NEW YORK — A Nebraska cable TV network ponied up $266,500 for Roy Rogers’ stuffed and mounted horse, Trigger, at an auction Wednesday in New York City. The movie cowboy’s faithful companion was bought by the cable company RFD-TV in Omaha, Neb. The sale price outpaced the $100,000 to $200,000 the horse was expected to fetch.
PHILADELPHIA — One of America’s most enduring superheroes has begun a cross-country trek in Philadelphia. In the pages of DC Comics’ latest issue of Superman, which hit stands Wednesday, the Man of Steel embarks on a yearlong journey of more than 1,000 miles with a single step. Future locations will be determined based on a recently completed essay contest that asked fans to write about their town and how Superman inspires them.
ATLANTA — An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
NEW YORK — “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan appears to be the front-runner to claim the CNN talk show long hosted by Larry King, and he has won permission from NBC, which airs the hit talent contest, to pursue the CNN job. But Morgan is contractually bound to continue on “America’s Got Talent” for three more years.
