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Trump takes in $700 million

HONOLULU - Celebrities and investors forked over $700 million in just a few hours to buy up more than 460 suites in Donald Trump's luxury hotel-condominium project in Waikiki.

Sales contracts were signed and deposits put down Thursday for 464 hotel suites at the Trump International Hotel and Tower Waikiki Beach Walk, developers said. The sellout forced the cancellation of a planned second day of sales.

The average price for a suite was $1.5 million, a 500-square-foot studio for about $400,000, and a three-bedroom penthouse for more than $9 million, developers said.

Smith frustrates politicians

NASSAU, Bahamas - Anna Nicole Smith has become an election-season liability for the Bahamian government, which has had to defend its decision to grant her permanent residency while the former reality TV star fights eviction from a secluded waterfront mansion.

Smith's quick path to Bahamian residency and the high priority given to an investigation into her son's mysterious death are eclipsing the economy and other issues in political debates as the island chain prepares for general elections next year.

Allegations of special treatment surfaced after the head coroner scheduled an inquest three days after Daniel Smith's death, despite a backlog of requests for inquests into the deaths of ordinary Bahamians.

Opposition lawmakers have called for the resignation of Immigration Minister Shane Gibson, who approved Smith's residency application based on Smith's claim of ownership of a waterfront mansion.

Now it turns out the mansion might not be hers after all. A South Carolina businessman has sued her, alleging she reneged on an deal to make payments on the nearly $1 million mortgage.

Richards won't face charges

RICHMOND, British Columbia - Denise Richards won't face charges for throwing two laptop computers over a balcony in a tussle with paparazzi in western Canada, police said.

The actress was accused of hurling two laptops from a balcony at the River Rock Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, hitting two elderly women below.

The 90- and 81-year-old women were sitting in the lobby when the computers hit them on their arms, causing minor injuries.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Peter Thiessen on Friday said it's not in the public interest to bring criminal charges.

Blanchett to direct theater

SYDNEY, Australia - Cate Blanchett hinted that her acting career may take a back seat to her new role as the artistic director of a leading Sydney theater company.

The Oscar-winning actress and her playwright husband, Andrew Upton, have agreed to become co-artistic directors of the Sydney Theater Company starting in January 2008.

The Australian-born actress said the artistic director role would become her new full-time job, although she and Upton would be free for three months each year to pursue their own projects.

Blanchett and Upton, who have two small children, will write and act with the Sydney Theater Company, and will steer its programming.

The actress - who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator" - repeatedly sold out performances in the company's 2004 production of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," adapted by Upton.