News For Monday Oct 13, 2008 News For Monday Oct 13, 2008

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`Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M to win another weekend - Added 4 hours ago

An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news. Disney's family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," with Drew Barrymore providing the voice of...

Schieffer set to moderate last debate - Added 4 hours ago

The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the...

Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80 - Added 7 hours ago

William Claxton, a celebrated photographer who worked with such entertainers as Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra and who helped establish the organization that runs the Grammy Awards, has died. He was 80. Claxton died...

T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status - Added 11 hours ago

!!-- pobj:NYGH103-1011082111 -->!!-- pobj:NYGH108-1011082134 -->Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog. "Nobody has ever...

Scott plays unscrupulous journalist in 'Atheist' - Added 11 hours ago

As journalists go, Augustine Early is an unrepentant reprobate, a bottom-feeder who ferociously chases celebrity, particularly if it means the advancement of his own career. By all rights, he should be the kind of guy...

Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame - Added 15 hours ago

Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I used to...

Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate - Added 16 hours ago

The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the...

Jolie: Obama win would be 'nice' for family - Added 21 hours ago

Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the...

Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins - Added 1 day ago

Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2...

Writers find inspiration in Kerouac's Orlando home - Added 1 day ago

This city in a region of mouse ears and outlet malls was once home to Jack Kerouac, and it may be incubating a successor. Five decades ago, the Beat Generation author wrote "The Dharma Bums" in 11 days in a small,...

Jolie: Obama win would be 'nice' for family - Added 1 day ago

Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the...

Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame - Added 1 day ago

Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I used to...

Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK - Added 1 day ago

A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday. The Bookseller magazine said on its Web...

Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal - Added 1 day ago

Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade. The actress, who has an Oscar and eight Emmys, will head the 120th Tournament of Roses on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. The parade's theme is "Hats...

Automakers push key vehicles through fall TV shows - Added 1 day ago

In this fall's TV season, a secret agent speeds around in a Chevrolet Camaro, a man tries to save the world with the help of a Dodge Ram pickup, and a famous talking car returns to the streets in the form of a Ford...

Larry Hagman excited about 30th `Dallas' reunion - Added 1 day ago

Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas" when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it. But his wife persuaded him to give the role of conniving...

Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy - Added 2 days ago

Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. In an interview with W magazine, Jolie says: "One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many,...

Friday's late-night TV wrap-up - Added 2 days ago

Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate. A sampling from Friday night: ___ "A town in upstate New York is being accused of being biased because they sent out absentee ballots that say 'Barack...

TV Lookout: highlights for Oct 12-18 - Added 2 days ago

!!-- pobj:ASIANYET707-1008081055 -->He's the kid who taught a world of youngsters how to spell "aardvark" _ and that's not all. He's Arthur, the 8-year-old aardvark with Philip Johnson glasses, who's back for a new...

Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame - Added 2 days ago

Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I used to...

Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal - Added 2 days ago

Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade. The actress, who has an Oscar and eight Emmys, will head the 120th Tournament of Roses on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. The parade's theme is "Hats...

`Paparazzo' may be bad word in Reeves case - Added 2 days ago

A celebrity photographer wants to make "paparazzo" a four-letter word during his upcoming civil trial against Keanu Reeves. Attorneys for Alison Silva contend the words "paparazzo" and "paparazzi" are derogatory and...

Accused John Cusack stalker accepts plea deal - Added 2 days ago

A woman accused of stalking John Cusack accepted a plea deal Friday that will allow her to avoid state prison. Emily Leatherman pleaded no contest to a felony count of stalking Cusack. A judge immediately sentenced her...

Eileen Herlie of 'All My Children' dies at 90 - Added 2 days ago

Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actress who appeared on "All My Children" for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90. Herlie died Wednesday of pneumonia, said Julie Hanan Carruthers, the...

Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 - Added 2 days ago

Standing in the rain wasn't going to dampen Donovan's spirits. He had come to a field in this Catskills arts colony to be photographed, looking every bit the '60s troubadour of "Mellow Yellow" fame with a calf-length,...

Even Britney Spears wonders what she was thinking - Added 2 days ago

If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone _ so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'"...

Rocker Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London - Added 2 days ago

A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week. Publicist Kirt Webster says Meat Loaf was admitted to a private hospital...

Metallica drummer to sell Basquiat painting in NYC - Added 2 days ago

Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie's said Friday. ...

