AP - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news.

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.

E! Online - Three weeks after narrowly surviving a Learjet plane crash, Travis Barker has taken to his MySpace blog to thank fans for their support and to update them on his condition.

E! Online - Lisa Marie Presley has doubled her pleasure.

E! Online - The economic crash has made life tough all over. Stocks are sinking, jobs are scarce and folks' retirement accounts are dwindling.

AP - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news.

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.

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.

Reuters - The new terrorism thriller "Body of Lies" failed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, an apparent victim of moviegoers' preference for escapist fare amid global financial turmoil.

Reuters - Oliver Stone's film portrait of President George W. Bush was always going to be controversial given the director's liberal leanings.

Reuters - The CW is spinning off its hit reality series "America's Next Top Model."