ABC News - While the first ounce of a letter would rise 3 cents to 42 cents, additional ounces would cost 20 cents instead of the current 24. That means a saving on heavier items such as wedding invitations. The cost to mail a 2-ounce letter would drop from 63

Versace offers luxe with dash
Herald Tribune - MILAN: Emotion was high backstage at the Versace show, which closed the Italian season last week. There was Elizabeth Hurley, pretty in pink, in Milan for the final fittings of the two wedding dresses that Donatella Versace is making for her for

Hugh Hefner is set to marry his favourite girlfriend Holly Madison.
PR Inside - Playboy mogul Hugh - who shares his infamous mansion with Holly and two other girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson - is now reportedly planning to make Holly his wife. The wedding - which will be 80-year-old Hugh’s third - will be

Barry Ritholtz submits: A grudge match of epic proportions has been developing. Like Ali and Frazier, these two pugilists have been taunting each other, name calling, daring their counterpart to step into the ring and get the beating they so richly deserve.

Brokenhearted? Web site may help you sell engagement ring 
Nearly a quarter-million couples were expected to get engaged on Valentine’s Day. Yet chances are and we hate to burst that sugar-coated, romantic bubble a lot of those twosomes won’t end up together forever. If that happens, Josh Opperman has the solution for bereft brides and grooms looking to get rid of those leftover engagement rings

Iraq’s 74-year-old President Jalal Talabani has been flown to Jordan for medical tests after falling ill owing to the pressure of recent work, his office said.

Theater listings 
Listing for theater events happening in McHenry, Kane Counties and surrounding areas. INTO THE WOODS: March 2-18, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St. Book by James Lapine. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. TownSquare Players presentation.

Lawrence, Jibson, McGinnis and Reinders Are Andrew Lippa’s Assorted Divas Feb. 26 
Megan Lawrence, a Tony Award nominee for her role in The Pajama Game , has replaced the previously announced Ana Gasteyer as a guest in composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa’s return engagement of Andrew Lippa, Asphalt Beach and Assorted Divas at the Metropolitan Room Feb. 26.