AUGUSTA (AP) – Aidan Quinn pleaded guilty to drunken driving while he was in Maine for the filming of the HBO movie “Empire Falls.”

Quinn didn’t appear in Kennebec County Superior Court Thursday, where his plea was entered through his lawyer, Michaela Murphy. Quinn, 46, was ordered to pay a $500 fine, and his driver’s license was suspended for 90 days.

Quinn, who lives in Englewood, N.J., was arrested by Waterville police on Oct. 25, 2003, after he was observed driving erratically. After he was pulled over, a test revealed his blood-alcohol content was 0.12 percent. The legal limit for drunken driving in Maine is 0.08 percent.

The guilty plea came as a last resort following unsuccessful motions to suppress evidence and to have the case thrown out of court.

In her motion to suppress, Murphy said her client’s driving was “marginally incorrect” and not sufficient to warrant a legal stop by police.

“Empire Falls” is set to debut in a two-part series on HBO May 28-29.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) – After more than 30 years in the music business, 36 albums and eight Grammy Awards, Carlos Santana can call himself a BMI icon.

The virtuoso guitarist known for his passionate, energetic rhythms received the special honor at the 12th annual BMI Latin Awards Thursday night at the Four Seasons hotel.

Santana joined past honorees James Brown, Brian Wilson, Dolly Parton, Isaac Hayes and Van Morrison.

Emilio Estefan and Latin pop star Estefano shared the songwriter of the year award.

Estefan, co-founder of the Miami Sound Machine and husband of singer Gloria Estefan, was honored for his work on Cristian Castro’s “No Hace Falta,” Shalim’s “Se Me Olvido Tu Nombre” and Victor Manuelle’s “Tengo Ganas.”

Estefano picked up his sixth BMI award for “Ahora Quien” by Marc Anthony, “Quitemonos La Ropa” by NG2 and “Y Todo Queda En Nada” by Ricky Martin.

Colombian rocker Juanes won song of the year for “Fotografia,” a duet with Nelly Furtado. The hit is from the nine-time Latin Grammy winner’s multiplatinum album, “Un Dia Normal.”

The awards recognized the past year’s most performed Latin songs on U.S. radio and television.

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NEW YORK (AP) – Teri Hatcher has a lot in common with her character on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” – and the similarities are only growing.

Both are divorced and raising a daughter, and Hatcher tells InStyle magazine in its May issue she’s becoming a klutz, too.

“I think I’m absorbing Susan,” she says.

While leaving the hair salon one recent rainy day, Hatcher dug into her purse to tip the valet. But her money wasn’t in a wallet, and a gust of wind scattered ones, twenties and hundreds across the parking lot. She scooped up as much wet cash as she could, then went home and dried it with a hair dryer.

“Of course my money is not all neatly put into a wallet, because I’m a mom and I don’t have time to do that,” she tells the magazine.

One thing she is cautious about is dating – also like her character.

“But it doesn’t consume me,” the 40-year-old actress says. “I’m not looking to fill some empty spot. I’m scared though, because the possibility of someone breaking my heart is a risk, and there’s not room in my life now to have to lie in a bed and pull the covers over my head with a big box of Oreos.”

“Desperate Housewives” airs Sunday nights.