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• 8. MCDIET: EXERCISE WITH A SIDE OF FRIES
• McDonald's CEO says he lost 20 pounds by working out more -- but still eats at the Golden Arches daily.
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• 9. WHO'S OUT AT "AMERICAN IDOL"
• Dueling divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj announce within hours of each other that they're leaving the show.
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• 10. THE KING RULES MIAMI'S COURT
• LeBron James scores 30 points and the Heat beat the Pacers 90-79 in a pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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AP News in Brief
US woman facing drug charge released in Mexico, after court reviews case
• NOGALES, Mexico (AP) -- An Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge was freed after a court reviewed her case, including key security footage, and dismissed the allegations.
• Yanira Maldonado, 42, walked out of the prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico and into her husband's arms late Thursday night.
• She spoke briefly, thanking U.S. state department officials, her husband, her lawyers and prison workers who made her stay comfortable.
• "Many thanks to everyone, especially my God who let me go free, my family, my children, who with their help, I was able to survive this test," she said.
• The family's lawyer in Nogales, Jose Francisco Benitez Paz, said a judge determined Thursday that she was no longer a suspect and all allegations against her were dropped. The couple planned to immediately return to Arizona, he said.
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In unwanted way, ricin letters underscore NYC mayor Bloomberg's stature in gun-laws debate
• NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a public face of gun control for years, but he's in a new, unsought spotlight after ricin-laced letters were sent to him and a group he helps lead.
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