Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sign an executive order next week that will temporarily reduce pay for more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour to preserve cash in the midst of a month-long budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Sacramento Bee.

A Broadway mogul whose wife trashed him in a widely viewed Internet video was granted a divorce from her Monday.  A Manhattan judge gave Philip Smith a divorce from Tricia Walsh-Smith on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.  Watch the YouTube video.

Christian Bale's attorneys released a statement Tuesday denying assault allegations that led to the actor's arrest in London.   "Christian Bale attended a London police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister,"...