A 10-year-old, 187-pound Red River hog named Willy who just lost his mate wasted little time in snuggling up to his pen-mate Nicole, a much taller and heavier member of the forest antelope family. The two zoo animals share a pen in one of the Los Angeles Zoo exhibits. Nicole didn't take to Willy immediately. The first time he tried to approach her, she thrust her horns at him -- a clear sign she wasn't interested in a relationship.

An Iowa man, who seven months ago filed for bankruptcy, has no more financial worries after winning the Powerball lottery, taking home a lump sum of $54. 7 million. Hugh Hawkins, his wife Cindy and two of their children appeared at a news conference to collect the jackpot.

A man accused of hiding lottery winnings of $30 million Canadian dollars from his ex-wife strikes a deal to pay her a share of the prize. Nynna Ionson, a former stripper who is now a single mother of four living on social assistance, sued for half of the jackpot, claiming she was still romantically linked to Ray Sobeski when he won one of Canada's single biggest lottery jackpots.

Available for the first time in the United States is the health supplement hard-drinking Japanese swear by with perfect timing as the holiday parties begin to kick off. Ajinomoto U. S. A. , Inc. is lining US shelves with Kampai amino acid supplement. The plum tasting drink, Kampai can be consumed (and washed down with water) before drinking and, again before going to bed. Kampai, which means "cheers" in Japanese is 2,800 mg worth of alanine and glutamine.

Oprah Winfrey has worked her magic as she made amends with David Letterman on Thursday. Her appearance on his show was her first in 16 years, which came after years of on-air pleading by Letterman. The result: the highest ratings for CBS's 'Late Show' in more than 11 years, or an average of 13. 5 million viewers and a 4. 4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. Winfrey's appearance marked the fourth-highest rated 'Late Show' broadcast since the show premiered on CBS in 1993 and the most-watched episode since the February 1994 night when Letterman followed CBS' coverage of the winter Olympics ice skating finals featuring Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.