New York, Jan 12 : Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale has warned her fans that she may look even rattier in her upcoming flick "Whiteout".

The `Pearl Harbour' actress was not appreciated for the way she looked in " Nothing But The Truth", in which she played a jailed reporter.

She is now asking her fans to be prepared for the worst.

Kate has revealed that her upcoming horror flick "Whiteout" will feature her as a horribly disfigured woman.

Washington, Jan 12 : American actor David Duchovny has thanked his family for standing by him while he sought treatment for sex addiction.

Duchovny had last year voluntarily entered rehab for the treatment, and later on he and his wife Tea Leoni announced that they were separating.

"I''m thankful for so much," People magazine quoted him as saying.

"I''m just most thankful for my life and my family. My wife and my kids -- the simple things in life. My gratitude opens my heart every day. I feel blessed.

Washington, Jan. 12 : Carol M. Browner, US President-elect Barack Obama''s global warming czar-designate, was listed as one of 14 leaders of a socialist group''s Commission for a Sustainable World Society, which calls for "global governance" and says rich countries must shrink their economies to address climate change.

Browner''s name and biography has since been removed from Socialist International''s Web page, though a photo of her speaking June 30 to the group''s congress in Greece was still available.

London, Jan 12: White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush, Dana Perino, says that the President has been like a second father to her.

Perino, who is very loyal to Bush, will be heading to Britain where she will join her husband Peter MacMahon, children, and twin grandchildren.

"It's probably not professional to say it, but in many ways he has been like a second father to me," Times Online quoted her as saying.

Washington, January 12 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama has revealed that his family will be owning either a labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound.

He said that it was really tough to decide on which dog to keep as pet, in order to fulfil a key campaign promise he made to his daughters Malia and Sasha.

Earlier, Obama had revealed that the family wanted a rescue dog, but also needed a hypoallergenic puppy because of Malia''s allergies.

According to him, they have finally narrowed their choices to the two medium-sized breeds.

Detroit, Michigan  - The mood was sombre at Detroit's annual auto show, which is usually a glitzy affair and time of celebration for the US car industry. But 2008 was a year like no other and saw car sales plummet to their lowest level in decades.

The North American International Auto Show, which opened for a three-day media preview Sunday, had domestic and foreign carmakers unveil their latest US models amid an uncertain future for the world's most lucrative car market.