Dozens of blind and visually impaired sophomores in Chicago schools are required to pass a driver’s education exam to graduate. In fact, hundreds of school districts in Illinois require students to do the same. The state only requires that districts offer the courses, not mandate them. source

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine admitted Wednesday that bailing out lobbyist Karen Golding from jail was a mistake. The lobbyist was friend and former aide to the Governor. The Governor, now divorced, says he never had a romantic relationship with Golding. source

A world-famous whitewater paddler was struck by a train while camping in a North Carolina train tunnel Tuesday. The man was airlifted to the hospital but died on Wednesday. The tunnel has nine feet of shoulder room next to the tracks. source

David Hasselhoff’s estranged wife, Pamela Bach, filed Monday for a court order on a claim of domestic violence. Actress Pamela Bach, 42, made the filing Monday against Hasselhoff, 53, in Los Angeles Superior Court, summary records on the court’s Web site show. Bach also asked for a temporary restraining order against Hasselhoff but the judge just told them to stay away from each other instead. source

A Florida woman is suing Walgreens after picking up her prescription on which the pharmacist had written an extra note: “CrAzY!!” Additional information was also written which described her as a psycho who hates having her name and medications mentioned loudly. The woman’s attorney explained that she is in fact not psychotic. source

Lindsay Lohan told Cosmopolitan magazine that she would do a nude scene if she knew the role would win her an Oscar. She said that she’s already “OK with being topless in front of people.” source