 11/8/16

Philly's transit strike ends

PHILADELPHIA -- The city's weeklong transit strike ended early Monday, ensuring all buses, trolleys and subways will be up and running by Election Day. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing about 4,700 transit workers announced a tentative agreement before daybreak. By afternoon, limited service was restored on bus and trolley routes, and operating subway trains were making all stops. SEPTA said it usually takes 24 hours to have all buses, trolleys and subway trains running after a shutdown, but it was on track to be in full service by this morning. Democratic city leaders had feared the strike could weaken turnout at the polls today and hurt Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Century-old scepter taken from cathedral

NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a suspect they say walked out of a cathedral in Brooklyn with a 4-foot-tall gold scepter. Surveillance video shows the suspect walking out of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Sheepshead Bay last week. It shows him trying to conceal the religious artifact under a knee-length jacket. WCBS-TV reported the object is more than a century old. Police said the suspect also stole another artifact and $30 in cash. Police say the items were found at the top of a stairwell by the superintendent of a nearby building, and have been returned. Church leaders say they haven't had the scepter appraised.

Officer sues Black Lives Matter activist

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A Baton Rouge police officer who claims he was injured during a protest after a deadly police shooting in July is suing prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, who was arrested during the protests. The unnamed officer's lawsuit says he was struck in the face by a rock or a piece of concrete thrown during a July 9 protest over the death of Alton Sterling, a black man shot and killed during a scuffle with two white officers. The suit filed Monday doesn't accuse Mckesson of throwing anything at officers but claims he "incited the violence." Black Lives Matter also is named as a defendant. Mckesson said he hasn't seen the suit and couldn't immediately comment. He and other protesters have sued the city of Baton Rouge over their arrests.

Search of woman yields baby koala

SYDNEY -- Australian police made an unusual find while searching the bag of a woman who was being arrested: a baby koala. Police in Brisbane said when they asked the 50-year-old woman whether she had anything to declare Sunday night, she handed over a zipped canvas bag she said contained a baby koala. The woman, who was arrested on "outstanding matters," said she found the male koala Saturday night and had been caring for it since. The woman was taken to a police station, while the koala -- believed to be about six months old -- was taken to a wildlife hospital in good health, though slightly dehydrated. The baby koala weighs about 3 pounds and has been named Alfred. "He's been on fluids but is doing well and will shortly be going out to a carer," RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty said.

-- From wire reports