Robert Pattinson may have been a bit freaked out about the prospect of presenting at the Oscars, but rumor has it that the "Twilight" star found the perfect way to unwind later Sunday night: by flirting with Natalie Portman.

Israeli authorities in Jerusalem said on Tuesday they had no immediate plans to demolish scores of Arab homes in the east of the city but that they had designated the area for a park.

Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that other programs have jumped ahead of the idea of the central bank buying longer-term Treasurys. "We do have a couple of other things going on right now," Bernanke said, specifically mentioning the Fed's purchases of mortgage-backed securities and plans to start buying other consumer loans.