AP - Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning will be for naught.
Reuters - Action film parody "Tropic Thunder"
held onto the top spot at the North American box office for a
third straight week as the summer moviegoing season drew to a
close, Hollywood studios reported on Sunday.
AP - A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said.
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.
AP - Fans began lining up at 6 a.m. Saturday for a chance to snag free tickets to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" season premiere featuring 150 U.S. Olympic athletes.
AP - A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said.
AFP - Amy Winehouse pulled out of the Rock en Seine festival outside Paris after falling ill at home, the troubled singer's spokesman said Saturday as the furious organisers vowed to sue.
