Son of Al Gore held on drug charges

LAGUNA NIGUEL -- Al Gore's son was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said. Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 miles per hour on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino said. The deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, Amormino said. They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin, and Adderall, which is used for attention deficit disorder, he said. Gore was released from the men's central jail in Santa Ana yesterday afternoon after posting $20,000 bail. (AP)

LOS ANGELES -- A jury awarded $6.2 million to a firefighter who said she was harassed by colleagues because she is black and a lesbian, harassment she says included someone mixing urine with her mouthwash. Brenda Lee's lawsuit against the Los Angeles Fire Department also claimed her superiors made derogatory comments about her and forced her to perform strenuous exercises without proper safety precautions because of her race and sexual orientation. (AP)

LOS ANGELES -- Police are conducting a security review of scores of popular Los Angeles nightclubs because of the failed bomb plot in London, where terrorists parked cars filled with explosives. The review includes looking at how terrorists could target the nightspots and developing better ways to protect patrons. (AP)