Gun-toting cartoonist in newspaper 'siege'

An award-winning newspaper cartoonist barricaded himself in an office at a Miami newspaper, El Nuevo Herald,, and held police at bay by brandishing what turned out to be a toy machine gun. Jose Varela, a Cuban exile with financial and family problems, surrendered after a three-hour stand-off. Varela was also said to be upset with El Nuevo Herald, the Spanish-language sister of the Miami Herald. His full-time job ended in February but he continued as a freelancer. (Via Newsday)