CHARGE DROPPED. AGAINST MARTHA STEWART; of securities fraud; in New York City. The judge said the charge--that Stewart deceived investors in her company by denying that she had engaged in insider trading of ImClone stock--was based on too little evidence for the jury to consider. After it hears closing arguments, the jury will decide whether she is guilty of the four remaining charges: conspiracy, obstruction of justice and two counts of lying to investigators.
ARRESTED. JAMAL LEWIS, 25, Baltimore Ravens star running back; on federal drug charges that he tried to help a childhood friend buy cocaine in the summer of...