• Donte Johnson, the 18-year-old accused of beating, raping and strangling P.Y.T. waitress Sabina Rose O’Donnell back in June, is expected to plead guilty next month. [NBC 10]
• Michael Bolden, the bartender who filed a lawsuit against McFadden’s for alleged racial discrimination, now claims that a former security guard, bartender and host from the bar backs his claims. [Daily News]
• So-called blue laws, which forbid or limit alcohol sales on Sundays, have been eroding over the last decade. [USAT]
• At the 12th World White Truffle of Alba Auction on Tuesday, the largest specimen weighed 900 grams and sold for $142,653; now some chef in Hong Kong will base a meal around it on Sunday — no pressure! [Scene Asia/WSJ]
• Food banks in Detroit are rationing handouts as demand for aid overtakes supply; a study suggests urban farming could be the solution. [Michigan Messenger]
• Experts at the International Food Policy Research Institute are warning that rising global food prices may precipitate a hunger crisis for the world’s poor, unless action is taken. [AFP]
• Some small farms would be exempt from regulations stipulated by a bill pending in the Senate that would increase the FDA’s ability to monitor for tainted foods. [AP]
