ACQUITTED. RON CAREY, 64, ex-Teamsters president; of perjury charges stemming from a finding that $855,000 in union funds had been illegally diverted to his 1996 election campaign; in New York City.
SENTENCED. PAULA POUNDSTONE, 41, comedian; to five years' probation, six months of rehabilitation and 200 hr. of community service; for endangering her three adopted and two foster children; in Santa Monica, Calif. Poundstone, whose children are currently in state care, was barred from taking in foster kids again. She admitted, "My drinking helped to create a dangerous situation."
AILING. RUSH LIMBAUGH, 50, conservative radio commentator; from a rare inner-ear ailment...