COSTELLO: It's 15 minutes past the hour. Time to check our top stories, the Idaho man accused of slapping a toddler on a Delta flight is out of a job. The defense contractor where Joe Hundley works says he is no longer employed. He faces an assault charge that could land him behind bars for a year. New details on the pope's declining health. The "L.A. Times" reports Pope Benedict may be blind in his left eye. That's according to a German journalist who interviewed the pope several times most recently in December. That journalist tells the newspaper the pope's hearing has also faded. The pope cited his poor health in his decision to leave the papacy on February 28th. Back home, Maker's Mark is saying I'm full. The Kentucky Bourbon maker will no longer water down its whiskey to stretch supplies. The reversal comes a week after the company announced it was diluting its famous spirit to deal with a spike in demand. Though officials said the extra water did not affect taste, customers waged an online revolt. So starting today, every Red Wax bottle is back to 90 proof. An Air Force One bomber jacket once worn by JFK was a top seller at an auction of Kennedy family memorabilia. The leather jacket with a presidential batch fetched $629,000. Other items included a birthday card from John-John to his dad and a marked up itinerary for the president's 1963 trip to Dallas. Relatives found the items at a home of one of JFK's special assistant. In Florida, officials say 68 Burmese pythons were killed during a month long contest designed to thin the population of invasive snakes. Prizes went to the guy who brought home the longest python, which would 14 feet and 3 inches. And also to the hunter who bagged the most snakes that would be 18. Wildlife officials held the contest to help them get rid of pythons, which are one of the area's most invasive species.
"LA Times": Pope May Be Blind In Left Eye