New York, Feb 25 : American actress Evan Rachel Wood and musician Marilyn Manson sparked speculation that they might be seeing each other once again, for they were recently seen leaving a hotel together.

The two were seen leaving the W Hotel in Los Angeles together on February 22 morning, before Wood walked the red carpet at the Oscars, reports the New York Post.

A source has revealed that Manson was seen emerging first, and saying that he was waiting for his girlfriend.

New York, Feb 25 : It's time for all those single men to brace themselves up, for actress Megan Fox has called off her engagement with fiance Brian Austin Green, and might be on the look out for a new man very soon.

The `Transformers' beauty has split with Austin Green, whom she met in 2004, and with whom she got engaged in November 2006.

"The relationship had run its course. It''s completely amicable, and they are remaining friends," the New York Daily News quoted a source close to the couple as telling Us magazine.

The insider also revealed that Fox and Green "are both focusing on their careers."

Earlier this year, the actress had raised eyebrows when she attended the Golden Globes without her fiance.

New York, February 25 : Britney Spears' former paparazzi beau Adnan Ghalib has been slapped with several counts relating to a hit-and-run, according to a press release.

Ghalib, whose relationship with the pop princess lasted less than a year before their split in 2008, could land himself in jail for up to seven years if found guilty on the assault charges.

A press release by Los Angeles District Attorney''s office claimed that the snapper faced an assault with a deadly weapon charge, along with battery and hit-and-run, reports the New York Daily News.

New York, Feb 25 : After winning the Best Actress gong at the Academy Awards, British actress Kate Winslet got so much attention from her well-wishers at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar bash that her husband Sam Mendes took about half-an-hour to reach her.

All the A-list stars, who attended the legendary bash, were seen congratulating the lady of the night, who was still cradling her statue and literally screaming "Wooo" at whoever came to wish her.

New York - US stocks made their strongest gains in a month Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that government action could pull the US economy out of a severe recession by later this year.

Testifying to the US Senate Banking Committee, the central bank chief said that the success of the 787-billion-dollar stimulus package would be essential to ending a downward economic spiral.

New York  - HJ Heinz Co, the world's biggest ketchup maker, posted higher-than-expected third-quarter profits Tuesday and said net income climbed 11 per cent to
242.3 million dollars from the previous year.

The Pittsburgh-based company said the growth was a result of higher pricing and increased sales of ketchup and its Classico pasta sauces, which also showed that consumers in recession-hit countries were eating at home more frequently.