Buy King Kong’s bones! Skeletal figurine used to create 1930s movie monster up for auction

October 3rd, 2009 T. rex still looking for home after Vegas auctionLAS VEGAS — A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction. But auction house Bonhams & Butterfields is in negotiations with a number of institutions and individuals, and Tom Lindgren, the company's natural history director, said he's confident a sale will be completed in the next couple of weeks.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - London's Natural History Museum has inked a deal with bookmakers William Hill, which will see the mythical Loch Ness monster go on public display - if it is ever caught. The Loch Ness Monster is a creature believed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - A 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurs Rex dinosaur is being put up for sale at an auction in Las Vegas. The 170 fossilised bones dubbed 'Samson' was said to be the third most complete T.

September 4th, 2009 T. rex for sale: Dinosaur fossil on block in VegasLAS VEGAS — Museums and high-rolling natural history buffs will get a crack at buying a fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex next month at a Las Vegas Strip auction. Experts say the 170 bones discovered about 17 years ago in South Dakota represent more than half the skeleton of a 40-foot-long, 7.5 ton dinosaur that lived 66 million years ago.

July 29th, 2009 Pieces of Hollywood history on auction blockLOS ANGELES — Pieces of Hollywood history are on the auction block at a Los Angeles prop shop. The recession-battered 20th Century Props, which offers a massive inventory of items for use in film and television productions, is closing its doors.

June 23rd, 2009 MLK's papers to be basis of first rights courseATLANTA — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vast personal collection of papers will be used for the first time to teach a college course on civil rights this fall.

April 28th, 2009 Rare coin could get more than $2M at Ohio auctionCINCINNATI — The coin world is abuzz over the auction of a rare silver dollar, one of the most valuable in the world and one of only 15 known to exist from a never-circulated group made for the likes of the King of Siam and the Sultan of Muscat. The 1804 Adams-Carter silver dollar fetched more than $2 million in a private sale two years ago and is expected to top that again this week.

April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold at UK auction for $35,700LONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.) Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.

April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold in UK auctionLONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.) Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Mika is planning to buy a diamante glove and Zoltar The Fortune Teller fairground machine of pop star Michael Jackson in an auction. Mika wants to buy them at the Neverland auction that starts on April 22.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Daniel Craig starrer 'Casino Royale' has been crowned the best ever movie remake in a survey conducted by movie rental website Lovefilm.com. The 2006 thriller beat Brad Pitt and George Clooney's crime caper 'Ocean's Eleven' to the top spot, reports imdb.com.

April 4th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson is fighting a losing battle to stop an auction of items from his Neverland ranch. A huge haul including Jackson's costumes and the gates to the famous California estate are due to go under the hammer April 22, reported the contactmusic online.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon learnt about her role in the new animated movie 'Monsters Vs Aliens' from actor Bruce Willis. Witherspoon plays the voice of a female giant in the new 3D family movie.

March 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson's lawyers have given the green light for an auction of the singer's personal property, just weeks after they moved the court to stop the sale. They sued Julien's Auction House earlier this month, claiming that it was not "entitled to retain possession of Michael Jackson's personal property".

March 5th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson is suing the company that is trying to auction off things owned by him. Some of the items on sale include the hands from the movie 'Edward Scissorhands', rhinestone gloves and socks, a robe and the gates from his ranch, reports TMZ.com.