Rapper Lil Wayne Begins Jail Sentence

The rapper Lil Wayne has officially began his one year jail sentence due to having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007. He has already arrived at the Rikers Island jail complex, where he is being kept apart from the general population due to him being a celebrity. He has a cell to himself and has the option of spending time in a TV room with 17 other inmates who have been separated from the general population due to other reasons. Lil Wayne could possibly be released from jail in eight months with good behavior.

Councilman Wants to Put New York Pigeons on Birth Control

Councilman James Odd in New York has a plan to reduce the number of pigeons at the Staten Island ferry terminals by putting them on birth control. He plans to use the drug called OvoControl-P, which makes the pigeon eggs unable to hatch. The drug would be mixed into regular seeds. The drug is not yet approved by the New York State Department of Environment Conservation.