Obama's credit card declined

• The President says his credit card was declined while he was out to dinner with the first lady


• "I guess I don't use it enough, so they thought there was some fraud going on," he said Friday


• "Luckily, Michelle had hers," he said, adding "that I've really been paying my bills"


• He told the story to workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday

(CNN) -- Ever had your credit card turned down at a fancy restaurant?

President Obama can commiserate.

Speaking to workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington on Friday, he recalled a moment last month when, at the end of a dinner out in New York City, his plastic was declined.

"I guess I don't use it enough, so they thought there was some fraud going on," he said. "Luckily, Michelle had hers. I was trying to explain to the waitress that I've really been paying my bills."

The President and first lady dined at Estela in downtown Manhattan during Obama's stay in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly session in September.

Based on a photo of their kitchen order that the restaurant posted online, we know the Obamas dined on burrata with salsa verde and charred bread, and an endive salad with walnuts and anchovies.

The restaurant is run by a former staffer at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a farm-to-table mecca in the Hudson Valley where the Obama family attended the wedding of their personal chef this summer.

Obama was at the financial agency Friday to sign an executive order bolstering security measures for government credit cards.

The ailment behind Bono's shades

Bono told host Graham Norton he wears glasses for his glaucoma.

• Bono tells Graham Norton he wears glasses for his glaucoma


• Eye ailment can lead to blindness, but Bono says he's fine


• "You're not going to get this out of your head now," he said

(CNN) -- There's a reason for Bono's ever-present orange-tinted sunglasses, and it's not rock-star affectation.

"I have glaucoma," he told British talk show host Graham Norton. "For the last 20 years."

Bono, 54, was on Norton's show with the rest of the band, as well as actors Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall and Stephen Fry.

Bono's revelation came after Norton showed a couple of the group's early photos featuring Bono without spectacles (and The Edge without his skullcap). Noting the difference between Bono in 1980 and Bono today, he asked, "Do you ever take (the glasses) off?"

The U2 frontman explained that he had excellent vision, but noticed that objects and lights were accompanied by cloudiness and rings -- an indicator of the condition -- "and it's not from anything exotic," he joked.

Glaucoma may lead to blindness, but can be treated with medication or surgery. Bono said there was no need to worry about his health.

Explainer: How is glaucoma detected?

"I have good treatments, and I am going to be fine," he said. "You're not going to get this out of your head now, and you will be saying, 'Ah, poor old blind Bono.' "

He willingly put on an oversized pair of aviators and then traded glasses with Downey.

"I look ... cleverer," he said.

U2's most recent album, "Songs of Innocence," was released last month as a free download on iTunes, which caused its own bit of news.

Man gets life for killing over loud music

• Michael Dunn is sentenced to life in prison without parole


• He was convicted for the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis


• Death happened during an argument over loud music


• Judge Russell Healey: "Mr. Dunn, your life is effectively over"

(CNN) -- A Florida judge Friday sentenced Michael Dunn to life in prison without parole for the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.

The sentence, imposed nearly two years after Dunn shot and killed Davis during an argument over loud music, also carries an additional 90 years for three convictions of attempted murder and firing a weapon into a vehicle.

"This case demonstrates that our justice system does work," Duval County Judge Russell Healey said moments before sentencing Dunn.

Dunn, 47, who is white, was convicted of first-degree murder this month for shooting into an SUV full of African-American teenagers at a Jacksonville, Florida, gas station after an argument over loud music from the teens' vehicle.

Jurors speak out on 'loud music' verdict

Michael Dunn found guilty of murder

Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty in the racially-charged case, which drew comparisons to the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.

Zimmerman, who maintained that he acted in self-defense, was acquitted last year by a Florida jury.

Dunn claimed he acted in self-defense because he believed Davis was reaching for a gun. No weapon was found.

"Mr. Dunn, your life is effectively over," Healey said. "What is sad... is that this case exemplifies that our society seems to have lost its way."

Dunn, wearing an orange jumpsuit, showed no emotion.

Healey said Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law was widely misunderstood.

"We should remember there is nothing wrong with retreating and deescalating the situation," the judge said.

Outside court, Davis' father, Ron Davis, said the judge sent a strong message.

"We may have in this state 'stand your ground' laws but that doesn't allow you as a citizen, when you have a chance to diffuse a situation, for you to be so aggressive," he told CNN by phone on Friday. "It's basically saying to people, stop with the shoot first."

In a brief statement before sentencing, Dunn for the first time apologized to Davis' family.

"I want the Davis family to know I truly regret what happened," he said. "I'm sorry for their loss. If I could roll back time and do things differently, I would."

He feared for his life, he said.

"I did what I thought I had to do," Dunn said. "Still, I am mortified I took a life, whether it was justified or not."

Davis' parents, Davis and Lucia McBath, made emotional statements at the hearing, which was attended by some of the jurors who convicted Dunn.

Juror: 'Race was never a factor'

In tears, McBath remembered her son. She said she forgave Dunn.

"I miss his big, wide, toothy smile," she said. "For me, there will be no college graduation. There will be no daughter-in-law. For me, there will be no future generation."

She added, "I too must be willing to forgive. And so I choose to forgive you Mr. Dunn for taking my son's life. I pray that God has mercy on your soul."

Davis said he life was changed forever.

"My life as I had known it was shattered on November 23, 2012," he told the court. "I now call it Black Friday for a completely different reason. After the longest hour of my life, the hospital confirmed that Jordan Russell Davis was deceased in the emergency room. ... The old Ron Davis died that night with Jordan."

Davis called Dunn's apology "paper thin."

"You can tell the defense attorney wrote that for him," he told CNN. "It was not heartfelt. There wasn't a tear in his eyes, no tremble in his voice. He had no remorse whatsoever."

