Michelle Obama, the first lady, who turns 50 on Friday, told People magazine that women “should have the freedom to do whatever they need to do to feel good about themselves” and did not rule out plastic surgery or Botox in her future.
Benedict XVI, 86, the retired pope, toasted his brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, on his 90th birthday, celebrating Mass together and attending a concert in the Vatican gardens.
Joe Lieberman, the former independent senator from Connecticut, told the House Homeland Security Committee that President Barack Obama has “no coherent” anti-terrorism strategy in countries where al-Qaida is gaining new influence.
Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, said the federal government should help support the World Trade Center’s Sept. 11 museum, which is set to open this spring after years of delays but could be facing budget shortfalls.
Larry King, 80, the longtime TV and radio host, was announced as the new dean of the century-old Friars Club, famous for its raunchy celebrity tributes.
William Alsup, a federal judge in San Francisco, has ordered the name of Rahinah Ibrahim, a Malaysian architecture professor, removed from the U.S. government’s no-fly list and said her inclusion on the list was a mistake.
Theodore Wafer, a Detroit-area man charged with second-degree murder after shooting Renisha McBride, 19, through his screen door because, he said, he feared for his safety, will go on trial in June.
Howard Miskelly, 88, a World War II veteran who fought in Belgium, Holland and Germany, will be presented Friday with the Bronze Star at Mississippi’s Capitol by Gov. Phil Bryant and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper.
Anouk Govil, 23, of Norwalk, Conn., is charged with criminal mischief regarding accusations she used a rock to try to smash open the front door of a closed pet store because she “wanted to set the puppies free.”
David Belmar, 44, who tried to dart through a gate at Buckingham Palace armed with a 6-inch knife, was sentenced to 16 months in jail.
Lt. Col. Neil Murphy, a Marine spokesman, said the service is attempting to determine the authenticity of photos published by TMZ.com that the website says show Marines appearing to burn dead Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah in 2004.
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