• Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80 10/12/2008, 9:13 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

• T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status 10/12/2008, 5:34 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

• Scott plays unscrupulous journalist in 'Atheist' 10/12/2008, 5:12 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

• 'Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M, remains top movie dog 10/12/2008, 4:07 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 the pooch, was the No. 1 flick for the second-straight weekend with $17.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $52.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

• Writers pick up pens to protest 42-day detentions 10/12/2008, 1:43 p.m. EDT
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of renowned British writers came out against new anti-terrorism legislation Sunday, publishing a collection of satire, essays, fiction and poetry to protest a proposal allowing police to hold suspects without charge for up to 42 days.

• Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame 10/12/2008, 1:37 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

• Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate 10/12/2008, 12:14 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

• All is forgiven; McCain returning to Letterman 10/12/2008, 11:13 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up.

• All is forgiven; McCain returning to Letterman 10/12/2008, 10:48 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up.

• Jolie: Obama win would be 'nice' for family 10/12/2008, 7:29 a.m. EDT
BERLIN (AP) — 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.

• Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins 10/12/2008, 3:00 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ounces.

• Writers find inspiration in Kerouac's Orlando home 10/12/2008, 12:35 a.m. EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — This city in a region of mouse ears and outlet malls was once home to Jack Kerouac, and it may be incubating a successor.

• Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera 10/12/2008, 12:18 a.m. EDT
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Damnation was the dominant theme Saturday in a new Vienna State Opera production of Charles Gounod's Faust. But redemption triumphed in the form of wonderful singing and a powerful orchestral performance.

• Singer Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins 10/11/2008, 10:07 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ounces.

• Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins 10/11/2008, 6:57 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ounces.

• Monument, Capitol could get company in DC skyline 10/11/2008, 1:08 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — No skyscrapers jut from this low-lying federal city, allowing iconic buildings like the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol to dominate the horizon.

• Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame 10/11/2008, 12:03 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

• Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal 10/11/2008, 11:04 a.m. EDT
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade.

• Automakers push key vehicles through fall TV shows 10/11/2008, 10:13 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Mustang.

• Larry Hagman excited about 30th `Dallas' reunion 10/11/2008, 6:53 a.m. EDT
PARKER, Texas (AP) — 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.

• Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy 10/11/2008, 1:34 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do."

• Friday's late-night TV wrap-up 10/11/2008, 1:00 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate. A sampling from Friday night:

• Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame 10/10/2008, 9:35 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

• Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal 10/10/2008, 5:42 p.m. EDT
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade.

• Judge: Castroneves can race in Australia 10/10/2008, 5:40 p.m. EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Helio Castroneves can leave the country for an IndyCar event this month in Australia after a federal judge agreed Friday to modify bail conditions on tax charges the driver's facing.

• Would-be King biographer caught in sibling feud 10/10/2008, 5:12 p.m. EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — An author and minister who spent hours interviewing Coretta Scott King for her biography said Friday that she may abandon the project because of the drawn-out, public legal feud among the King siblings.

• `Paparazzo' may be bad word in Reeves case 10/10/2008, 4:40 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A celebrity photographer wants to make "paparazzo" a four-letter word during his upcoming civil trial against Keanu Reeves.

• Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy 10/10/2008, 4:36 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do."

• Accused John Cusack stalker accepts plea deal 10/10/2008, 4:26 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 to five years' probation and mandatory psychiatric counseling.

• Judge: Castroneves can race in Australia 10/10/2008, 3:59 p.m. EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A Miami judge has agreed to modify bail conditions on tax charges so Helio Castroneves can race later this month in Australia.

• Eileen Herlie of 'All My Children' dies at 90 10/10/2008, 3:08 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ABC soap opera's executive producer.

• Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 10/10/2008, 3:06 p.m. EDT
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Standing in the rain wasn't going to dampen Donovan's spirits.

• Even Britney Spears wonders what she was thinking 10/10/2008, 2:38 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone — so does she.

• Rocker Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London 10/10/2008, 2:05 p.m. EDT
LONDON (AP) — 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.

• Metallica drummer to sell Basquiat painting in NYC 10/10/2008, 1:53 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 10/10/2008, 11:28 a.m. EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill — and Daddy Yankee?

• Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak 10/10/2008, 9:48 a.m. EDT
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — 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.

• Thursday's late-night TV wrap-up 10/10/2008, 9:24 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate, the candidates and the economy.

• A year later, Creation Museum claiming big crowds 10/10/2008, 8:39 a.m. EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The museum exhibits are taken from the Old Testament, but the special effects are pure Hollywood: a state-of-the-art planetarium, animatronics and a massive model of Noah's Ark, all intended to explain the origins of the universe from a biblical viewpoint.

• A year later, Creation Museum claiming big crowds 10/10/2008, 7:58 a.m. EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The museum exhibits are taken from the Old Testament, but the special effects are pure Hollywood: a state-of-the-art planetarium, animatronics and a massive model of Noah's Ark, all intended to explain the origins of the universe from a biblical viewpoint.

• Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak 10/10/2008, 7:47 a.m. EDT
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — 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.

• Pitt's first `Make It Right' homes complete in La. 10/10/2008, 7:24 a.m. EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 hug.

• Jolie apparently breastfeeding on W magazine cover 10/10/2008, 6:31 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — We've already seen the baby pictures — now see the photo of Angelina Jolie apparently breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine.

• Even Britney Spears wonders what she was thinking 10/9/2008, 10:34 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone — so does she.

• Brinkley to ex: Shield kids from `20/20' interview 10/9/2008, 9:24 p.m. EDT
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — 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.

• CNN to give $100,000 to `hero' on holiday special 10/9/2008, 9:04 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 "heroes" special.

• Judge orders Redmond O'Neal into detox 10/9/2008, 9:00 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

• Judge orders Redmond O'Neal into detox 10/9/2008, 7:57 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered Redmond O'Neal back to rehab weeks after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession.

• CNN to give $100,000 to `hero' on holiday special 10/9/2008, 7:53 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who moved to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina survivors, a man who greets U.S. soldiers and several community organizers will be honored by CNN in its second Thanksgiving night "heroes" special.

• Jolie apparently breastfeeding on W magazine cover 10/9/2008, 7:39 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — We've already seen the baby pictures — now see the photo of Angelina Jolie apparently breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine.