LITTLE ROCK — Michael Bloomberg, New York City's billionaire mayor, took a helicopter to the U2 concert at Giants stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and later said, "I suppose you could say that," when asked whether flying by helicopter wastes a lot of energy, before adding that it would also be more efficient to swim across the Hudson River.
Tom Huey, a California pilot accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend by repeatedly flying his plane low over her house, was being held in Concord, Calif., in lieu of $155,000 bond on suspicion of felony stalking and violating a restraining order.
Heston Blumenthal, chef of Britain's The Fat Duck restaurant, wrote a letter apologizing to diners who fell ill after eating at the three-star Michelin restaurant in February and invited them to return as his guests.
Brent Warr, the former mayor of Gulfport, Miss., who was accused of defrauding a program to help Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild their homes, pleaded guilty in federal court to one felony count for receiving disaster money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn't entitled to and was sentenced to probation.
Adm. Michael Mullen, 62, has been confirmed by a voice vote in the Senate for a second two-year term as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Victor Ashe, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland, criticized the "fortresslike" feel of American embassies built since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and said there shouldn't be a "one size fits all" approach because an embassy in Pakistan "has a different set of security needs" from one in Iceland or Poland.
Sylvia Tagle, a Miamiarea special-needs teacher, was convicted of abuse for putting hot sauce in an autistic student's soda to teach the boy a lesson after he grabbed the soda from her desk while she was with other students.
Juanita Castro, the exiled sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro who left the island in 1964, has written memoirs titled My Brothers Fidel and Raul. The Secret Story, which are set for release Oct. 26.
Caroline Valdez, 28, a former executive assistant to Rep. Loretta Sanchez, was sentenced to three years' probation for forging the California Democrat's signature to get $6,000 in bonus salary in 2006 and using Sanchez's House credit card to purchase pizza, groceries and plane tickets for herself.
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