Charles Barkley acknowledges owing $400,000 debt to Las Vegas casino

Last update: May 15, 2008 - 8:57 PM

The house always wins: Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. "My mistake," Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. "I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it."

Just like in the movies: The actor who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America. Harrison Ford, who portrays the adventure-seeking Indiana Jones, has been elected to the organization's board of directors. The group promotes archaeological excavation, research, education and preservation.

Adoption delayed: Madonna won't know until next week whether a Malawian boy she found in an orphanage in 2006 will become a permanent member of her family. Lawyer Alan Chinula had expected the judge to rule on the adoption Thursday but said the hearing was delayed after a Malawian human rights group presented arguments on "shortcomings" in the nation's adoption laws.