Stephen Glass, 41, a former journalist who was caught fabricating dozens of stories for major national magazines including The New Republic, was denied a law license by the California Supreme Court, which ruled that Glass had insufficiently rehabilitated himself in the years since his misdeeds.
Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., a freshman legislator who pleaded guilty in November to a misdemeanor charge of buying 3.5 grams of cocaine in Washington and was sentenced to a year of probation, announced he planned to resign his seat.
Quentin Tarantino sued the news and gossip website Gawker over a post that directed readers to a leaked copy of the Oscar-winning screenwriter’s latest movie, The Hateful Eight.
Bill de Blasio, the Democratic mayor of New York City, urged the New York state Legislature to approve his plan to raise taxes on high earners in his city, saying that a tax increase was the most dependable way to finance full-day pre-kindergarten classes.
Andres Bautista, a Philippine official, said the government is attempting to locate and seize more than 150 paintings that were owned by former first lady Imelda Marcos, but that a lack of funds and other difficulties are hampering the search.
Valerie Trierweiler, the ex-first lady of French President Francois Hollande, bristled when asked about her future during a charity visit to India and said, “Don’t worry about me.”
Hillary Rodham Clinton praised former Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ ability to work with presidents of both political parties during a speech in New Orleans, sidestepping a passage in his new book that asserts she cast a vote on the Iraq war for political purposes.
Gabby Giffords, 43, the former Democratic lawmaker severely injured in a 2011 shooting, is featured in a new television ad set to air immediately before and after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address tonight in which she faces the camera and says, “Congress is afraid of the gun lobby.”
John Andrew Welden of Tampa, Fla., was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for tricking his pregnant ex-girlfriend into taking a pill he believed would cause her to have a miscarriage.
Brian Ramnarine, a former New York foundry owner, admitted lying about the authenticity of a sculpture of Jasper Johns’ classic 1960 Flag painting and faces sentencing May 30.
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