Private letters and mementos giving a rare behind-the-scenes look at royal British weddings have gone public at Windsor Castle. The items on display include extracts from Queen Victoria's journal written shortly before her 1840 marriage to Prince Albert, in which she describes him as "excessively handsome. "The journals are part of a collection put together to mark the diamond anniversary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

A guard at Blue Earth County Jail has been suspended after he allegedly hit an inmate with a Bible. The 56-year-old officer's act was captured on video taken by a surveillance camera in the cell. The video clip showed James Lee Sheppard entering the cell of inmate Jeremy Hansen, 26, taking his Bible and striking it in his face, the Associated Press reports.

An undergraduate student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been attracting a buzz with the piece he made for his senior show. The piece, titled "Blessing," is a paper mache sculpture of presidential hopeful Barack Obama as Jesus, complete with robes and a neon blue halo. The student, 24-year-old David Cordero, said he decided to create the sculpture because Obama's been getting an enormous amount of attention since it was rumored he might run for president.

More than 50 snakes and lizards were stolen from an Australian wildlife park. A baby crocodile was also taken. Workers found that someone had taken reptiles from tanks at the Wildlife Wonderland Park in southern Victoria state Sunday morning.

For all those who want to try out something new on this Valentine's Day and have a penchant for adventure, a Web site is offering a date with a convict. The website, www. hotprisonpals. com is now offering to hook you up with prisoners, some of whom are up for release in the near future and could potentially become that special someone in your life.