Sam, the dog who earned the undisputed title as the world's ugliest dog for years, has died. The pup with the hairless body, crooked teeth and sparse tuft of hair on his knobby and knotty head died on Friday, just shy of his 15th birthday, according to his owner, Susie Lockheed. "I don't think there'll ever be another Sam," she says, "Some people would think that's a good thing. "Sam became an international celebrity after winning the ugliest animal contest at the 2003 Sonoma-Marin Fair in California.

Christina Aguilera has reportedly gone from pop princess to bride. The 24-year-old singer and her longtime boyfriend, music mogul Jordan Bratman exchanged vows Saturday in a lavish ceremony at Napa Valley's Auberge Du Soleil resort. Us Weekly reports on its Web site that Aguilera walked down the aisle in a Christian Lacroix gown, her hair decorated in jewels and pulled back with white flowers. The bridesmaids wore dresses designed by Kai Milla, Stevie Wonder's wife. The couple exchanged rings in front of about 130 guests.

A hair cut that went a little too far has cost a Tokyo hair salon over $2,000. A female customer has sued the hair salon for cutting her hair too short and dying it the wrong color. A Tokyo court agreed with the 27-year-old cabaret club hostess's claim that the unflattering hairstyle had affected her ability to do her job, the English language Daily Yomiuri newspaper said on Thursday.

A fight reportedly breaks out between two South Florida high school students after one pulls the other's hair extensions. An altercation that ends with one of the girls being airlifted to a local hospital with multiple stab wounds. According to police, the 16-year-old girls, both students at Coral Gables Senior High School, were fighting when one girl stabbed the other several times.

In an attempt to polish the city's image, authorities in Nanjing, China are banning taxi drivers who are bald, wear their hair too long, have mustaches or wear too much make-up. The new rules are part of a 10-point plan to spruce up Nanjing before the October 10 National Games which will attract audiences from across the country.