Reuters - NBC's top man at the Beijing Olympics is excited about athletes breaking records, but he's prepared for any breaking news.

Reuters - Surrounded by thousands of screaming fans, Mariah Carey performed five songs during a brief concert at a Hollywood shopping mall on Thursday.

AP - People has scored the photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins, the second time the celebrity magazine won the North American rights to the couple's exclusive baby pictures in exchange for a hefty donation to charity.

AP - People has scored the photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins, the second time the celebrity magazine won the North American rights to the couple's exclusive baby pictures in exchange for a hefty donation to charity.

Fashion Wire Daily - Diane von Furstenberg is a busy woman these days, between designing her collections and her role as the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). But she's managing to balance everything just fine, as evidenced by her unanimous re-election to a second two-year term as president of the CFDA Wednesday, July 30, as well as her induction that same day into the Fashion Walk of Fame by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District on New York's Seventh Avenue.

Reuters - Its title notwithstanding, "Tell No One" has become a word-of-mouth hit.

Reuters - Former Christian music singer Katy Perry's bi-curious tune "I Kissed a Girl" began a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, solidifying its status as the song of the summer.

E! Online - Maybe Snoop Dogg should've popped for the pine-tree air freshener.

E! Online - John McCain may have given Paris Hilton a costarring role in his latest political ad slamming opponent Barack Obama, but he shouldn't expect a thank you note any time soon.

E! Online - It posted the biggest opening weekend in Hollywood history. It scored the biggest opening week in Hollywood history.

AP - DALLAS (AP) — A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.