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WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - The sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA was temporarily blocked by a U.S. Supreme Court justice on Monday, with no indication how long the delay would last.

Spencer and Heidi Pratt are officially done with the TV show, "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here" after Monday night's episode showed Heidi being taken to a hospital after suffering a stomach ailment in Costa Rica. The episode opened with the pair spending the evening praying fervently in the "Lost Chamber," a shack-like shelter which boasted several spiders on the ceiling. When the two returned to camp after their cast mates decided to let them back on the show after they quit last week, they told their cast mates that they'd changed, and proclaimed their Christianity. Heidi said of the experience in the "Lost Chamber": "The only way we got through it was praying, and Jesus delivered us." Back at camp, the pair reconciled with their cast mates, and Heidi sang a song off her upcoming album for the group. Janice Dickinson responded with what she called "constructive criticism," saying, "You know what that sounded like? A cat

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court justice granted on Monday a request to put on hold the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA.

Investigative journalist and author support Suzanne Breen's refusal to hand over material relating to interviews with republican terroristsInvestigative journalist John Pilger, The Crying Game actor Stephen Rea and The Van author Roddy Doyle are among 5,000 people to sign a union petition backing the refusal of a Belfast journalist to hand over material relating to interviews with the Real IRA.Suzanne Breen, the Northern Ireland editor of the Dublin-based Sunday Tribune newspaper, is facing up to five years in jail for refusing to hand over information about the murder of two British soldiers by the dissident republican terrorist group.Breen's legal team has said her life would be at risk from the Real IRA if she surrendered any information related to her reports or revealed her sources. She faces prison or a heavy fine if she refuses to hand over the material.The National Union of Journalists, which is planning protests outside the Northern Ireland office in Westminster on Thursday, t

A Connecticut child advocacy group says the state's own figures show that subsidizing the entertainment industry has been a losing cause.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States on Monday renewed its support for Lebanon after a surprise election victory by U.S. allies, grouped in an anti-Syrian coalition, over opponents including Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA, saying that blocking the deal would have 'grave consequences.'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA, saying that blocking the deal would have 'grave consequences.'

International News: Former Endemol exec to lead Gallic venture -- Former Endemol France chief creative officer Thierry Lachkar will head Shine Group's new French outpost. Shine France, based in Paris, will open mid-July.

An analyst downgraded Regal Entertainment Group Monday on concern that sluggish boxoffice sales could drag quarterly results below expectations.