Unlike McBath, Davis hasn't forgiven his son's killer.

"For me to forgive you, you have to have remorse," he said. "I leave it to God to forgive him. I pray that God does forgive him."

Juror: 'I believed he was guilty'

Dunn's family did not address the court.

Dunn has said he shot at the vehicle because he thought Davis had a weapon and feared for his life, but the prosecution said Dunn was the aggressor and pointed out that he kept firing even after the teens fled.

Three of the 10 shots that Dunn fired struck Davis, one of them cutting through his liver, a lung and his aorta.

Investigators say Davis never had a weapon, nor was one found in the teens' SUV or in the area.

A jury found Dunn guilty of four charges in February, commanding at least 60 years in prison, but the jury was hung on the murder charge related to Davis' November 2012 death.

Dunn was convicted in February on one count of shooting into a vehicle and three counts of attempted second-degree murder -- one each for Davis' friends, Leland Brunson, Tommie Stornes and Tevin Thompson, who were in the Dodge Durango with Davis.

After shooting Davis, prosecutors said, Dunn did not call police. He returned to his hotel, ordered pizza, walked his dog and went to sleep.

14 detained in Madrid face prison sentences

FOURTEEN people detained during streets riots in Madrid face prison sentences.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office asked for a total of 74 years and three months in prison for the 14 people detained during the street riots that broke out after a protest organized on May 15 2011 by Democracia Real Ya (Real Democracy Now) and Juventud Sin Futuro (Youth Without Future).

The demonstration was the starting point of Movimiento 15-M.

Some 3,000 people participated in the protest from Plaza de Cibeles to Puerta del Sol.

Once it was over, at around 9pm, 300 protesters tried to clash with police, throwing blunt objects, setting up barricades, destroying street furniture and window displays. They went to La Gran Via, near Callao, and stopped traffic.

Police arrested 19 people, including an underage girl.

The accusation against four of the detained was shelved during the preliminary investigation. None of the other people charged, aged between 16 and 18, have a criminal record, but they stand accused of disorderly conduct, damages, resisting arrest, assault and attacking police officers.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office is asking for prison sentences of over two years in all cases, except one, while 10 others face six years behind bars. They could also be sentenced to pay compensation.

One of the detained, identified as D.M.R, stands accused of throwing a large beer bottle at the police, without causing any injury to them, of burning and kicking bins and lifting and throwing a manhole cover against a store. If convicted, he could spend 18 months behind bars for disorderly conduct and 12 additional months for damages.

A defence counsel of two of the accused said the sentences are exaggerated and are being used to set an example.

Film competition on domestic violence

FOR the second year in a row, Rincon de la Victoria Council (Axarquia) is holding a short film competition on the subject of domestic violence.

“Violencia de Genero 0” was a huge success last year and forms part of the activities planned to commemorate the International Day Against Domestic Violence.

The competition seeks to both serve as a tool to denounce the social scourge of domestic violence and as a platform to promote short films made in Malaga, said Rincon de la Victoria Mayor Francisco Salado.

The Mayor emphasizes the crucial role played by institutions, society and especially young people in the fight against domestic violence.

“This is the reason we are getting the education community involved in the competition.”

Mayor Salado added: “We are inviting high schools and municipal associations to come and see the short films chosen by the jury on November 26 at Cines Yelmo in Rincon de la Victoria.”

The registration deadline for entries is Friday, November 7.

New technology in animal campaign

“I am Robin and I do not know why I have been abandoned.”

This is the slogan chosen for posters featuring pictures of one of the dogs waiting for adoption at the Malaga Animal Centre.

Environmental Councillor Raul Jimenez presented the new campaign, explaining that interactive posters will be placed around the town for three weeks including Quick Response and Near Field Communication codes.

Interactive Robin will allow users to manipulate the posters, offering information on animals needing homes at the centre, which can also be found on http://ift.tt/1tBDYFx

The campaign will also involve leaving stuffed toys in strategic places around the town, carrying the message “Animals are not toys, do not abandon them.”

The campaign has been created at no cost to the town hall by the Ideanto Comunicacion agency and the website has already received more than 8,500 visits.

Spain elected to UN Security Council

SPAIN has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

The Spanish delegation was able to drum up support from 132 out of 190 delegates to the UN General Assembly in a repeated round of balloting held on Thursday October 16. Spain is to serve as a non-permanent member for two years, beginning on January 1, 2015, until December 31, 2016.

Turkey, Spain’s rival for non-permanent membership, only won 60 votes. Other new members of the UN Security Council include Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand and Venezuela, which were elected in the first vote.

Neither Spain nor Turkey won the required number of votes during the first round of voting. The General Assembly of the United Nations then held two rounds of secret balloting to fill the remaining seat, which was open to the Western European and Other States Group.

Spain earmarked nearly €1 million to support its candidacy to the Security Council. The funds were invested in inviting many ambassadors to the United Nations to come to Spain to attend seminars on climate change and water resources management, in publishing brochures and folded leaflets providing information concerning the country’s commitment to the UN, among other initiatives.

King Juan Carlos personally sent letters to presidents and some of his counterparts around the world asking for their support and vote, and his son, King Felipe VI, addressed Spain’s candidacy during his speech at the UN General Assembly delivered less than a month before the official ballot. Likewise, President Mariano Rajoy made the most of his bilateral contacts to line up support for Spain’s candidacy.

The UN Security Council is tasked with maintaining peace and international security. It held its first session on January 17, 1946, and consists of 15 members. Russia, the UK, France, China and the United States serve as its permanent members. The other 10 members are non-permanent and serve two-year terms.