Daddy Yankee takes on new role as debate moderator - Added 2 days ago

Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill _ and Daddy Yankee? The 31-year-old reggaeton star shed his trademark sunglasses to help moderate a televised debate Thursday among candidates for governor of Puerto Rico, in an...

Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak - Added 2 days ago

A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature _ leading the award jury to suspect a leak. The annual Nobel selection by the Swedish...

Thursday's late-night TV wrap-up - Added 2 days ago

Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate, the candidates and the economy. A sampling from Thursday night: "This is a good part of the campaign. Things are really getting nasty. Do you enjoy it...

Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak - Added 2 days ago

A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize for literature _ leading the Nobel prize jury to suspect a leak. The annual Nobel selection by the...

Pitt's first `Make It Right' homes complete in La. - Added 2 days ago

The first homes in Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete, and some three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, 68-year-old grandmother Gloria Guy was on hand to give the actor a big...

Jolie apparently breastfeeding on W magazine cover - Added 2 days ago

We've already seen the baby pictures _ now see the photo of Angelina Jolie apparently breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine. Jolie appears on the cover of the W's November issue in a sleeveless top, which has been...

Even Britney Spears wonders what she was thinking - Added 3 days ago

If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone _ so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'"...

Brinkley to ex: Shield kids from `20/20' interview - Added 3 days ago

The highly public divorce battle between Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband may be settled, but the couple's bitter dispute is heating up again. Brinkley asked a Suffolk County court to shield the couple's two...

CNN to give $100,000 to `hero' on holiday special - Added 3 days ago

A woman who moved to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina survivors, a marathon runner who gets homeless people on their feet and several community organizers will be honored by CNN in its second Thanksgiving night...

Judge orders Redmond O'Neal into detox - Added 3 days ago

A judge has ordered the 23-year-old son of actor Ryan O'Neal back to rehab weeks after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession. Redmond O'Neal appeared in a Malibu courtroom Wednesday on a...

Jolie apparently breastfeeding on W magazine cover - Added 3 days ago

We've already seen the baby pictures _ now see the photo of Angelina Jolie apparently breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine. Jolie appears on the cover of the W's November issue in a sleeveless top, which has been...

Lindsay Lohan wants deposition sealed - Added 3 days ago

Lindsay Lohan doesn't want to be on camera, at least not when she's giving a deposition. Lawyers for Lohan filed a motion on Wednesday seeking a judge's order barring any filming of the actress' upcoming deposition in...

Slash to play at Rock Hall's tribute to Les Paul - Added 3 days ago

Slash couldn't miss a chance to pay tribute to his own guitar hero, Les Paul. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist signed up to play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute concert Nov. 15 without even hearing who...

Christian drama `Fireproof' has unexpected success - Added 3 days ago

When brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick were looking for inspiration for their third feature-length film, they turned to God for help. "To be honest, I prayed about it," Alex Kendrick said. "I said, `God, would you...

Correction: King Tut Reprise story - Added 3 days ago

In an Oct. 6 story about an exhibit of artifacts related to King Tut, The Associated Press erroneously reported that four of the items _ a necklace, a bracelet and two nested miniature coffins _ were part of a previous...

Daddy Yankee takes on new role as debate moderator - Added 3 days ago

Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill _ and Daddy Yankee? The 31-year-old reggaeton star is taking a turn as moderator of a debate Thursday among candidates for governor of Puerto Rico in an effort to lure young voters to...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Added 3 days ago

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) 2. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco) 3. "Heat Lightning" by John Sandford (Putnam Adult) 4. "One Fifth...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS - Added 3 days ago

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers)(F-H) 2. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H) 3. "Twilight"...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS - Added 3 days ago

FICTION 1. "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers) 2. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) 3. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco) 4. "Eclipse"...

NYC park to light up by taking visitors' pulses - Added 3 days ago

Here's an art exhibit that could really get your pulse racing. Madison Square Park, located near the famous Flatiron building in Manhattan, is installing an interactive light installation by Mexican artist Rafael...

Meinhof daughter criticizes Red Army Faction film - Added 3 days ago

A new film devoted to the violent career of the Red Army Faction has drawn sharp criticism from both the daughter of one of the left-wing German terrorist group's leaders and the daughter of a prominent victim. "The...

Manhattan's historic Tin Pan Alley is up for sale - Added 3 days ago

Tin Pan Alley, the home of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and other great American songwriters, is up for sale. Five buildings on West 28th Street in Manhattan's Chelsea district are being offered as a group for $44...