Officials tell news anchor to shorten her penthouse

Officials tell news anchorto shorten her penthouse
NEW YORK -- City officials have ordered Ann Curry to shorten the penthouse she had built atop her Upper West Side home or face a public hearing.
The "Today" show news anchor and "Dateline NBC" co-host has been clashing with neighbors over the structure and other renovations since she bought the four-story brownstone in November 2003, neighbor Lynne Lummel told the New York Post for Monday's editions.
The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission told Curry last week that she has to shorten the 18-foot penthouse or appeal in a public hearing for an exception to city rules, agency spokeswoman Diane Jackier said.
Medical examiner rulescomedian's death a suicide
FARMINGTON, Conn. -- Actor and comedian Charles Rocket, who had roles in a variety of movies and TV series and briefly gained notoriety for uttering an obscenity on "Saturday Night Live," committed suicide, the state medical examiner ruled.
Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on Oct 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.
Today's birthdays
Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina is 84. Rock 'n' roll performer Chuck Berry is 79. Sportscaster Keith Jackson is 77. Actor Peter Boyle is 70. Football coach Mike Ditka is 66. Tennis player Martina Navratilova is 49. Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is 45. Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis is 44.