Internet powerhouse and auction site eBay Inc. has scrapped plans for members to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after being deluged by thousands of angry letters from users. The internet site has previously prevented users to sell live animals except fish and snails, and company officials on Monday report they were putting a halt to plans creating a separate classifieds category that would feature free ads from animal shelters and paid ads from breeders.

Internet powerhouse and auction site eBay Inc. has scrapped plans for members to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after being deluged by thousands of angry letters from users. The internet site has previously prevented users to sell live animals except fish and snails, and company officials on Monday report they were putting a halt to plans creating a separate classifieds category that would feature free ads from animal shelters and paid ads from breeders.

A West Virginia law clerk says is blessed by two Funyun snacks shaped like baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary. John Mize says he discovered the religious figures in a pile of the crushed onion-flavored chips under his car seat.

Three teenage boys are facing charges for petty theft after stealing car ornaments from their neighbor's cars and selling them on eBay. Authorities seized more than 80 stolen emblems from one of the teenager's homes.

Britney Spears is calling off the auction of her jewel-encrusted bra on eBay. The bra is one of numerous items Spears is donating for an auction to raise money to help hurricane victims. Spears says on her Web site she will withdraw the listing, because she doesn't want her bra to be sold on the basis of any untrue claim. She confirms she wore it for an HBO promotion. But, makes it clear she did not wear it onstage during a ". . . Baby One More Time" performance.