Leonardo DiCaprio is having singing lessons to sound like Frank Sinatra. The "Titanic" actor is keen to portray the legendary singer in a new biopic but needs to prove to director Martin Scorsese he has the vocal talent to carry it off.

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Leonardo has hired a top vocal coach to get him sounding like Sinatra. He is a massive fan of the singer and has always wanted to play him. He would be upset to miss out on the leading role because his singing wasn't up to scratch.

A history book that was taken by a Union soldier from a Lexington, Virginia college's library in 1864 was returned in February by the inheritor of the item.

The Leyburn Library of Washington and Lee University, formerly Washington College, did not charge fines for the first volume of W.F.P. Napier's "History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France," which was 145 years overdue.

Suspended teacher Kaleb Tierce was formally indicted by a Taylor County grand jury on one count of an improper relationship between an educator and a student and two counts of attempted improper relationship between an educator and student, after reportedly asking for sex for better grade.

The 26-year-old Tierce could face a maximum of 10 years in prison. He was temporarily released after paying a bond of $30,000.

In an attempt to help overweight officers get back in shape, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has hired a full-time diet coach to chalk out special diet plans for them.

Rana Parker, who joined the force in July, was working as a diet coach at Head Start, the federal aid program for children. Now she will target recruits and help instill in them good eating habits and finding time for balanced meals.

For two Las Vegas brokers, discounts are not enough to close deals. They give prospective buyers free tours of properties aboard their "foreclosure bus."

The 40-seater luxury coach of Ruth and John Ahlbrand, owner and manager of RE/MAX Central, takes clients to bank-owned foreclosed properties and builder-discounted new homes in the Las Vegas area.