AP - An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd. says the cream-colored A5 papers — each slightly bigger than a postcard — were distributed to 13 authors and illustrators, including the boy wizard's creator J.K. Rowling, Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing, novelist Margaret Atwood and playwright Tom Stoppard.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz say they are expecting a baby.

Fashion Wire Daily - The hottest movie ticket in town was also the biggest fashion event to hit New York City since Fashion Week, as "Sex and the City" premiered to a packed Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday night. The carpet was pink and the famous foursome who stars in the film version of the iconic television show wore shades of silver, gold, and white for the premiere that some thought would never happen.

AFP - Formula One boss Max Mosley has filed a lawsuit in Paris against the British tabloid News of the World over its claims about his part in an alleged Nazi-style sex orgy with five London prostitutes, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Reuters - A Malawian court ruled on Wednesday that Madonna may formally adopt the baby boy she took home from an orphanage in the impoverished southern African nation, a lawyer for the U.S. pop star said.

AP - Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, diagnosed with cancer three years ago, canceled a speaking appearance at Ohio's Ashland University because of an unspecified illness, the university announced Wednesday.

AP - A judge on Wednesday approved Madonna's adoption of a Malawian boy she met in an orphanage in 2006.

AP - A woman whose car struck actress Sandra Bullock's SUV last month has been placed on probation for one year.

AP - "Ah, Mr. Bond," said the world's book publishers. "So good to have you back."

AP - The clothes! The shoes! The magical depiction of Manhattan and the promise of finally finding true romance!

AP - Borders said its losses narrowed in the first quarter although its same-store sales fell, and Wall Street greeted Tuesday's relaunch of the bookseller's retail Web site with a sell-off of its shares.