In brief: Four Loko won’t be shipped to N.Y.

NEW YORK – The maker of a caffeinated alcoholic drink banned in four states has agreed to stop shipments to New York state.

Gov. David Paterson and the State Liquor Authority announced the agreement Sunday with Chicago-based Phusion Projects, which makes the drink Four Loko, and with the state’s largest beer distributors to stop selling caffeinated alcoholic beverages.

The company agreed to stop shipping the drinks by Friday. Distributors have until Dec. 10 to finish out their inventory.

The popular drinks have been banned in Washington, Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma.

Two more enter race for mayoralty

CHICAGO – The race to replace Chicago’s mayor widened Sunday as two more candidates joined a crowded field that also includes former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and state Sen. James Meeks, the pastor of a Chicago megachurch, both formally announced their campaigns during a busy weekend in the race to take over for Mayor Richard M. Daley. The two Democrats and Emanuel, who made his official campaign announcement Saturday, pushed the field of declared candidates to five. Another well-known politician is expected to announce soon.

The mayoral race also includes City Clerk Miguel del Valle and former Chicago school board President Gery Chico, who have already declared.

Vanity plate IDs robbery suspect

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Police say a New Hampshire woman charged with robbing a pharmacy wasn’t hard to find: Her name was on the license plate of the getaway car.

Police say a motorist watched the woman flee from a Rite Aid parking lot in Manchester. The witness also reported seeing the woman toss items from her car Friday morning.

The vanity plate read “B-USHER.”

Police told WCVB-TV that the car was registered to 43-year-old Bonnie Usher, who was arrested at her home. Police recovered stolen money and found a ski mask tossed from the car.