The night that changed McCain's life
It was September 1967, and Lt. Cmdr. John McCain was back from Vietnam on home leave. He invited Chuck Larson over for dinner, and during a late-night game of bridge, McCain pulled his buddy from the U.S. Naval Academy and flight school aside. Larson recalls being stunned at what he heard.
Harrison Ford voted best movie president: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - A president who can kickstart the U.S. economy may be favored by American voters this election season, but if left to movie fans voting in an online poll, a president who can kick butt would do better in the White House.
$700 billion bailout: Will it work?
The $700 billion bailout plan signed into law Friday may get banks to start lending to each other again. But it remains to be seen how long that will take to jumpstart an ailing economy, CNNMoney reports.
Hollywood meets Bollywood in Oscar-hyped `Slumdog' (AP)
AP - Hollywood and Bollywood rarely meet. But in the new film "Slumdog Millionaire," the two international epicenters of filmmaking find an unusually fruitful cinematic union.
Dozens killed in China mine accidents
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Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal
Georgia's president has agreed to a six-point plan announced by the Russian and French presidents earlier in the day that aims to settle the conflict over Georgia's separatist territories, French President Nikolas Sarkozy said late Tuesday.
Alicia Keys to Take On James Bond? (E! Online)
E! Online - Alicia Keys as a Bond Girl?
Obama has decided on VP, isn't telling yet
Sen. Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he's not saying who it is. "That's all you're going to get out of me," he said today. The top contenders are also staying mum on the selection process as the vice presidential guessing game enters its final hours. Obama is expected to appear at a rally with his running mate in Illinois on Saturday.
Now showing: Batmania as 'The Dark Knight' opens (AP)
AP - If you haven't already, you might want to pick up the Batphone and order your tickets for "The Dark Knight."
Mega-preacher's wife sued over loss of faith
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'Shrek' undergoes a Seattle shakedown before B'way (AP)
AP - The earth moved under the actors' feet, all right, but not the way it was supposed to.
Zhang Yimou says Olympic ceremonies were huge task (AP)
AP - Reflecting on the Beijing Olympics and Beijing Paralympics ceremonies he designed, Chinese director Zhang Yimou says their sheer scale eclipsed any movie he worked on.
Gas prices up for 1st time since July
Gasoline prices rose for the first time in more than a month, according to a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes Friday.
What a GM failure would mean
If General Motors really does run out of money by the end of the year, as it predicted was possible, the impact would be felt far and wide -- to hundreds of suppliers, rival automakers and ultimately dealers across the nation. In the United States alone, GM spends $31 billion on parts from 2,100 different suppliers.
Hoffman signs on for animated feature (Reuters)
Reuters - "Capote" star Philip Seymour Hoffman has joined the voice cast of Australian claymation project "Mary and Max," taking the lead role of Max.
Mourners remember Hudson's slain family
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"Duchess" a disappointing showcase for Knightley (Reuters)
Reuters - In "The Duchess,"
actress Keira Knightley's latest period picture, a lavish
melodrama of aristocratic foolishness and betrayal is designed
around the colorful though not always happy life of an 18th
century socialite.
Rogen shows some skin in Smith's `Zack and Miri' (AP)
AP - All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith.
Spielberg Still Taking First Tintin Shift (E! Online)
E! Online - The Tintin tag-teaming has begun.
Publicist confirms: Thurman is engaged to Busson (AP)
AP - It's official: Uma Thurman will marry financier Arpad "Arki" Busson.
U.S., China lead way in tapping wind power
From Dallas, Texas to Dabancheng, China, energy companies are staking fortunes on harnessing wind power.