NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) -- New York hotelier and real estate investor Leona Helmsley wrote in a statement before she died instructions to leave up to $8 billion to dog welfare efforts.

NEW YORK, June 16 (UPI) -- A New York judge has dramatically reduced the $12 million trust fund the late Leona Helmsley left to her ill-tempered pooch, Trouble.

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CHICAGO, March 9 (UPI) -- The personal belongings of the Queen of Mean, the late real estate mogul Leona Helmsley, are to go up for auction in Chicago.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Actress Suzanne Pleshette, best known for her portrayal of Emily Hartley on the TV comedy, "The Bob Newhart Show," has died in Los Angeles at 70.

SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The one-time diminutive canine companion of Leona Helmsley is being sued for allegedly attacking one of the late New York real estate mogul's ex-housekeepers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Maltese pup that inherited $12 million from Leona Helmsley has been forced to flee Helmsley's Connecticut estate after receiving dozens of death threats.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Trouble, the white Maltese of Leona Helmsley, will be among the poshest pooches around, thanks to a $12 million trust reportedly included in Helmsley's will.