A suspect in the murder of a model in Los Angeles, California was found dead inside a motel in Hope, British Columbia.

The victim, 28-year old California swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore, was found on Aug. 15 severely mutilated with her fingers and teeth removed, which made it difficult for the police to establish her identity. The police, though, was able to identify her corpse through the serial number on her breast implant.

A rare bald songbird has been found in a remote area of Laos, the first bird of its kind found in Asia in more than 100 years.

Dubbed the "Bare-faced Bulbul," the thrush-sized bird has no feathers on its face and part of its head. It is greenish-olive with a light-colored breast, while the bird's face is pink with bluish skin around its eyes.

A Blackberry proved to be a life-saving device for a British man when it prevented him from falling to his death after slipping into a crevasse while skiing in Switzerland's Matterhorn glacier.

The half-inch wide handset in David Fitzherbert's breast pocket kept him wedged and hanging in the crack of ice he slipped into until rescuers came to pluck him out.

Dethroned beauty queen Carrie Prejean is threatening to sue Miss California USA pageant if they would not clear her tarnished name.

The 22-year-old ex-Miss California USA's lawyer sent a letter to the lawyer of pageant boss Keith Lewis, telling the other camp to recant all their alleged defamation against Prejean, or else they would sue.

Edie Falco's dog inspired her to adopt. The former "Sopranos" star - who raises four-year-old adopted son Anderson and adopted daughter Macy, one, alone - decided to give two children a home after becoming attached to the pet.

She said: "I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children."